Midtown Community Benefits District, Inc.
$100,000 / 2011 / Community Development
Toward the purchase and installation of security/surveillance cameras to implement a state-of-the-art public safety initiative in the Bolton Hill, Charles North, Madison Park, and Mount Vernon neighborhoods.
Mosaic Community Services
$136,675 / 2011 / Workforce Development
For support of vocational services for 100 Baltimore City residents challenged by mental health and/or substance abuse issues. Funding will be used to hire a benefits counselor and a workforce development specialist.
Mount Vernon Place Conservancy
$5,000 / 2011 / Community Development
Toward the costs of a comprehensive Master Plan for the rehabilitation of Mount Vernon Place.
Moveable Feast, Inc.
$25,000 / 2011 / Workforce Development
For continued support of the Culinary Arts and Life Skills Training Program for unemployed and under-employed Baltimore City residents. Moveable Feast will enroll 32 students into a 12-week program and teach the basics of commercial kitchen operations and menu planning. Nearly 70 percent of graduates are placed into entry-level food service positions.
Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, Inc.
$35,000 / 2011 / Health and Human Services
Toward support of the Center for Pediatric Weight Management and Healthy Living, which serves overweight and obese children in Baltimore City and surrounding areas. To address the increasingly serious problem of childhood obesity, the center provides health and nutrition education and medical support to those children and their families who are referred by pediatricians. The participants are assessed on various fitness measures, including weight, body mass index, blood pressure, and insulin levels.