Past Grants

Center for Urban Families

Three-year capital funding for construction of a new headquarters and workforce development center in the Mondawmin neighborhood. The new headquarters will house STRIVE Baltimore, the Baltimore Responsible Fatherhood Project, and the Baltimore Building Strong Families Program. All three programs target families and individuals with histories of substance abuse, ex-offenders, and people who lack access to social support systems.

Vehicles for Change, Inc.

Ninth-year funding for the continuation of an initiative to provide 48 donated reconditioned and Maryland-inspected cars to low-income persons in Baltimore City. Partnering with community-based organizations, Vehicles for Change enables individuals to drive to work and transport their families to essential destinations.

Civic Works

For support of the B’more Green environmental job training program to serve unemployed or underemployed residents of Baltimore City. The training consists of a seven-week, 250-hour program of hands-on fieldwork and classroom study. Upon completion, the trainees will receive certification in lead abatement and First Aid/CPR, and training in hazardous-materials remediation, emergency response, environmental site assessment and sampling, ecological restoration, and storm water management.

Homeless Persons Representation Project, Inc.

For continued support of an initiative designed to reduce housing and employment discrimination against ex-offenders in Maryland. The program will provide direct legal representation for Baltimore City ex-offenders, helping to expunge past arrests and convictions from criminal records. The program educates ex-offenders about the ramifications of their criminal records, sentencing procedures, and probation and parole.

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service

For continued support of the Baltimore CASH Campaign, a free tax preparation service designed to increase the use of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Its goal is to complete at least 6,500 tax returns for low-income taxpayers eligible to receive the EITC refunds. The campaign will focus on asset development strategies, including directing refunds toward individual bank accounts, and savings for homeownership and tuition.