Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation
$35,000 / 2006 / Workforce Development
For the establishment of the BWI Employment, Training and Transportation Center. The purpose of the center is to support the Baltimore Washington International (BWI) business community as it works to improve the transportation system, and to promote economic development and workforce opportunities in the BWI vicinity.
Art with a Heart
$9,000 / 2006 / Workforce Development
For support of the Summer Jobcorps program, a visual arts program for ten at-risk youth, ages 14 to 21, living in the Rose Street neighborhood. Students will meet five days a week for four weeks to create art work, such as mosaics and decoupage furniture, to display and market at the 2006 Artscape.
Arundel Habitat for Humanity
$40,000 / 2006 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
Toward the renovation and sale of three houses for low-income families in the Brooklyn community of Baltimore City. Arundel Habitat follows the national model of supervising volunteer crews to perform the majority of work on each house, relying on donated materials, and providing mortgage financing to qualified purchasers who have donated 200 hours of volunteer work.
Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers
$9,000 / 2006 / Other
For 2006 membership dues.
Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers
$35,000 / 2006 / Education
For support of the Charter Schools Technical Assistance Project. The purpose of the project is to coordinate and deliver advocacy and technical assistance to help ensure the success of the Baltimore City charter schools. Through the creation of an active network of charter school leaders, the project will foster effective governance for charter schools, develop funding sources, strengthen instructional delivery systems for special education students, and put in place long-range facilities management plans.