Neighborhood Fund Flier

Organizations Awarded Funding for 2009 Projects

Children of the World Co-op, Inc.
Expand Outreach Program to increase subsidies for lower income families and expand ESL program.

The Community School
Curricular materials and activities to provide opportunities to increase students' knowledge and skills across academic content, technology, as well as personal and social development.

Greater Homewood Community Corporation (GHCC) Get There! program to promote academic readiness and college attendance for public high school students.

Heart's Place Shelter
Supplement portion of shelters expenses: facility fee (rent & utilities), groceries for meals, purchase clothing, replacement of broken cots and funds to support client assistance (transportation to medical appointments, job training/job interviews and pharmacy assistance).

Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition.
The LATCH (Let's All Take Computers Home) program will allow schools to strengthen their connections with their families by providing computers in their homes.  Funding from the JHNF would provide internet access to 36 families participating in the program.

Incentive Mentoring Program, Inc. (IMP)
IMP mentors students at Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School to foster academic achievement, self-esteem and personal growth among students at high risk of dropping out of high school.

Live Baltimore Home Center 2009 Buying into Baltimore Home buying Fair and Neighborhood Tours - a twice-annual home buying event, enabling people to discover Baltimore's neighborhoods and have the opportunity to receive a $3,000 grant toward downpayment and closing costs on a new home in Baltimore City.

Meadow Mill Athletic Club Foundation, Inc.
Baltimore Fitness Academy (bMOREfit) was created to teach, train and mentor at risk 17-21 year old Baltimore City youth who are currently enrolled in the YO! Baltimore (Youth Opportunity Baltimore) program.

Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland, Inc.
Provide nutritous meals, personal contact and related services to individuals who are homebound due to advanced age, disability or recuperation from illness or injury and who are unable to shop and/or prepare meals for themselves.

My Sister's Place Women's Center
A Catholic Charities Program, My Sister's Table program will provide meals daily to poor and homeless women and families.

Parks & People Foundation, Inc.
Community Greening Resource Network (CGRN) is a new membership program for community managed gardens - individuals would receive access to plant materials, tools, educational opportunities and networking events

Shepherd's Clinic
Joy Wellness Center - promote community health through quality, affordable programs that teach strategies for balancing the physical, emotional, social and spiritual areas of life.  Three core programs will be: Movement 101, Nutrition 101 and Stress Reducation/Coping Mechanisms.

The Village Learning Place, Inc. 
Books2Go provides early literacy exposure through engaging read-alouds, language development and opportunities to extend learning through activities, games and dramatic play.

GEOGRAPHIC ELIGIBILITY

Questions regarding the Johns Hopkins Neighborhood Fund, contact Jeff Pratt at jeffpratt@jhu.edu or 410-516-6060.