Loving Arms, Inc.
$5,000 / 2010 / Health and Human Services
For the cost of a consultant to train staff in the use of a new accounting system, federal and state reporting requirements, and accounting standards. The grant will help cover the cost of background clearances for new staff and volunteers. Norma and Robert’s House, a program of Loving Arms, provides short-term, safe, and nurturing shelter and support services to eight male and/or female youth who are runaways, homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless.
The League for People with Disabilities, Inc.
$100,000 / 2010 / Health and Human Services
Toward renovation costs of a therapeutic swimming pool. The pool’s controlled temperature is expected to increase mobility and range of motion for League clients with disabilities, as well as neighbors in surrounding communities.
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
$29,304 / 2010 / Health and Human Services
To develop and disseminate a briefing paper on the economic, health, and safety effects of an alcohol tax increase in Maryland. The paper will include analyses of the impact of an increase in Maryland’s alcohol taxes on worker productivity, job creation and loss, and the likelihood of crossing state borders to purchase alcohol.
Housing Authority of Baltimore City
$268,125 / 2010 / Health and Human Services
To provide security deposits for 200 families participating in the Special Mobility Housing Choice Voucher Program. Tenants are given Housing Choice vouchers to move into private rental housing in nonimpacted areas outside Baltimore City. This program offers interested tenants the opportunity to move into areas offering safety and security, better schools, and improved health outcomes.
Health Care for the Homeless, Inc.
$5,000 / 2010 / Health and Human Services
To provide emergency placement in motels for up to 20 homeless persons with disabilities.