Health Care Grants

2007

Baltimore Medical System	$75,000
to cover the pre-construction costs (land acquisition, Geo-Tech, environmental testing, concept architectural drawings, and appraisal)
Brook Lane Health Services	$25,000
to purchase bleachers and equipment for a new gymnasium
Caroline Center	$50,000
to fund three fifteen week cycles of training for approximately 100 low-income women
Health Care for the Homeless	$125,000
to build a new three story 45,000 s. f. facility at the corner of Hillen Streets and the Fallsway
Joseph Richey House, Inc.	$75,000
to support their capital funding toward the $4.5 million cost to build Dr. Bob’s Place - A Hospice for Children
People’s Community Health Center	$86,400
to cover a portion of the renovation of their Greenmount Avenue facility, PCH’s flagship location
St. Agnes Foundation	$75,000
to be used toward the purchase of 24 recliners and patient-controlled audio-visual equipment for those receiving chemotherapy treatments
Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults	$35,000
in support of their Navigator position

Allegany Health Right, Inc.	$30,000
towards a Case Manager’s salary for the ongoing project of linking low income individuals with health care services
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing	$35,000
to fund a part time, Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner at the Rutland Health Clinic for 12 hours per week for one year for the community outreach projects
Mercy Health Services	$39,408
to purchase a Giraffe OmniBed for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Mission of Mercy	$35,000
to cover the medical dental staff salary and associated equipment
PACT (Parents and Children Together)	$50,000
to cover the one-year salary and benefits for their new Development Director to help infants and toddlers with developmental disabilities
Pro Bono Counseling Project	$25,000
to help launch a new program called "Families Surviving Cancer Together", which will provide professional personnel to give free mental health care services to adults who are primary caregivers for children with cancer
Project PLASE, Inc.	$37,000
towards in-house nursing services
Shepherd’s Clinic	$37,000
to replace the roof on their recently purchased building
Stella Maris	$37,000
to be used for health care related expenses for the terminally ill who struggle to pay for that health care
Therapeutic & Recreational Riding Center	$20,000
to install a sprinkler system, heaters and mirrors in a new indoor therapy riding arena

Abilities Network	$34,297
to provide repairs to their building and upgrades to their technology programs
Chrysalis House	$30,000
to fund a staff position and benefits for their outpatient substance abuse treatment component at this residential shelter for women and their children
Community Free Clinic	$25,000
to staff salary for a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner for one year for uninsured or underinsured residents living in Washington County
Franciscan Center	$45,000
to assist in funding their Health Support Initiative by providing a number of emergency services to clients in need of monies for eviction prevention, prescription co-pays, medical fees and supplies and HIV outreach
Hopewell Cancer Support	$22,500
towards salary and materials for the Director of Volunteer Services who will establish a system for recruiting, training, managing and cultivating volunteers
Mental Health Association of Frederick County	$20,000
towards funding "Parent Power" a program that prevents as well as reduces the incidences of child abuse and neglect in Frederick County
Pathfinders, Inc.	$20,000
to support the Executive Director’s salary for this organization which provides services for families with autistic children
St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation	$70,000
to fund, in part, their NICU project, specifically for the construction of a state-of-the-art isolation room

Hearing and Speech Agency	$25,000
towards the Center for Fluency Enhancement program which is the first of its kind in the metropolitan Baltimore area to help those children and adults who stutter
Medstar Health Visiting Nurse Association	$20,000
to provide medical social work services to at-risk mothers, infants and children in Central Maryland who cannot receive the necessary home care services for themselves or their children
Shepherd’s Clinic	$25,000
to be used toward support of their Volunteer and Donor Service Coordinator, some associated program costs, and to help with recruitment screening and supervision of volunteers
St. Martin’s Home	$36,000
to purchase two bathing tubs and four dietary hot trucks for the elderly living at this home run by the Little Sisters of the Poor
Stella Maris	$35,000
towards the state of art medical equipment to be used on the third floor of the Cardinal Shehan Wing once it is renovated

AIDS Interfaith Residential Services	$12,000
to upgrade their fundraising software program
Franciscan Center	$35,000
towards a Health Support Initiative project; a systemic approach to ensure quality health care for their clients
Franklin Square Hospital	$30,000
to expand their inpatient pediatric services to include a Pediatric Emergency Department
Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital	$16,250
to cover fees for a one-week camp program for 26 diabetic children in Summer 2003
Pro Bono Counseling Project	$10,000
for expansion of counseling services to include those diagnosed with cancer and for their families
Project Act	$15,000
to expand their services in Baltimore City and Baltimore County for children with special needs from low and moderate income families

Caroline Center	$25,000
towards a Geriatric Nursing Assistant Training Program
Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation	$67,624
towards fitness equipment for the new Good Health Center
Hearing and Speech Agency	$25,000
towards the art, music and drama classroom in their new facility
Mental Health Association of Maryland	$27,500
for the PRAISE Project, a program of education and collaboration between the faith and mental health communities
St. Agnes Foundation	$20,000
towards the Independence Square Project that provides physical rehabilitation for stroke and accident victims
Therapeutic & Recreational Riding Center	$22,500
1-to-1 match towards construction of a canopy at the entrance of the rider support building

Healthcare for the Homeless	$61,450
towards the salary of a full-time development associate, and an upgrade of a donor database
Volunteers for Medical Engineering	$27,000
towards general operating support for the volunteer program that creates customized devices for handicapped individuals
Wellness Community	$25,000
for the new Family Support Group and the Young Adult Discussion Group for cancer patients, their families, caregivers and friends free of charge

PACT: Helping Children With Special Needs, Inc.	$39,995
for Someplace Special, a childcare facility for medically fragile children including: cerebral palsy, Downs syndrome, and autism.
Pro Bono Counseling Project	$25,000
to support operating costs for this volunteer mental-health counseling organization which consists of psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses and social workers who provide services to those clients underserved in the mental health system.
SESHI (South East Senior Housing Initiative)	$67,000
towards a multi-agency partnership in providing help to the elderly poor in Baltimore by modifying their homes with safety equipment such as ramps, lighting, handicap showers, etc. and to provide needed health care and social services in support of the local partnership program with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Shepherd’s Clinic	$35,000
to support operating costs in providing primary health care to those who cannot afford health insurance and who do not qualify for government health assistance.