Past Grants

Johns Hopkins University Center for Social Concern

Toward the launching of the 95 Percenters, an initiative designed to mentor at-risk male youth in Baltimore’s inner city.

Johns Hopkins Urban Health Initiative

For the purchase of two laptop computers and wireless airtime for an evaluation of the Urban eClinic project, a health clinic for the uninsured in East Baltimore. The project anticipates the improvement of clinical outcomes by using outreach workers recruited from the local community, with the goal of improving health education, fostering healthy lifestyles, and promoting the prevention of disease.

Living Classrooms Foundation/ Operation Safe Streets

For support of an outreach worker for the Mayor’s Violence Reduction Strategy initiative, designed to reduce violent crime in areas known for high rates of violence. The worker will identify and make contact with at-risk young people to encourage them to take advantage of supportive services and seek employment.

Locust Point Civic Association

Seed funding toward construction costs of the Locust Point Dog Park in Latrobe Park. This project has been developed as a strategy to enhance quality of life for the community.

Maryland ACORN/ACORN Institute, Inc.

To hire organizers and housing counselors for ACORN Housing in Maryland to assist low- to moderate-income homeowners in preventing foreclosure. ACORN expects to counsel at least 1,000 Baltimore City residents, help refinance at least 40 borrowers who are struggling with unmanageable loan payments, negotiate loan modifications and payment plans, and reach out to targeted homeowners having difficulty making mortgage payments.