Humanim, Inc.
$5,000 / 2008 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
Seed funding for Reality Resource Group, a residential housing program providing support for four Baltimore City residents recovering from substance abuse.
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.
Institute of Notre Dame
$83,600 / 2008 / Education
To provide four-year Abell Foundation scholarships for two academically talented minority students from low-income families in the East Baltimore community. Each student is expected to maintain a GPA of 85 percent or better and participate in one extra-curricular program each year.
Job Opportunities Task Force
$5,000 / 2008 / Workforce Development
Toward support of the Baltimore Food Service and Lodging Sector study, which will provide an overview of the employment outlook of the sector; a description of types of employment opportunities available to Baltimore City residents; a discussion of challenges and opportunities regarding job quality, retention, and advancement; and information regarding careers.
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
$24,754 / 2008 / Health and Human Services
To develop and disseminate a report on the potential effects of an alcohol tax increase on the public health and economy in Maryland.