Art on Purpose
$5,000 / 2010 / Education
Toward support of the Art Leadership program for students at Civitas School, Baltimore Freedom Academy, and Afya Public Charter School. The program identifies and prepares students to be candidates for summer jobs in the arts. Working with 30 high school and 100 middle school students, Art on Purpose teaches participants art skills transferable to the workplace.
The GreenMount School
$5,000 / 2010 / Education
Toward the installation of portable classrooms to accommodate a kindergarten program.
St. Cecilia Roman Catholic School
$5,000 / 2010 / Education
Toward support of the CityWide Special Education Advocacy Project for Baltimore City public school students with disabilities.
Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance
$5,000 / 2010 / Education
For continued support and expansion of programs to integrate arts into the curriculum of Maryland’s public schools.
Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition, Inc.
$75,000 / 2010 / Education
For continued support of the L@TCH technology program in five Baltimore City public schools: Coppin Academy, Rosemont Elementary, Collington Elementary, Southwest Baltimore Charter, and Reach Academy. The two-year expansion of the pilot project provides home computers, printers, Internet connection, training, and support for 1,000 additional families. The goal of the project is to increase student attendance and academic progress through increased parental involvement.