Past Grants

University of Maryland School of Medicine

For the cost of producing ten PSAs and a three-minute violence prevention program designed to reach at-risk disadvantaged teens from Baltimore City through cell phones and other portable media. Links to the videos will be posted on You Tube and My Space. DVDs will be available to all Baltimore City public schools. An evaluation will be conducted to determine if these emerging technologies are a viable dissemination mechanism to reach the targeted audience.

Women’s Housing Coalition

To provide case management services at the new Jenkins House residence for low-income, disabled women. The goal of Jenkins House is to stabilize residents in permanent housing and prepare them for increased levels of independent living through supportive services with the help of a case manager. Services include counseling in life skills, job placement, education, relapse prevention, mental health, and entitlement benefits.

A Step Forward, Inc.

Two grants for pre-development and renovation costs for a property to be used as a Single Room Occupancy facility to house recovering substance abusers. The newly renovated house, with its capacity to serve up to eight men, will be operated as an Oxford House, a democratically run, self-supporting, and drug-free facility. The residents will receive support and services from A Step Forward, Inc. until permanent housing becomes available.

Alternative Directions, Inc.

For continued support of the Turn About Program, a transitional program that provides reentry services, case management, and self-advocacy training for female ex-offenders.

Baltimore City Council

For support of the Baltimore City Citizen-Led Court Monitoring Program. The purpose of the monitoring, operating within the criminal justice system in Baltimore, is to ensure that there is accountability and transparency for those involved in proceedings.