Sylvan Beach Foundation, Inc.
$5,000 / 2003 / Health and Human Services
Toward four-month operating funding during the transition to the opening of the Foundation’s new Mt. Washington ice cream shop, a job training program for ex-offenders.
Teach For America-Baltimore
$100,000 / 2003 / Education
For the continued support of recruitment, training, and professional development for Teach For America Corps members in Baltimore City public schools. These recent college graduates make a two-year commitment and are offered an opportunity to earn a Master of Arts in Teaching at The Johns Hopkins University.
The Baltimore Algebra Project
$5,000 / 2003 / Education
In support of the summer training/planning session for the Math Literacy Workers program for the 2003-2004 school year.
The Center for Fathers, Families and Workforce Development
$350,000 / 2003 / Health and Human Services
Fifth-year funding of the STRIVE Baltimore Program, a comprehensive job training and placement service for unemployed and underemployed men and women. The three-week program prepares participants for the workforce through workshops that focus on attitude modification and the development of job readiness skills. Core services include job placement with long-term follow-up, one-on-one and group counseling, and case management.
The Center for Fathers, Families and Workforce Development
$68,516 / 2003 / Health and Human Services
In support of the JumpStart Electrical Training Program. The 40-hour, one-week course is designed to train STRIVE graduates to become electricians’ helpers. STRIVE’s goal is to train 40 participants and place 32 graduates into employment, and enroll JumpStart graduates in the Associated Builders and Contractors Apprentice Program.