Baltimore Outreach Services, Inc.
$30,000 / 2011 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
Toward the purchase and installation of exterior and interior wheelchair lifts to serve physically disabled women seeking housing and services at an emergency shelter.
New Vision House of Hope, Inc.
$25,000 / 2011 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
For repairs and renovations to a new transitional house located at 3927 Ridgewood Avenue providing nine beds for men.
Baltimore Police Foundationﾠ
$223,474 / 2011 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
For the purchase and operating costs of 145 Pocket Cops for new Baltimore City police officers in the Southern District. Pocket Cop is a software program operating through a wireless network that provides police with instant online access to relevant databases for issuing warrants.
No Turning Back, Inc.
$50,000 / 2011 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
Two grants for expenses related to the renovation of a property, and for the purchase of appliances and household items needed for the expansion of transitional housing services in the Park Heights area of Baltimore City, for men recovering from substance abuse.
The Baltimore Station
$35,000 / 2011 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
For the purchase of a van to provide transportation for 40 residents of the Baker Street Station, a long-term supportive transitional services recovery setting. The services address conditions of drug/alcohol addiction, homelessness, and poverty. Though clients are encouraged to use public transportation, the van services will help meet the clients’ needs for medical appointments, emergencies, work therapy, job interviews, and educational programs.