Past Grants

CASA de Maryland, Inc.

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.

Catholic Charities

For continued support of eviction prevention and utility assistance programs administered by the Samaritan Center. The program provides direct financial assistance to approximately 100 low-income households at risk of eviction and/or facing loss of utility services.

Catholic Charitiesﾠ

Two grants for continued support of the Traveler’s Aid Voucher Program at the Samaritan Center. The purpose of the program is to assist homeless persons who want to move out of Baltimore City to reunite with family, find employment, and/or access treatment for substance abuse, and who are in need of vouchers for bus travel to a new location. Persons using the program must have a contact in the destination city willing to assume responsibility for finding accommodations.

Center for Urban Families

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.

Chesapeake Bay Foundation

In support of the 2011 Environmental Legislative Summit. The summit will focus on issues that include implementation of a stormwater utility program to address failing systems, sustained funding for the Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund, continued smart-growth strategies, and wind energy.