Past Grants

Advocates for Children and Youth

For the Education Initiative, designed to support increased student achievement in Maryland K-12 public schools, with an emphasis on Baltimore City. The efforts will help to ensure full funding of the Maryland’s Bridge to Excellence in Public Education Act, designed to make recommendations for school construction funding, provide analysis of Maryland’s State Assessment Program, and produce an independent evaluation of the impact of Thornton public education funds on at-risk students in Baltimore City.

Women’s Housing Coalition

To provide partial funding for expanded services to homeless women with mental illness and drug addiction. By expanding the staff to include a contractual part-time counselor and psychiatrist, the Coalition expects to reduce the rate of failure among the new entrants by 50 percent, and to increase the medication compliance rate among participants.

United Ministries, Inc.

For continued support of the long-term, drug-free Earl’s Place Transitional Housing Project for 17 homeless men, many of whom are HIV positive and recovering from substance abuse. Through residence up to two years, residents are able to obtain a sense of stability, remain drug- and alcohol-free, develop independent living skills, gain employment, pursue education, establish a savings account, and move into permanent housing.

TuTTie’s Place

Toward moving costs and purchase of new furniture for the offices of a long-term licensed residential group home. The program serves the hardest-to-place adolescent boys, for whom placements in foster care or adoption are not options.

Prisoners Aid Association of Maryland, Inc.

For interim operating costs of the Female Transitional House and the Shelter Plus Care programs. The Prisoners Aid Association of Maryland provides a variety of supportive services for ex-offenders and homeless individuals in a holistic approach to help them become productive members of the community.