Druid Heights Community Development Corporation/ New Life, Inc.
$20,000 / 2005 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
For the purchase of 1839 Druid Hill Avenue, to be used as a residential transitional recovery program. The program will provide outreach, counseling services, treatment, and life skills training to adult men who are returning to Baltimore City from prison and in recovery from drug addiction.
Collington Square Non-Profit Corporation
$45,900 / 2005 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
For the purchase of 1217 North Chester Street to be used as a halfway house for recovering addicts. The goal is to reduce the incidence of relapse by providing professional services designed to ease transition to a drug-and alcohol-free lifestyle.
Citizens Planning and Housing Association
$80,000 / 2005 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
Support for the development of BAASH (Baltimore Area Association of Supportive Housing), a professional association of housing providers committed to strengthening and improving services to individuals in recovery through the development of voluntary standards, creation of a peer network, and training and technical assistance.
Chesapeake Center for Youth Development, Inc.
$29,000 / 2005 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
Capital funding for Phase Two of the Millennium Renovation Project to include a library, private counseling offices, and additional classrooms. The Chesapeake Center, operating as an alternative school, provides year-round instruction and supportive services for students referred by the Department of Juvenile Justice. The goal is to prepare students for return to a former school, to earn a GED, or to receive pre-employment training.
BUILD Fellowship, Inc.
$5,000 / 2005 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
Toward general operating expenses for outreach programs serving men and women recovering from substance abuse.