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Aids Interfaith Residential Services $15,000
Baltimore, 1998
To build capacity through a grant for staff to improve data collection, evaluation, and skills in proper data collection

Aids Interfaith Residential Service $10,000
Baltimore, 2006
To support the salary and services of a Volunteer Maryland Coordinator in the development of a community service program for residents of AIRS housing

Alternatives for Youth and Families, Inc $22,000
Charlotte Hall, 2008
To provide transportation services to enable clients to get to  medical, dental,and psychiatric appointments that are often out of the region    

Alzheimer's Association $15,200
Baltimore, 1998
For a training curriculum about the newest in Alzheimer's care and research as part of a “Train the Trainer” program for health professionals in Central Maryland.

Allegany Health Right $10,000
Cumberland, 2005
To improve oral health for low income residents through education and access to preventive cleanings and screenings

American Lung Assoc. $15,000
Baltimore, 2001
To reduce the burden of asthma on disadvantaged pre-school children and families in Head Start programs through asthma management training for caregivers, parents and children

American Lung Association of Maryland $11,060
Hunt Valley, 2007
To expand Family Asthma Night to four new geographic priority areas to reach 35 children with asthma and their parents    

Arc of Anne Arundel County $20,000
Annapolis, 2003
To provide training and staff development to improve and expand Individual Support services to include preventative health care for people with developmental disabilities

Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, Inc . Baltimore Chapter $20,000
Baltimore, 2004
Fundraising event with nationally recognized speaker to increase visibility in community and expand donor base

Arundel House of Hope, Inc. $15,000
Glen Burnie, 2005
To implement a new, comprehensive healthcare and prevention program providing much needed health services, education, and support for clients

Baltimore Child Abuse Center $15,000
Baltimore, 2006
To develop and deliver informational workshops in the community and in-service training for BCAC's multidisciplinary investigation team partners

Baltimore Interfaith Housing Network $15,000
Baltimore, 2007
To improve life skills for homeless families to help them obtain and maintain housing and to thrive, using the LifeSkills program

Baltimore Metro Korean Senior Center
Baltimore, 1999
For a culturally sensitive bilingual coordinator to provide medical needs counseling and referrals and follow-up. The project will be coordinated by Waxter Medical Center and JHU School of Nursing.

Baltimore RHU Typing Laboratory $20,000
Baltimore, 2003
To educate adolescent gene carriers at risk for producing children with sickle disease using a new approach that compliments State efforts

Baptist Senior Adult Ministries Metro-Washington Area $24,250
Washington, 1997
For Wheaton Plaza Shopping Mall Senior Information and Resource Center serving a multi-ethnic community.

Bay Shore Services, Inc. $40,000
Salisbury, 2000
To improve the quality of homehealth care by educating families and caregivers so they feel confident to provide home care to people with disabilities

Bowie Therapeutic Nursery Center $5,000
Bowie, 2000
To provide continued mental health training for all staff, CPR and 1st Aid training for licensing

Carroll Hospice $18,191
Westminster, 2007
To train direct care hospice volunteers and to implement a web -based communication service to help meet the needs of caregivers and families  

CASA of Maryland $25,000
Takoma Park, 2006
To restructure our intake and health information referral system across the organization using Efforts to Outcomes software

Cedar Ridge School $8.000
Williamsport, 2001
To provide the monies for ten students identified with difficulties in the areas of auditory reception/minimal dysfunction to participate in intensive brain retraining

CHANGE $10,000
Westminster, 2001
To plan for an accessible house to provide respite care for children and adults with developmental disabilities in Carroll County to supplement home-based respite care

Chase Brexton Health Services $5,000
Baltimore, 2003
To implement a new innovative patient education program for our diverse patents. We request that the Foundation be credited in whatever publications are produced

Chase Brexton Health Services $10,000
Baltimore, 2008
To maximize the effectiveness of HIV treatment for those patients most vulnerable to non-adherence    

Chesapeake Center for Youth Development $9,916
Baltimore, 2002
To increase the quality of clinical social work services through staff development, psychiatric rehabilitation, licensing and improved management systems

Chrysalis House Inc. $9,500
Crownsville, 1999
To establish a health and dental care education program for mothers and to create a revolving fund for emergency dental, vision, and auditory care services

Community Clinic, Inc $20,000
Rockville, 2004
To purchase, as required, a basic drug inventory to begin a pharmacy program for patients in need, under the federal 340B pharmacy program

Community Support Services $15,000
Baltimore, 2003
To provide consulting, travel and research assistance necessary to explore nursing homes for the Deaf on the East Coast

Coppin State College $25,000
Baltimore, 1998
To assist grandparents who care for their HIV/AIDS infected and affected grandchildren through teaching, supporting, respite summer camp, and identifying resources

Counselors Helping (South)Asian/Indians $8,000
Ellicott City, 2003
To create and distribute educational materials on mental health issues to empower South Asian consumers to access culturally competent professional care

Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc. $10,000
Salisbury, 2008
To provide ADA training to deaf and hard of hearing individuals and healthcare providers so each understands their rights and responsibilities regarding accessing healthcare services and providing reasonable accommodations    

Dorchester County Commission on Aging $20,000
Cambridge, 2001
To build a computer lab for clients who will benefit from rehabilitative and occupational therapy software applications

Dove Center $12,000
Oakland, 2000
To empower victims of domestic violence and sexual assault to develop a sense of self-worth and take control of their lives and to promote public awareness.

Dulaney Station $10,740
Cockeysville, 2002
To obtain security deposits and furnishings to set up three apartments for adults with mental illness, enabling them to live independently in the community with support services

Dyslexia Tutoring Program $15,000
Baltimore, 2008
To update the training manuals used for Orton-Gillingham course to be used by tutors during their sessions with the students

Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center $7000
Cambridge, 2007
To expand the scope and availability of a highly successful, interactive health safety and education program for young children featuring puppets

Episcopal Diocese of Maryland Committee on Older Adult Ministries $7,000
State of Maryland, 1997
To train clergy and lay leaders to enable them to better serve family caregivers

Families Foremost Center $10,000
Silver Spring, 2000
To enhance comprehensive health education to low income families not able to attend the Center

Family & Children's Services $20,000
Baltimore, 2003
To enhance the quality of life of older individuals and their caregiver families by providing a new program of professional instruction in the home on proper techniques of personal care and communication

Family & Children’s Services of Central Maryland $35,000
Baltimore, 2007
To help adult day care clients with dementia achieve greater satisfaction and quality of life through Montessori-method training

Family Crisis Center of Baltimore County $12,000
Baltimore, 2002
To launch a sustained Advertising Campaign that will establish a connection between those who are isolated by family conflict and violence and the Family Crisis Center

Friends of Calvert County Seniors, Inc. $10,000
Calvert County, 1997
To continue the Calvert Low Income Dental Program for needy senior citizens

Friends of the Family $7,800
Baltimore, 1998
To develop curriculum materials for “Your Baby's Brain” to educate parents, especially young parents, about the importance of early infant stimulation

Franciscan Center $10,000
Baltimore, 2006
To build an electronic client intake form, with tools to monitor emergency health initiative services, health referrals, and follow-up status

Garrett County Partnership for Children and Families, Inc. $25,000
Oakland, 2008
To improve health behaviors by providing educationally disadvantaged mothers in a home-visiting program with loaner computers and ReaOn software that reads health information out loud

GEDCO $15,000
Baltimore, 2001
To develop a program to educate and train 50 volunteers in issues relating to health and wellness needs of frail, elderly Epiphany House residents

Great Strides Therapeutic Riding $7,469
Damascus, 2002
To send five staff to two conferences to keep abreast of developments in the field of equine facilitated psychotherapy for individuals with emotional or behavioral difficulties

Great Strides Therapeutic Riding $24,950
Damascus, 2007
To train staff in an effective new approach for human emotional healing and personal development using horses  

Greater Baden Medical Services $9,500
Brandywine, 2000
To provide home outreach for medical evaluation, treatment and social support in an underserved community

Greenmount Senior Center, Inc. $25,000
Baltimore, 2005
To establish a health care promotional center for Korean American Seniors focusing on preventive health care to enable seniors to stay healthy and reduce health care costs

Head Injury Rehab & Referral Services $20,000
Rockville, 2000
To add computers to 4 group homes providing cognitive, academic and vocational rehab to individuals with disabilities and provide rapid exchange of information to staff

Headstart of Washington County $23,787
2004
The development and implementation of a countrywide training and support network for home-visitors working with at-risk pregnant women, children ages 0-5 and their families

Hearing & Speech Agency $20,000
Baltimore, 2001
Training for clinicians in auditory/pral habilitation for deaf & hard of hearing children.

Helping Up Mission of Baltimore City $33,000
Baltimore, 2006
To improve oral health among homeless Mission residents through education, screening, and improved access to dental services

Hospice of Baltimore $20,000
Baltimore, 1998
To fund bereavement care services, community outreach and education programs.

Hearing & Speech Agency $20,000
Baltimore, 2005
An outreach project to health care professionals and caregivers to close the service delivery gap that often occurs between identification and treatment of young, deaf children

Hospice Caring, Inc. $10,000
Gaithersburg, 2005
Multilingual outreach to recruit and train volunteers and publicize services for dying patients and anyone grieving the death of a loved one

Hospice of Garrett County $10,000
Oakland, 1999
Home care education for families and caregivers of people with disabilities to include positioning, bathing, lifting, documentation, professional dialoguing, vital sign, skin care, etc.

House of Ruth $25,000
Baltimore, 1998
For a teen intervention initiative to help young people form and maintain healthy intimate relationships.

Human Services Institute $25,000
Port Republic, 1999
Mentoring families with children with disabilities through Personal Futures Planning to gather neighbors around their child to support the child's full inclusion.

Independence Now, Inc. $16,900
Riverdale, 2002
To improve the recruitment and retention of personal care assistants employed directly by people with disabilities through the creation of a training and support network operated by people with disabilities

Jewish Council for the Aging $8,727
Rockville, 2006
To implement art-therapy based programming for older adults with medical, cognitive, and emotional problems by training adult day center staff, caregivers and community providers

Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington $5,071
Rockville, 2001
To train Adult Day Program staff and volunteers in implementation of a Montessori-based program for dementia as developed at Meyers Research Institute

Jewish Family Services $15,000
Baltimore, 1998
For in-home support of people with Alzheimer's Disease who are not connected with formal support services through “Labor of Love.”

Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Nursing $13,135
Baltimore, 2001
To fund faculty nurse practitioner one day/wk to supervise graduate students providing “Brown Bag” medication review to promote medication adherence and avoiding hospitalizations and preventing complications

Kent Hospice Foundation $5,500
Chestertown, 1999
Outreach program of end-of-life supportive care to assist patients and families during transition from curative to palliative care.

Korean Resource Center $25,050
Baltimore, 2003
To develop a culturally relevant self-help manual for Korean Americans with type-2 diabetes and their families through expert panels and focus groups

Learning Independence Through Computers $30,000
Baltimore, 2002
Home Services Project will bring adaptive computer technology to home-bound individuals with severe disabilities. Services include needs assessments, equipment loan, training, and troubleshooting.

Learning Independence Through Computers $35,000
Baltimore, 2006
For TECH-READ, a literacy program for children with disabilities and health care needs that incorporates special computer technology and software

Learning Independence Through Computers $30,000
Baltimore, 1999
Home Services Project will bring adaptive computer technology to home-bound individuals with severe disabilities. Services include needs assessments, equipment loan, training, and troubleshooting.

Life Crisis Center $14,000
Salisbury, 2002
For training for staff and community partners working with persons with suicide or mental health issues that reside on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

Local Management Board of Allegany County, Inc. $17,400
Cumberland, 2008
To reduce obesity risks of vulnerable teens by making physical activity fun through use of Wii and to promote responsible food choices that will develop into life habits

MAC, Inc. Area Agency on Aging $4,763
Salisbury, 1997
For seed money for resource materials for the Alzheimer's Support Services library used by caregivers and students at Riverside Place.

Maryland Committee for Children $25,113
Baltimore, 2006
To create a support line for child care providers to decrease expulsions from child care centers by offering behavioral interventions for challenging behaviors

Maryland Committee for Children $27,025
Baltimore, 2001
A bilingual Special Needs Counselor to assist Spanish-speaking families of children with special needs and coordinate outreach efforts in the Latino community.

Maryland Pain Initiative $17,554
Baltimore, 2006
To develop and implement a training program for Maryland pharmacists about pain management and addiction, improving services to underserved and diverse populations of pain patients

Maryland Society for Sight $15,000
Baltimore, 2000
To expand Eye Care for the Homeless Program and provide free eye exams and glasses to the indigent, uninsured and working poor of Baltimore

Maryland Society for Sight $7,500
Baltimore, 2008
To provide on-site eye exams for 144 residents of Nehemiah House and prescriptive glasses as needed

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Services $15,000
Baltimore, 2003
To improve health delivery for poor children through advocacy and holistic services using interdisciplinary teams of doctors, lawyers, and social workers

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service $20,000
Baltimore, 2007
To provide legal representation to disabled young adults 18 through 21 in transition from special education schools to independent living, in partnership with Project HEAL at Kennedy Krieger Institute

Mercy Health Clinic, Inc. $9,401
Gaithersburg, 2009
To open a new Well Woman's clinic offering preventive care to women including cervical exams, pap smears and breast exams

MGH Health Foundation $25,000
Olney, 2009
To support a part-time bi-lingual trainer/navigator in a new program to divert uninsured patients from the Emergency Room to a new on-campus primary-care clinic

Metropolitan Center for Assault Prevention (MetroCap) $15,000
Wheaton, 2007
To teach children and adults how to prevent bullying and sexual assault using the READY program    

Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless $12,000
Rockville, 2002
To fund weekly mobile medical clinic on-site to homeless men and women at emergency shelters during evening hours

Mountainside Community Coalition $25,000
La Vale, 2004
Seed money to assist with initiation of a community-owned program providing the working uninsured, employed in Allegheny County, with affordable health coverage.

NAMI of Metropolitan Baltimore $20,000
Baltimore, 1999
Create family member/patient led workshops for service providers to improve the lives of persons with mental disorders by increasing provider's sensitivity, empathy, and knowledge.

NAMI-Montgomery County $15,250
Kensington, 2007
To implement a new educational program into county elementary and middle schools and for community outreach to help diagnose and treat children and adolescents earlier

NAMI of Metropolitan Baltimore $20,000
Baltimore, 2005
To create a training and mentoring program for consumers of mental health services who volunteer in NAMI’s office

National Center for Children and Families $22,500
Bethesda, 2005
To hire a licensed therapist to provide mental health care services to homeless children and their parents, primarily single mothers, who reside in our Greentree Shelter

National Multiple Sclerosis Society $20,000
Baltimore, 2001
To provide an educational video that teaches transferring, personal care, purchasing, using medical equipment to caregivers of individuals with MS

Natural Family Planning Center of Washington $6,000
Bethesda, 1999
Year-long pro-active demonstration program for youngsters and their parents to understand and to avoid high-risk behaviors. Targeted to three groups 13-15 years of age.

Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation $15,900
Gaithersburg, 2002
Guidebook for mobility-impaired adults with OI to focus on life issues such as relationships, marriage, employment, wellness, aging, independence.

PACT: Helping Children With Special Needs $15,000
Baltimore, 2001
To secure/provide specialized training for staff from multiple disciplines in working with medically fragile, developmentally delayed, disabled and/or high risk children and their families

Partners in Care $25,000
Severna Park, 2007
To recruit volunteers/funding Volunteer Maryland coordinator for rides for older frail, adults to doctor, grocery, especially in needy areas: Brooklyn Park and Curtis Bay

Partnership for a Healthier Carroll County $15,000
Westminster, 2000
To improve eligible isolated seniors' life quality by providing caring, home-based access to safety, assurance, health & human services, and socialization through pre-arranged telephone visits

Pathfinders for Autism $13,000
Cockeysville, 2009
To train 100 pediatricians in the use of standardized tools for developmental screening for autism spectrum disorders at age-appropriate intervals

Planned Parenthood of Maryland $15,000
Baltimore, 2004
A series of 10 five-session workshops designed to help parents and caregivers talk with children about sex and sexuality, including decision-making, relationships and personal values

Pregnancy Aid Centers $5,000
College Park, 2006
Hands-on training for two PAC staff members in the basic concepts of ultrasound to provide critically needed and immediate in-house capacity at a reduced cost

Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County, MD, Inc. $23,751
Baltimore, 2008
To develop a coordinated referral management system bridging faith-based, crisis assistance programs with access to long-term medical solutions for low-income, uninsured Montgomery County residents 

Prime Care International $14,000
Silver Spring, 2008
To provide health education, prevention and management of HIV/AIDS, counseling, testing and referrals for hard to reach  African immigrants living in Baltimore city and surrounding counties

Pro Bono Counseling Project, Inc. $14,000
Baltimore, 2009
To train 400 Pro Bono Counseling Project mental health professionals and to recruit 25 more mental health professionals

Reginald S. Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children $25,000
Rockville, 2004
To develop an infant mental health and early intervention training initiative as a resource for community professionals. Services will include consultation, training and supervision

Rockville Caring Pregnancy Center $4,000
Rockville, 2008
To provide early detection of HPV and screen for cervical cancer by providing Pap smears to women at high-risk    

San Mar Children's Home, Inc $25,500
Boonsboro, 2004
Purchase of educational software with licenser rights and hardware to facilitate teaching of basic and advanced life skills for at risk adolescent girls.

Sidran Traumatic Stress Institute $15,000
Baltimore, 2005
To develop a network of volunteer parish nurses to assist victims of crime in East Baltimore via support and referral services in E. Baltimore churches and community centers

Somerset County $25,000
Westover, 2003
To purchase and equip powerboat to provide transportation for McCready Hospital Medical Staff and emergency medical transportation to the 425 citizens of Smith Island. This grant is contingent upon receiving prior funding for the balance of this project

S Maryland Child Care Resource Center $25,000
Charlotte Hall, 2005
To develop and implement health-related educational outreach services through home visits to informal caregivers such as grandparents who have identified serious health issues

Springfield Hospital Center $15,000
Sykesville, 2001
To develop, implement, and teach staff to use community skills programs and literacy programs for persons with mental illness who are returning to the community

St. Ann's Infant and Maternity Home $18,000
Hyattsville, 2000
To provide training by psychologists to child care workers to deal effectively with the increasing numbers of children with multiple emotional and physical disabilities

Stella Maris $8,000
Timonium, 1999
Funding for a four day experience for children infected or affected by HIV/AIDS.

Talbot Hospice Foundation $15,000
Easton, 2001
Charity care for dying patients at home and at Hospice House who have no insurance and cannot afford to pay for end of life services.

The Chimes $20,000
Baltimore, 2002
To produce seminars on new techniques on issues of the elderly, vocational, drug treatment, emergency room issues featuring nationally recognized speakers

The League for People with Disabilities $35,000
Baltimore, 2002
Comprehensive rehabilitation, educational, physical and prevocational program for brain-injured with severe neurological deficits.

Therapeutic and Recreational Riding Center, Inc. $4,000
Glenwood, 2008
To fund professional staff development for new educational opportunities, new improved delivery of services, new techniques, and new markers to identify early intervention protocols for children with disabilities    

Tourette Syndrome Association of Greater Washington $10,000
Silver Spring, 2004
To develop an outreach program through mentoring and resource materials for our children to be better able to cope and advocate more effectively for themselves

Turning Point of Washington Co., Inc $20,000
Hagerstown, 2004
Engage experts to help develop specialized housing services to individuals with mental illness and co-occurring addiction disorders and to provide specialized training to program personnel.

United Cerebral Palsy of S. Maryland, Inc. $5,000
Annapolis, 2003
To create a disability education library to be used by the agency nurse to train all staff on each consumer's individualized needs

University of Maryland at Baltimore Dept. of Pharmacy
and Science School of Pharmacy at the U of MD $8,000
1997
For a medication intervention study in a group senior-assisted home.

Upper Bay Counseling and Support Services $11,000
Elkton, 1999
Training for emergency personnel and police on the safe management of the aggressive psychiatric citizen and appropriate follow-up procedures.

Washington County Commission on Aging $20,000
Hagerstown, 1997
To implement a program tested in Minnesota to provide ramps for lease or sale for homes, thereby reducing barriers to independence

Washington Pastoral Counseling Services $7,500
Silver Spring, 2000
To provide counseling for immigrants having difficulty coping with the upheaval that accompanies their assimilation to a new culture, including those from war-torn areas

Western Maryland Area Health Education Center $20,208
Cumberland, 2001
To present 24 programs promoting health literacy to children and coordinate a CE for health professionals on treating patients with low literacy

Women's Housing Coalition $25,000
Baltimore, 2002

Worcester Youth & Family Counseling Services $33,000
Berlin, 2006
To provide outreach, counseling, and education for disadvantaged families of overweight children to improve self-esteem & relationships, and connect to resources to enhance well-being

For families living in poverty good health can make the difference between success and failure in their efforts to live independent and fulfilling lives.

YMCA of Talbot County $7,500
Easton, 2001
To provide community outreach for wellness education and testing in economically disadvantaged sectors of the community

YWCA of Greater Baltimore Area, Inc. $9,707
Baltimore, 1997
To add 4 volleyball teams for at-risk young women in the Madison Avenue Teen Program enabling entry into a competitive sports league