Past Grants

BioTechnical Institute of Maryland, Inc.

For continued support of a biotechnology laboratory training program for disadvantaged Baltimore City high school graduates. The program prepares the graduates for positions as bioscience technicians in various biotechnical companies/laboratories. The Institute also designs specialized training programs for existing entry-level laboratory workers in client-specific skills and procedures, affording the workers the opportunity for advancement.

Banner Neighborhoods Community Corporation

For support of the Patterson Park Youth Programs, including basketball and football leagues, a reading club, an art club and a youth employment project.

Baltimore Police Foundation

For the purchase and implementation of Employee Stat Early Warning System Its state-of-the-art computerized performance analysis system makes possible rapid and effective deployment of police personnel.

Baltimore Mental Health Systems

For support of the Mental Health Policy Institute for Leadership and Training, designed to develop a plan for a systemic model focusing on access to mental health care for low-income persons.

Baltimore City Office of Homeless Services

For two summer interns to research the effectiveness of the City’s eviction prevention program and prepare an analysis of the Code Blue Program, a supplemental emergency shelter system activated in inclement cold weather, during the winter of 2002-2003.