Parks & People Foundation
$136,570 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
For support of the spring Baltimore Middle School Girls Soccer League for the 2000-2001 school year. This after-school, academically based soccer program in 24 middle schools provides students with the opportunity to participate in interscholastic team sports, learning skill building, teamwork, and sportsmanship.
Parks & People Foundation
$77,000 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
Three-year funding for continuation of the Baltimore Baseball League. The program has been designed to increase interest in baseball among urban youth, encourage students to excel academically, provide meaningful after-school activities, and promote physical fitness.
Parks & People Foundation
$80,935 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
For ongoing support of the Boys Middle School Soccer League for the 2000 season. Students from the 27 middle schools participating in the league must maintain a 90 percent attendance rate and a C average.
The Men’s Center, Inc.
$300,000 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
General support to enhance the quality and accountability of the East Baltimore center offering comprehensive services to inner-city fathers in need of job readiness training, parenting and life skills training, GED classes, and individual counseling.
Maryland Food Bank
$48,750 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
To provide staffing and operating costs for expansion of the Baltimore Area Gleaning Network’s outreach efforts, utilizing volunteers to gather leftover produce from regional farms for Baltimore’s working poor families and those at risk of hunger.