Greater Baltimore Tennis Patrons Association, Inc. .
$25,000 / 2004 / Health and Human Services
For the expansion of an after-school and summer tennis program for 300 at-risk children in the Barclay, Waverly, Coldstream, and Pen Lucy communities. The eight-week after-school program is being offered to 96 middle school students. It operates two hours a day, two days a week with one hour of instruction and play and one hour devoted to homework assistance and tutoring, and incorporates a mentoring curriculum. Coaches work with 24 underserved youth, selected on the basis of aptitude, effort, capability, and home support, at least three hours per week during the year.
Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, Inc.
$180,000 / 2004 / Health and Human Services
Fourth-year funding for the SEETTS Program (Supporting Ex-Offenders in Employment, Training, and Transitional Services), a workforce development initiative for persons leaving Maryland prisons and returning to Baltimore City. The job readiness program provides 14 weeks of transitional services for up to 120 former inmates at a time and assists participants in securing gainful employment.
Glenwood Life Counseling Center
$75,000 / 2004 / Health and Human Services
Challenge grant to construct a 6,000 square-foot, two-story addition to the existing facility. The expansion will eliminate serious overcrowding which occurred when the program took on an additional 200 clients several years ago. Glenwood Life is currently providing drug treatment services to more than 600 clients.
The Family League of Baltimore City, Inc.
$58,586 / 2004 / Health and Human Services
In support of Baltimore’s Success by 6 Partnership, created to provide early literacy activities in family child care and home visiting programs. The programs offer parents and day care providers with tools to build children’s language skills.
Episcopal Housing Corporation
$31,400 / 2004 / Health and Human Services
Capital grant for the development of the Collington Square Oxford House, a residential drug treatment program for eight men in recovery. The model provides a structured environment for addicts who have stabilized their lives and found employment, but who require peer support and reinforcement of a small, drug-free community.