Job Opportunities Task Force
$65,000 / 2001 / Health and Human Services
In support of programs to provide economic opportunities for low-skill job seekers. The Task Force has three priorities: to promote income supports that will enable workers and their families to enjoy a living wage; to increase the number of low-skilled workers trained in information technology jobs; and to reduce barriers hampering employment for ex-offenders.
Job Opportunities Task Force
$30,000 / 2001 / Health and Human Services
For support of a research analyst to conduct a comparative study of Baltimore’s workforce development system with other cities sharing similar demographic characteristics. Components of the study include a review of the cities’ welfare-to-work system; one-stop centers for adults who are not on welfare; youth programs; local community colleges’ curricula; public schools’ vocational and drop-out prevention programs; literacy programs; and public housing workforce initiatives.
Job Advancement Network
$20,000 / 2001 / Health and Human Services
For the establishment of a grant pool for workforce development organizations to provide effective job retention and career advancement services.
Institutes for Behavior Resources
$35,000 / 2001 / Health and Human Services
Toward a consultancy fee to develop and implement a demonstration project designed to determine the effectiveness of integrating workforce development with drug treatment services.
I Can’t We Can, Inc.
$30,000 / 2001 / Health and Human Services
For expenses related to the renovation of three houses in West Baltimore to accommodate recovering addicts participating in a 60-day detoxification program.