Incentive Mentoring Program
$5,000 / 2008 / Education
For support of the Incentive Mentoring Program at Dunbar High School, including community service activities, a summer camp, and SAT tutoring.
Greater Homewood Community Corporation, Inc.
$45,000 / 2008 / Education
Two grants for expansion of the Experience Corps tutoring and mentoring programs in Baltimore City public elementary schools identified as “low performing.” Currently, 325 Senior Corps members, paired with classroom teachers, work in 19 Baltimore City elementary schools, providing one-on-one remediation, assistance with classroom logistics, and classroom- management support 15 hours per week.
Food Studies Institute
$5,000 / 2008 / Education
For a study on sustainability and issues related to replication and expansion of the “Food Is Elementary” curriculum. The hands-on model introduces and creates awareness about nutritious meals for Baltimore City public school students.
DonorsChoose, Inc .
$50,000 / 2008 / Education
For support of a national nonprofit donation website that provides the opportunity for Baltimore City and other public school teachers to post proposals online for needed teaching resources, materials, and equipment. Potential donors then browse the teacher postings and are able to fund requests online in full or in part.
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
$50,000 / 2008 / Education
To provide funding in support of scholarships for placement of up to eight incoming ninth-grade students in Baltimore City foster group homes. Cristo Rey Jesuit High School functions in a small-school setting with about 110 students in each grade in partnership with corporations, and offers a rigorous curriculum, transportation, social service options for students and families, mentoring, and one-day-per-week paid internships.