Catholic Charities.
$75,000 / 2006 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
For continued support of the Re-entry Partnership (REP) Initiative. REP is a voluntary ex-offender re-entry program that serves men leaving Maryland prisons and returning to certain communities in Baltimore City. REP provides intensive case management and wraparound services necessary for a successful transition back to the community.
Center for Watershed Protection, Inc.
$25,000 / 2006 / Environment
To develop a watershed collaboration involving the Baltimore Harbor Watershed Association, Herring Run Watershed Association, and the Jones Falls Watershed Association to create and implement comprehensive watershed management and sub-watershed action projects.
Chesapeake Climate Action Network
$30,000 / 2006 / Environment
For support of the Clean Cars for Maryland Campaign. The campaign supports public policies designed to put cleaner cars on the road in the near future and help reduce greenhouse gases.
Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity
$35,000 / 2006 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
Toward the restoration of seven Chesapeake Habitat houses in the Patterson Park community for sale to low-income families. Chesapeake Habitat works to maintain affordable housing using the Habitat model of volunteer labor and “sweat equity.”
Chesapeake Rivers Association
$5,000 / 2006 / Environment
To fund the Riverkeeper Program, created to document the water quality of the Severn River. The program will determine the extent of deterioration and “dead zones” in order to encourage county and state governments to enforce environmental laws, and to allocate adequate resources to reverse the loss of healthy aquatic life.