Past Grants

Foundation of Hope, Inc .

Toward funding of the cost of food, supplies, and personal and household items for 40 male and female substance abusers in recovery and living in an environment that supports a transition to an addiction-free life.

Foundation of Hope, Inc .

Challenge grant for capital renovations of five Foundation of Hope locations, providing housing for Baltimore City men and women recovering from substance abuse. Foundation of Hope provides residential and supportive services for up to one year to those leaving prison and halfway houses, including: parenting classes, admission to certified after-care program and HIV education, NA/AA meetings, relapse prevention, training in social skills, educational/vocational training, computer skills, job readiness, and apprenticeships.

Episcopal Community Services of Maryland

To provide transitional housing stipends for ex-offenders enrolled in the Jericho Reentry Program.

Center for Emerging Media

For a study of War Room Offenders at the Baltimore Booking and Intake Center. The study will determine whether the criminal justice system is successfully focusing law enforcement resources on violent offenders and addressing the continuing cycle of violence.

Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems, Inc.

For the third and final year of Threshold to Recovery, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Initiative Funding Partners program. The three Threshold centers are open for extended hours offering a low-cost, high-volume, effective means of increasing access to treatment, retaining people in treatment, and sustaining recovery. The centers welcome walk-ins and offer alternative healing therapies such as tai chi, acupuncture, and meditation.