Past Grants

Rose Street Community Center

For continued support of rehabilitation services for homeless youth and adult ex-offenders recovering from substance abuse. The center provides transitional housing and case management for up to 52 individuals; and offers opportunities for employment; stipends for living expenses; referrals to drug treatment; on-site GED classes; job training; and homework assistance, peer mediation, and art activities, all designed to reduce gang-related crime.

Maryland Office of Employment Development

For support of the YouthWorks 2009 summer jobs program.

Maryland Center for Arts and Technology, Inc.

For continued support and expansion of job training programs for unemployed and underemployed youth and adults in Baltimore City. The center recruits and trains individuals for positions in healthcare and other high growth/high shortage industries.

Job Opportunities Task Force

For support of the Baltimore CASH Campaign, an initiative to increase the use of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), now expanded to 20 free tax preparation sites. The campaign identifies EITC-eligible populations and connects them to asset building resources including benefits screening through the EarnBenefits software, college financial aid filing assistance, and credit-repair counseling.

Job Opportunities Task Force

Toward renovation costs of 812 North Rose Street to accommodate four additional beds for disadvantaged residents transitioning into the workforce. The program provides on-the-job training and real-world construction experience for six JumpStart program graduates.