Past Grants

Seedco

For continued support of EarnBenefits Baltimore, a technical assistance initiative to help low-wage workers and individuals access benefits and income supports.

Center for Urban Families

For continued support of STRIVE Baltimore, a job training and placement program.

St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore, Inc.

For continued support of the Learn to Earn program, a job training readiness program, at the St. Ambrose Outreach Center.

CASA de Maryland, Inc.

Toward support of the Baltimore Welcome Center, created to provide employment placement services for day laborers and low-income workers. The program offers a range of services that includes placing workers in temporary and daily jobs; providing workers with vocational training; providing residents with information on how to access financial literacy classes, and legal and social services; and assisting families with naturalization processing.

Rose Street Community Center

For continued support of drug treatment and training programs. The center serves more than 120 people a week, providing transitional housing for an average of 45 to 60 people each week, many of whom are ex-offenders. Those who live in the transitional houses participate in daily community cleanups, removing nine tons of trash from the neighborhood each week. The center also provides gang mediation services to more than 50 youth each week, and operates a homeless shelter for youth ages 12 to 17.