Prisoners Aid Association of Maryland, Inc.
$100,000 / 2007 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
Toward the acquisition and renovation of an additional facility of the Female Transitional Housing Program, serving women who are homeless and/or ex-offenders. The expansion to the new facility will provide housing and support services for up to 25 women per year.
Alternative Directions, Inc.
$50,000 / 2007 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
For continued support of the Turn About Program, a transitional program that provides reentry services, case management, and self-advocacy training for female ex-offenders.
Recovery In Community
$5,000 / 2007 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
Start-up costs for the new transitional housing program, including training for a house manager and for Internet equipment and services.
The Answer, Inc.
$50,000 / 2007 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
Three grants toward operating support and renovation costs of a faith-based residential substance abuse recovery program serving up to 44 clients in Baltimore City each year.
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
$36,000 / 2007 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
Toward support of an interim methadone maintenance study for clients participating in the Sinai Hospital Addictions Recovery Program. The study has been designed to evaluate both the efficacy and cost benefits of interim methadone treatment as compared with prompt entry into “comprehensive” treatment including counseling on enrollment, heroin use, cocaine use, HIV-risk behavior, and crime.