Catholic Charities
$46,140 / 2013 / Health and Human Services
For continued support of the Traveler’s Aid Voucher Program at The Samaritan Center.
Loving Arms, Inc.
$133,491 / 2013 / Health and Human Services
Continued support of operating costs of N.R. House, a residential facility providing food, shelter, clothing, case management, outreach, and referral services for runaway, homeless youth and their families.
Poverty & Race Research Action Council
$50,000 / 2013 / Health and Human Services
For continued support of a research project, Aligning Maryland state housing policy with the regional housing opportunity principles of Thompson.
ACLU Foundation of Maryland, Inc.
$5,000 / 2012 / Health and Human Services
Toward the establishment of the Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership, designed to serve as the regional administrator for the additional 2,600 vouchers secured by the settlement agreement of the Thompson v. HUD lawsuit. This settlement allows public housing residents to move to neighborhoods less impacted by poverty, in an effort to access better schools, safer neighborhoods, and greater job opportunities.
Druid Heights Community Development Corporation
$50,000 / 2012 / Health and Human Services
Toward operating support for the Urban Youth Initiative Project, a year-round after-school educational and enrichment program that serves 35 children five days a week. The goal is to increase academic achievement and self-confidence; instill values of individual responsibility, self-respect, and self-discipline; and encourage parental involvement.