Maryland Center for Arts and Technology, Inc. (MCAT)
$37,500 / 2005 / Workforce Development
For support of the Customized Customer Service CVS training program for entry-level positions at CVS pharmacies. The goal of the program is to recruit, select, and train 150 individuals; CVS is committed to hiring at least 150 new employees.
Maryland Citizens for the Arts Foundation
$5,000 / 2005 / Arts
For continued support of research and educational programs designed to increase public recognition and support of the arts in Maryland.
Maryland Film Festival
$18,500 / 2005 / Community Development
Toward the Friends of the Festival Campaign, established to create a major film festival in Baltimore. The program is designed to encourage film production in Baltimore City and Maryland, and increase the size of the festival’s audience for year-round events to 20,000 by 2007.
Maryland Food Bank
$12,500 / 2005 / Health and Human Services
For support of the Baltimore City School Pantry Program. In exchange for volunteering in the schools, parents are eligible to attend classes on nutrition, budgeting, and meal planning, and to receive free food once a month.
Maryland PIRG Foundation
$20,000 / 2005 / Environment
Challenge grant to provide staffing in support of the Environmental Health Policy Project. In partnership with other nonprofits, Maryland PIRG will work to raise awareness of mercury, dioxin, and other health-related environmental concerns, pursue media coverage, and produce reports on the harmful effects of airborne toxins.