Past Grants

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service

For continued support of the Baltimore CASH Campaign, a free tax preparation service designed to increase the use of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Its goal is to complete at least 6,500 tax returns for low-income taxpayers eligible to receive the EITC refunds. The campaign will focus on asset development strategies, including directing refunds toward individual bank accounts, and savings for homeownership and tuition.

Maryland Center for Arts and Technology, Inc.

To hire a Deputy Director for expansion of job training programs for unemployed and underemployed youth and adults in Baltimore City. The Maryland Center for Arts and Technology has developed customized health care and customer service training programs that consist of ten-week classroom training and an eight-week paid internship.

Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies.

For an evaluation of the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development’s Re-entry Center at the Mondawmin Mall. The findings will be critical in determining the effect of case management on rates of recidivism for high-risk ex-offenders referred to the Re-entry Center by the Maryland Department of Probation and Parole.

Job Opportunities Task Force

For support of JumpStart, a pre-apprenticeship program in the building and construction trades for 100 unemployed and underemployed Baltimore City residents referred by Goodwill Industries. Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (ABC) provides 13 weeks of training, two nights a week, for three hours each night. Following a successful 90-day job placement in the building trades, a trainee can apply for a four-year apprenticeship with ABC.

Housing Authority of Baltimore City

To provide 60 low-cost used cars through the Vehicles for Change program to families participating in the Special Mobility Housing Choice Voucher Program. The recipients will also receive funds for driver education training, licensing, and vehicle registration fees. The purpose of this initiative is to facilitate transportation to and from employment for low-income families who have moved to the suburbs and are poorly served by mass transit.