Past Grants

Jubilee Baltimore, Inc.

In support of a pilot partnership between Jubilee Baltimore and Baltimore Heritage, established to provide community outreach and technical rehabilitation assistance to homeowners and buyers in the Marble Hill, Station North, and Hollins Market neighborhoods. While Baltimore Heritage provides small group workshops on the historic renovation process and facilitates access to state and city historic tax benefits, Jubilee Baltimore will offer a full program of renovation assistance, developing the scope of work, finding a contractor, overseeing the construction process, and helping to obtain financing.

Learning, Inc.

For continued support of The Learning Cooperative, a dropout recovery/prevention program for at-risk Baltimore City middle school students from families living with drug/alcohol problems, physical or emotional abuse, and poverty. The 30-hour-per-week program offers academic course work, job-skills training, and conflict-resolution workshops.

Legal Aid Bureau, Inc.

Sixth-year funding of the Child Support/Barriers to Employment Project, an initiative designed to address the financial needs of noncustodial parents with child support obligations. The program provides individual representation to at least 200 noncustodial parents, addressing systemic problems within the child support enforcement system.

Live Baltimore Home Center

For support of Live Baltimore’s House Auction Project. Intended to promote the Station North neighborhood, the project calls for the conversion of a vacant house into a showcase home, and marketing it before putting it up for auction. The goal is to encourage redevelopment and investment.

Macedonia Baptist Church

Second-year funding for the 2005 Summer Learning Center, a six-week program of math and reading instruction, field trips, and meals for 45 children ages five to 12 from the Sandtown-Winchester community. The program has been designed to prevent learning loss over the summer vacation.