Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems, Inc.
$20,000 / 2005 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
For an evaluation of the Addiction Severity Index (ASI). ASI is the substance abuse assessment tool currently mandated by the Maryland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration for use by treatment providers receiving state funding, including those in Baltimore City. The study will help determine the effectiveness of the assessment.
Prisoners Aid Association of Maryland, Inc.
$56,490 / 2005 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
For interim operating costs of the Female Transitional House and the Shelter Plus Care programs. The Prisoners Aid Association of Maryland provides a variety of supportive services for ex-offenders and homeless individuals in a holistic approach to help them become productive members of the community.
BUILD Fellowship, Inc.
$5,000 / 2005 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
Toward general operating expenses for outreach programs serving men and women recovering from substance abuse.
TuTTie’s Place
$5,000 / 2005 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
Toward moving costs and purchase of new furniture for the offices of a long-term licensed residential group home. The program serves the hardest-to-place adolescent boys, for whom placements in foster care or adoption are not options.
Chesapeake Center for Youth Development, Inc.
$29,000 / 2005 / Criminal Justice and Addiction
Capital funding for Phase Two of the Millennium Renovation Project to include a library, private counseling offices, and additional classrooms. The Chesapeake Center, operating as an alternative school, provides year-round instruction and supportive services for students referred by the Department of Juvenile Justice. The goal is to prepare students for return to a former school, to earn a GED, or to receive pre-employment training.