Past Grants

Job Opportunities Task Force

For continued support to expand educational experiences for eligible prison inmates, establish linkages with employers receptive to hiring ex-offenders, advocate for dropout prevention strategies and recovery programs in non-traditional educational settings, and urge the simplification of forms of all income support programs, such as Medicaid and food stamps.

I Say No 2

For the acquisition of a vacant property to serve as faith-based transitional housing for 16 addicted women and their children in the Westport/Cherry Hill neighborhoods. The program assists participants with job searches and addresses their health and legal issues, while encouraging them to attend counseling and Narcotics Anonymous meetings, adhere to household rules and perform community chores.

I Can

For funds to replace a furnace in an emergency shelter for homeless men and a convalescent care unit for medically fragile men referred by Health Care for the Homeless.

Housing Authority of Baltimore City

For the implementation of the special mobility programs established in accordance with the Thompson v. HUD partial consent decree. The program provides financial assistance and counseling to families served by the Section 8 Mobility Counseling Program. It is designed to encourage rental assistance recipients to move out of inner-city neighborhoods into surrounding county neighborhoods that offer a better quality of life.

Homeless Persons Representation Project, Inc.

For continued support of a program designed to promote legal representation for Baltimore City ex-offenders in helping them remove past convictions from their criminal records. The program educates ex-offenders about ramifications of their criminal records, sentencing procedures, probation and parole, and waiver of filing fees. The program also researches policies designed to reduce re-incarceration due to technical and parole violations.