BioTechnical Institute of Maryland, Inc.
$50,000 / 2003 / Health and Human Services
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.
Center for Applied Research and Technical Assistance, Inc. (CARTA)
$35,859 / 2003 / Health and Human Services
To fund a study, “Identifying Programmatic and Collaborative Strategies to Reduce Teen Childbearing: A Blueprint for Change for Baltimore City.” The study will document practices in teen pregnancy prevention in other cities, and will undertake to develop a strategic plan to improve the quality and delivery of teen pregnancy prevention services.
Center for Poverty Solutions
$50,000 / 2003 / Health and Human Services
For expansion of the Baltimore City Public School Pantry Program. The goal is to supplement families’ food budgets while at the same time encouraging parents to take an active role in their children’s education. In exchange for volunteering in the schools, parents are eligible to attend classes on nutrition, budgeting, and economic meal planning, and to receive free food once a month.
Center for Watershed Protection
$50,000 / 2003 / Environment
For continued support of the Builders of the Bay program, designed to convene a series of county roundtable task forces. These roundtables investigate existing building codes and ordinances in their respective counties and make recommendations to their planning commissions, to ensure that each county’s building codes are environmentally sensitive and economically feasible.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
$5,000 / 2003 / Environment
In support of the 2004 Environmental Legislative Summit.