Housing Authority of Baltimore City
$200,000 / 2009 / Health and Human Services
Continued support to provide security deposits to as many as 275 families moving to non-impacted areas outside Baltimore City. Tenants are given Housing Choice vouchers to move into the private rental market which offers the opportunity to enjoy greater safety and security, better schools, and improved health outcomes.
Humanim, Inc.
$5,000 / 2009 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
For continued support of the Reality Resource Group residential housing program in support of Baltimore City residents recovering from substance abuse.
Incentive Mentoring Program
$69,056 / 2009 / Education
For continued support and expansion of an intensive mentoring program at Dunbar High School to include identification of a new cohort of ninth-grade students during the 2009-2010 school year. The program offers community service activities, after-school tutoring, SAT preparation, and college access and retention support over the course of seven years. Teams of eight to 12 mentors, primarily from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, work with each of the 15 students in each cohort to provide family-style, one-on-one mentoring two to seven times a week.
Job Opportunities Task Force
$47,000 / 2009 / Workforce Development
Toward renovation costs of 812 North Rose Street to accommodate four additional beds for disadvantaged residents transitioning into the workforce. The program provides on-the-job training and real-world construction experience for six JumpStart program graduates.
Job Opportunities Task Force
$50,000 / 2009 / Workforce Development
For support of the Baltimore CASH Campaign, an initiative to increase the use of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), now expanded to 20 free tax preparation sites. The campaign identifies EITC-eligible populations and connects them to asset building resources including benefits screening through the EarnBenefits software, college financial aid filing assistance, and credit-repair counseling.