South Baltimore Emergency Relief, Inc.
$24,000 / 2012 / Health and Human Services
For continued support of operating costs of the food pantry, which serves more than 250 clients per month, and for a program that serves up to 50 clients per month to help prevent utility turn-off.
ACLU Foundation of Maryland, Inc.
$150,000 / 2012 / Health and Human Services
For continued support of the Regional Housing Equity Project, designed to provide African-American families with the opportunity to move to low-poverty areas in the surrounding counties and in Baltimore City, where they can expect to enjoy safer neighborhoods, better schools, and increased access to job opportunities. As the result of a partial settlement of the Thompson v. HUD lawsuit in 1996, and with assistance from the housing mobility program, more than 2,000 inner-city families from public housing projects have been able to move throughout the region. A final settlement of the lawsuit in 2012 will enable 2,600 additional families to move to neighborhoods that offer better opportunities.
Charm City Buccaneers Youth Sports Development
$5,000 / 2012 / Health and Human Services
Toward support of the Charm City Buccaneers football team to travel to a national championship tournament in Tampa, FL.
Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative Education Fund, Inc.
$75,000 / 2012 / Health and Human Services
For support of education regarding implementation of the Affordable Care Act, which provides health insurance coverage to the uninsured.
St. Francis Neighborhood Center
$32,000 / 2012 / Health and Human Services
Toward support of The Power Project, an after-school educational, mentoring, and arts program for 30 at-risk youth, ages 5-18, in the Reservoir Hill neighborhood. The goal is to increase academic achievement and self-confidence of children participating in the program.