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.
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.
Goucher College
$25,000 / 2004 / Education
For start-up costs of the Goucher Collective in the Old Goucher Historic District, including rent, utilities and furniture, to implement after-school programs for Baltimore City public school students. Goucher’s goal for the program is to help revitalize the South Charles Village neighborhood by partnering nonprofit service organizations with at-risk youth and Goucher students.
Greater Baltimore Committee
$120,000 / 2004 / Community Development
Toward the cost of publicity and preparation of materials for environmental hearings related to the high-speed train initiative, Baltimore-Washington Maglev.
Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance (GBCA)
$5,000 / 2004 / Arts
In support of GBCA’s Symposium 2004, which charged participants with developing ten ideas to promote culture in Baltimore.