A Sanctuary for Military Families (Project Sanctuary)
to expand into Maryland this organization that takes military families “from battle-ready to family-ready” by providing outdoor therapeutic retreats in a healing environment, as well as ongoing family support services for two years following the retreat
Focus Area
Health
Year
2018
Amount
$75,000
Geography Served
Throughout the United States
Serving Jewish or General Community
General Community
Grant Type
Operating
Abilities Network
to support the general operations of this organization, which offers a variety of services for individuals and families with disabilities
Focus Area
Health
Year
2018 (Multi-year)
Amount
$200,000
Priority Community Served
Baltimore
Geography Served
Towson, MD
Serving Jewish or General Community
General Community
Grant Type
Operating
Action In Maturity (AIM)
to support the general operations of this organization, which provides supports and services for older adults to help them maintain independence as they age in their communities
Focus Area
Health
Year
2018 (Multi-year)
Amount
$150,000
Priority Community Served
Baltimore
Geography Served
Baltimore, MD
Serving Jewish or General Community
General Community
Grant Type
Operating
Albany Park Theater Project
to support this organization’s high school program, which provides mentoring, academic, and college preparation services for underserved students
Focus Area
Education
Year
2018 (Multi-year)
Amount
$50,000
Priority Community Served
Chicago
Geography Served
Chicago, IL
Serving Jewish or General Community
General Community
Grant Type
Small Grant
ALMA
to support the renovation of a skilled-nursing residence to integrate two new “housing clusters” that follow the Green House model—a more individualized, home-like living environment—and to support the construction of an adjacent day care center that will provide intergenerational after-school programming
Focus Area
Health
Year
2018
Amount
$650,000
Priority Community Served
Israel
Geography Served
Nazareth Illit, Israel
Serving Jewish or General Community
Jewish
Grant Type
Capital
Archway Station
to support the development of a Health Home program, which will provide behavioral health services for people with mental illness
Focus Area
Health
Year
2018 (Multi-year)
Amount
$175,000
Priority Community Served
Baltimore
Geography Served
Allegany County, MD
Serving Jewish or General Community
General Community
Grant Type
Program
ARK Chicago
to support the general operations of this organization, which provides a range of comprehensive services, including housing and health care, with the goal of helping people achieve self-sufficiency
Focus Area
Health
Year
2018 (Multi-year)
Amount
$250,000
Priority Community Served
Chicago
Geography Served
Chicago, IL
Serving Jewish or General Community
Jewish
Grant Type
Operating
Artspace Projects
to support the construction of six units of supportive housing for veterans, part of the Pullman Artspace Lofts project
Focus Area
Housing
Year
2018
Amount
$500,000
Priority Community Served
Chicago
Geography Served
Chicago, IL
Serving Jewish or General Community
General Community
Grant Type
Capital
Ashdod Old Age Home Association
to support the renovation of this facility as part of the Eshkolot initiative, a series of capital projects, in partnership with the National Insurance Institute, dedicated to advancing culture change within skilled nursing facilities serving older adults
Focus Area
Health
Year
2018
Amount
$950,000
Priority Community Served
Israel
Geography Served
Ashdod, Israel
Serving Jewish or General Community
Jewish
Grant Type
Capital
Associated Catholic Charities
to support the expansion of Answers for Aging, a program that provides assistance for older adults, families, and caregivers, with the goal of serving hundreds of older adults who are on a waiting list for affordable housing
Focus Area
Health
Year
2018
Amount
$450,000
Priority Community Served
Baltimore
Geography Served
Timonium, MD
Serving Jewish or General Community
General Community
Grant Type
Program
Associated Catholic Charities
to support this program, which deploys outreach workers to engage high-risk young adults, interrupt conflicts, and provide services, with the long-term goal of reducing violence in high crime neighborhoods
Focus Area
Health
Year
2018
Amount
$125,000
Priority Community Served
Baltimore
Geography Served
Baltimore, MD
Serving Jewish or General Community
General Community
Grant Type
Program
Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers (ABAG)
to support the Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative—a public/private partnership dedicated to advancing the labor market prospects of unemployed and underemployed City residents, as well as the aging funders affinity group—a network of older adults service providers
Focus Area
Jobs
Year
2018 (Multi-year)
Amount
$140,000
Priority Community Served
Baltimore
Geography Served
Baltimore, MD
Serving Jewish or General Community
General Community
Grant Type
Program
Atara
to support the general operations of this organization, which helps at-risk girls from Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) backgrounds—who have experienced physical and sexual abuse—to achieve economic independence through supportive housing, employment training, counseling, and wrap-around services
Focus Area
Jobs
Year
2018 (Multi-year)
Amount
$200,000
Priority Community Served
Israel
Geographies Served
Jerusalem, Israel
Netanya, Israel
Serving Jewish or General Community
Jewish
Grant Type
Operating
B'More Clubhouse
to support the general operations of this organization, which offers a supportive community where adults with mental illness can discover purpose through work
Focus Area
Health
Year
2018 (Multi-year)
Amount
$100,000
Priority Community Served
Baltimore
Geography Served
Baltimore, MD
Serving Jewish or General Community
General Community
Grant Type
Small Grant
Baltimore City Health Department
to support B’More for Healthy Babies, an initiative that works to ensure all of the City’s children are born healthy and grow and thrive in healthy familie
Focus Area
Health
Year
2018 (Multi-year)
Amount
$300,000
Priority Community Served
Baltimore
Geography Served
Baltimore, MD
Serving Jewish or General Community
General Community
Grant Type
Program
Baltimore Civic Fund
to support YouthWorks, the City’s summer jobs program operated by the Mayor’s Office on Employment Development