Civic Works
$261,173 / 2013 / Workforce Development
For continued support of the Baltimore Center for Green Careers job training program.
Vehicles for Change, Inc.
$80,500 / 2013 / Workforce Development
For continuation and expansion of an initiative to provide 35 cars to low-income persons in Baltimore City.
The Downtown Sailing Center
$25,000 / 2013 / Workforce Development
Toward support of the Sail Instructor Trainee program for at-risk Baltimore City high school students.
The Work First Foundation
$200,000 / 2013 / Workforce Development
For continued support of the Baltimore Ex-Offender Reentry Employment Program for Baltimore City residents.
CivicWorks
$297,924 / 2012 / Workforce Development
For continued support of the Baltimore Center for Green Careers, which has built a multi-tiered green career “pathway out of poverty” by training and placing Baltimore City residents in the brownfield remediation and residential energy retrofit industries. During the five-week entry-level brownfield remediation training, 80 participants receive five industry-recognized certifications, and conduct a hands-on practicum. The three-month entry-level energy retrofit installer training program provides 25 trainees with one month of classroom-based instruction and two months of on-the-job training through Civic Works’ social enterprise, EnergyReady.