BWI Community Development Foundation
$24,500 / 2012 / Workforce Development
For continued support of the weekend Sunrise Shuttle commuter transportation project, which serves up to 84 Baltimore City residents working in the suburbs.
Mosaic Community Services
$136,675 / 2012 / Workforce Development
For continued support of employment services at the North Baltimore Center for 100 Baltimore City residents challenged by mental health and/or substance abuse issues. The program screens vocational clients to determine which benefits are available to them. It expects to place 55 individuals into employment.
CASA de Maryland, Inc.
$170,000 / 2012 / Workforce Development
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
$300,000 / 2012 / Workforce Development
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.
Center for Urban Families
$450,000 / 2012 / Workforce Development
For continued support of STRIVE Baltimore, a job-training and placement service for men and women. The model includes a three-week pre-placement workshop that focuses on improving workplace behavior, appearance, and attitude.