GROUP Ministries, Inc.
$105,370 / 2010 / Workforce Development
For the purchase of one house in the Rosemont community, and to provide on-the-job training in home renovations for 10 ex-offenders. The men will be placed in a pre-apprenticeship program with outside contractors.
Civic Works
$83,473 / 2010 / Workforce Development
Toward the creation of the Energy Retrofit Contractor Development pilot project. The project will identify and select a contractor from the Westport community to provide six months of classroom and on-the-job training teaching installation, air sealing, and cool roofing as steps to establish an energy-efficiency retrofit business.
Center for Urban Families
$328,000 / 2010 / Workforce Development
For continued support of STRIVE Baltimore, a job-training and placement service for men and women. The STRIVE model, an intensive three-week workshop, focuses on job readiness, job placement, post-placement support, one-on-one and group counseling, parenting skills, and case management.
CASA de Maryland, Inc.
$150,000 / 2010 / Workforce Development
For continued support of the Baltimore Worker Employment Center for day laborers and low-income workers. The program provides employment placement services, financial literacy classes, free tax preparation, referrals to legal and social services, English as a Second Language classes, identification cards, and assistance with naturalization applications.
BioTechnical Institute of Maryland, Inc.ᅠ
$75,000 / 2010 / Workforce Development
For continued support of the BioSTART and Laboratory Associates Programs. Each model involves 24 weeks of training and has been designed to enable high school graduates to pursue entry-level lab technician positions in bioscience.