Santa Claus Anonymous
$5,000 / 2008 / Health and Human Services
For the support of the 2008 Santa Claus Anonymous Campaign.
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
$91,280 / 2008 / Education
Toward support of the Vocational Rehabilitation Services’ Youth Achieving Potential program. The program offers career assessment, paid work experiences, and placement services for 80 high school seniors with special needs from four Baltimore City public schools. After being placed in jobs, participants receive six months of counseling to help ensure appropriate on-the-job performance.
South Baltimore Emergency Relief, Inc. (SOBER)
$20,000 / 2008 / Health and Human Services
For general operating support and to fund the program’s energy assistance grants. Each month, SOBER provides food supplies in the form of snack bags to the homeless, three-day supplies for individuals and families, and basic necessities to more than 290 clients. Energy assistance grants are awarded to up to 100 clients who have received utility turn-off notices.
South Baltimore Learning Center
$22,000 / 2008 / Workforce Development
Toward a literacy skills program for adults at the Eastside Career Center. The program enables students to advance at least one grade level by the end of the first 72-hour session. After completing the second session, students are referred to other employment training programs.
Southeast Community Development Corporation
$5,000 / 2008 / Community Development
Toward expenses to extend the Baltimore Sculpture Project to the Highlandtown Arts and Entertainment District. Five works of art are temporarily installed in Patterson Park to help stimulate interest in a sustained public arts program for Highlandtown.