East Baltimore Christian Athletic Association
$10,000 / 2006 / Health and Human Services
For support of after-school and summer youth athletic programs for 190 inner-city children, ages 9 to 17. Adult volunteers will coach and teach participants the fundamentals of playing organized sports and will instill values of sportsmanship.
Eastern ShoreLand Conservancy
$30,000 / 2006 / Environment
For the preparation of the “State of the Shore Report,” documenting the effectiveness of land use planning as stipulated in the six-county Eastern Shore 2010 agreement. The report will incorporate recommendations for addressing shortfalls in an effort to support improved land-use awareness and practices.
Educational Opportunity Program
$173,977 / 2006 / Education
For staffing and related expenses to provide a facilitator at each of the two new Southwestern High Schools. The counselors will act as role models, linking students and their families to the school, providing enrichment, tutoring, academics, and social support. The purpose of the program is to increase the high school graduation rate of Baraka School graduates by keeping Educational Opportunity Program students engaged in school activities.
Episcopal Community Services of Maryland
$50,000 / 2006 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
To provide supportive housing services for men in the Jericho Program, a re-entry program for ex-offenders. Episcopal Community Services will provide housing stipends to clients while they are preparing for job placement.
Episcopal Housing Corporation
$60,000 / 2006 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
For staffing costs of a real estate development project manager to expand the capacity of local service providers to provide safe, decent, and affordable housing.