The Damascus House, Inc.
$50,000 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
Planning grant for the capital expansion of a residential substance abuse facility in Anne Arundel County. The additional property will enable the program to increase the number of residential beds from 20 to 37.
The Ingenuity Project
$731,243 / 2000 / Education
For support of the 2000-2001 Ingenuity Project, an intensive math and science curriculum for Baltimore City public middle school and high school students with emphasis on scientific research opportunities.
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.
The School for Photographic Studies in Baltimore
$155,000 / 2000 / Community Development
Two grants for capital improvements to establish a photography school, offering full-year and one-semester courses, workshops, and weekend seminars for adult, non-degree photography students.
Universal Classroom Breakfast Program
$45,000 / 2000 / Health and Human Services
For staffing to monitor and enhance the Universal Classroom Breakfast Program currently being implemented in 51 elementary and middle schools. The program is part of a longitudinal study to determine the long-term effects of students’ participation in breakfast in the classroom (as opposed to the cafeteria) on attendance, tardiness, disciplinary action, and academic achievement.