October 2016 Grant Awards

By Kathleen McCarthy

10-14-2016

Announcing our most recent grant recipients in Catholic activities, education and human services.

We are pleased to announce that 14 organizations received nearly $650,000 in our October grant cycle.

 Catholic Activities

• Franciscan Friars - Our Lady of the Angels Province, Inc.: $75,000 grant to support the Campaign for Carrollton Hall, which will expand retreat and conference space available to the public at the Friar’s headquarters in bucolic Howard County
  

• Jesuit Volunteer Corps: East: $15,000 grant to support the recruitment, training and on-going work of five Baltimore-based Jesuit Volunteers committed to serving the poor and marginalized

Education

• Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore: $40,000 grant to support the Club at Gilmor Homes benefitting children ages 6-18 in the Sandtown Winchester/Harlem Park neighborhood of Baltimore City

• The Catholic High School of Baltimore: $75,000 grant to support the purchase of two mini-buses at this all-girls Catholic high school in Northeast Baltimore
  

• Monsignor Slade Catholic School: $59,000 grant to support the implementatoin of a mobile device program and teacher professional development at this pre-K – 8 Catholic school in Glen Burnie

• St. Francis of Assisi School: $65,420 grant to support the implementaion of a technology Master Plan at this pre-K – 8 Catholic school in Northeast Baltimore

Human Services

• Associated Catholic Charities: $65,000 grant to support the St. Edward’s Workforce Development Center, an automotive job training program located in West Baltimore

• Baltimore Area Council, Boy Scouts of America: $10,000 grant to support the Law Enforcement Career Exploration Program, a career training program in law enforcement for boys and girls throughout the Baltimore area

• Family and Children's Services of Central Maryland: $40,000 grant to support the launch of a centralized intake system called Access FCS, creating a single point of entry and lowering barriers for individuals and families seeking behavioral health services

• Intersection of Change: $35,000 grant to support Martha’s Place, a recovery program for women overcoming drug addicition and homelessness in West Baltimore

• Living Classrooms Foundation: $48,457 grant to support general operating costs of Project SERVE, a community service and job-training program for unemployed and disadvantaged adults

• Pathfinders for Autism: $39,880 grant to support and expand the Community Safety Program, training law enforcement, fire, and EMS first responders across Central Maryland to more effectively interact with individuals on the autism spectrum

• The Religious Coalition for Emergency Human Needs: $40,000 grant to support the Emergency Family Shelter Program at this interfaith human service and emergency shelter provider in Frederick County

• St. Mary's Outreach Center: $35,000 grant to support operating costs for the Center, which improves the quality of life for older adults living in poverty in the greater Hampden community