Learning Is For Tomorrow, Inc.
$24,000 / 2013 / Workforce Development
Toward continued support of an adult literacy program serving residents of South East Baltimore.
Art with a Heart
$25,000 / 2013 / Workforce Development
Toward support of the 2013 Summer Job Program, a visual arts program for 50 at-risk Baltimore City youth.
Maryland Center for Adult Training, Inc.
$40,000 / 2013 / Workforce Development
For continued support of the Certified Nursing Assistant/Geriatric Nursing Assistant, Patient Care Technician, and GED prep training programs for unemployed and underemployed youth and adults.
Art with a Heart
$35,000 / 2012 / Workforce Development
For support and expansion of the 2012 Summer Job Program, a visual arts initiative serving 50 at-risk Baltimore City youth. Participants from Rose Street Community Center, Paul’s Place, and Dr. Raynor Brown Elementary/Middle School enroll in a four-week, five-days-a-week program and are given the opportunity to create and market their artwork. They receive job and life-skills training; work two, two-hour shifts in the retail store; and receive stipends of $10 per day as part of the summer work experience.
Living Classrooms Foundation
$5,000 / 2012 / Workforce Development
Toward renovation costs of the Ex-Offender Mentoring Academy. In partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development, Living Classrooms is assisting 342 ex-offenders who are re-entering the community.