Young Victorian Theatre Company
$5,000 / 2001 / Arts
Toward a permanent endowment to stabilize the Young Victorian summer community theater.
Advocates for Children and Youth
$292,720 / 2000 / Education
Two-year funding for continued support of Students First, an advocacy project dedicated to improving the quality of education for children in Baltimore City public schools. In support of educational reform, Students First provides assessment of educational practices, policies, and programs, and makes recommendations for research-based programs and strategies.
Advocates for Children and Youth
$65,000 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
To review and analyze the efficiency and effectiveness of the Department of Human Resources and Baltimore City Department of Social Services in areas of child welfare service delivery. The object of the study is to determine if families and children are getting the services they need, why the length of stay in foster homes has increased, and why the number of caseworkers has decreased.
Alternative Directions, Inc.
$30,000 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
For salary, benefits, and related expenses of a staff person to assist 100 incarcerated fathers per month in filing for modifications of child support payments while serving time in Baltimore City jails and state prisons.
Archdiocese of Baltimore
$123,000 / 2000 / Education
To provide scholarships enabling Choice and other Baltimore City public school at-risk students to attend parochial schools in Baltimore City during the 2000-2001 school year. By participating in this model delinquency and dropout prevention program, these students are expected to benefit from smaller classes, one-on-one instruction, and a structured educational setting.