On Our Shoulders, Inc.
$15,000 / 2007 / Health and Human Services
For the purchase of a 15-passenger van in order to provide transportation for youth from surrounding West Baltimore neighborhoods, enabling them to participate in educational, recreational, leadership development, and preventative street gang activities.
Nehemiah House, Inc.
$5,000 / 2007 / Health and Human Services
Emergency funding toward the purchase of new bedroom furnishings for the homeless shelter.
Mission Possible Ministries, Inc.
$20,000 / 2007 / Health and Human Services
For capital expenses for a new facility to provide shelter and services to 21 homeless men in West Baltimore. The Ministries offer clean, safe furnished rooms, two meals a day, and assistance in finding employment and permanent housing. The average stay is 18 months, during which time the men are expected to find employment and become self-sufficient.
Mental Health Policy Institute for Leadership and Training, Inc.
$40,000 / 2007 / Health and Human Services
For continued support of the Poverty and Depression Initiative. The program provides educational services to low-income Baltimore City residents about mental health disorders and substance abuse issues at three sites: the Men’s Health Center, Healthy State, and Rose Street Community Center.
Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative Education Fund, Inc.
$35,000 / 2007 / Health and Human Services
For support of public education, maintenance, and strengthening the Health Care for All! Coalition. The program functions in a population where more than 21 percent do not have medical insurance and, consequently, need to learn health care options. The objectives of the coalition are to educate the public about Maryland’s current health care system and the benefits available to the uninsured and underinsured, and to build grassroots support for a universal health care plan.