Christopher Place
$175,000 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
Three-year funding for Christopher Place Employment Academy’s support services for homeless men. The residential program includes classroom and individualized training for job readiness, adult education, and support for maintaining sobriety.
Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity
$115,000 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
For the cost of renovation and reconstruction of seven houses in the Waverly and Pen Lucy communities. The object of the effort is to eliminate the negative influence of vacant housing and to increase the stability of the community.
Center for Poverty Solutions
$60,000 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
In support of direct feeding programs in regional soup kitchens, food pantries, and other emergency food centers.
The Center for Fathers, Families and Workforce Development
$18,600 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
For support of a conference, “Baltimore Summit: The Role of Fathers/Men in the Lives of Children, Family, Community and the Workforce.”
The Center for Fathers, Families and Workforce Development
$400,500 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
For second-year funding of STRIVE/Baltimore, a job readiness and placement service for men and women. The three-week program prepares participants for the workforce through a highly structured workshop which focuses on the development of attitude modification and job readiness skills for entry-level employment. Core services also include targeted job placement with long-term follow-up, one-on-one and group counseling, advocacy, and case management.