American Institute of Wine & Food - $14,500Funding to develop and implement evaluations to quantify the impact of the program, Days of Taste: Community Model to Improve Children's Food Choices, as well as to enhance curriculum through collaborations with local organizations supportive of children's health, and to expand to over 850 children a year.
Athelas Institute, Inc. - $15,425This new Community Wellness program will enable individuals with intellectual disabilities the opportunity for specialized physical activities leading to increased strength and stamina for jobs and activities of daily living.
Baltimore Area Council, BSA - $15,000Funding for COPE on the Road, which will provide 900 high school students with three hours per semester of challenging physical exercises that instill seven key skills: teamwork, leadership, decision making, problem solving, communications, trust and self-esteem.
FIRN - $20,000Continuation of the Foreign-Born Community Health and Wellness Program
program which provides information and referrals to enhance the health and wellness of the foreign-born community with access to care, prevention, nutrition, and promotion of healthier lifestyles.
Girls on the Run of Howard County, Inc. - $5,000Financial aid for elementary and middle school girls to participate in an experiential learning program that combines training for a 3.1 mile running event with self-esteem enhancing, uplifting workouts which encourage positive emotional, social, mental, spiritual and physical development.
Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center, Inc. - $3,500Funding to support suicide awareness and prevention activities with the objectives of reducing suicide and increasing community awareness of suicide and the resources available to help in times of crisis.
HC DrugFree - $35,000Funding for youth drug prevention education programs and other resources, while continuing to respond to the growing needs of the community and continuing to increase the ability to raise funds to become self-sustaining.
Laurel Woods Elementary School PTA - $18,095For Journey to Health and Wellness Project, which aims to increase physical activity, strength and conditioning of students; educate them on healthy nutritional choices and food preparation; and increase parental participation in health programs at Laurel Woods Elementary.
Loyola University Maryland - $35,000Continue and enhance the Broadway Kids program which addresses the needs of county children and adolescents with a variety of communication impairments to further develop skills to support social communication.
Maryland Food Bank, Inc. - $25,000For the School Pantry Program, which provides groceries to low-income families while engaging parents and guardians in school-based volunteerism.
Maryland Society for Sight - $10,000Improving and enhancing community health with screening and follow-up aimed at preventing blindness from glaucoma by providing screening to older adults at events in the community to promote access to care and prevent vision loss.
National Family Resiliency Center, Inc. - $7,120New educational program called KidsConnex: Program for Children and Teens Whose Families Are in Transition for children and teens to empower them with knowledge, skills and tools to help them deal with their losses and cope with changes in parent-child relationships resulting from divorce or the end of a parent's relationship.
The Legacy Poetry Project - $4,790The Legacy Project will continue to expose students at Homewood school to the use of written language as a means to safely process feelings and ideas; participants will gain academic skills as local poets and the school media specialist lead them through workshops, field trips and other activities designed to enhance confidence and self-esteem.
University of Maryland Extension - $18,214Pilot project, called Seeds of Health, targeting African-American middle school youth participating in a 4-week summer camp that will include daily activities on healthy eating, food preparation and gardening to promote healthy behaviors that decrease risk of obesity.
2011 Strategic Initiatives Program
Class Acts Arts - $25,979DanceFit is a 10-week dance fitness program for middle and high school youth that combines the health benefits of aerobic dance with healthy eating and lifestyle choices. Workshops are led by professional dance groups ClancyWorks, Lesole's Dance Project, RCDance Discovery, and Urban Artistry, and the program includes instruction from a nutrition consultant. DanceFit is a pilot program.
Columbia Triathlon Association - $25,000Through the Youth Triathlon Project, the Columbia Triathlon Association (CTA) proposes to work with the Howard County Public School Office of Health and Physical Education to introduce the lifestyle of triathlon (swim, bike, run) into the physical education curriculum, with the goal of helping students K-12 develop a lifetime enjoyment and interest in health and fitness.
Family and Children's Services of Central Maryland - $40,840Family and Children's Services of Central Maryland (FCS) will provide comprehensive and supportive case management to uninsured and underinsured prenatal mothers in Howard County to support the health and well-being of the mother and the family. Our approach will leverage our expertise in the areas of child abuse prevention, case management and in-home intervention to promote successful outcomes.
FISH of Howard County - $30,000The purpose of this Grant Proposal is to seek funding for the FISH PHARMACY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Emergency funding for pharmacy assistance in Howard County has proven to be an essential program from its inception. We plan to continue this effort as long as the need is critical.
Girl Scouts of Central Maryland - $29,270This health education program for at-risk girls, developed with the Johns Hopkins Medical Institute-Community Services based on the collective knowledge, experience and data on the issues of nutrition, self-esteem, exercise, will be held after school at Camp Ilchester and will include hands-on workshop on nutrition, Science in the Kitchen, healthy eating activities and dance/exercise.
Healthy Howard, Inc. - $50,000Healthy Howard, Inc. seeks to establish a Healthy Child Care initiative that will provide clear, consistent and evidence-based guidelines to child care programs in the county to promote healthy nutrition and physical activity and reduce childhood obesity.
Neighbor Ride - $30,000To accommodate increased demand, Neighbor Ride will expand investment in volunteer recruitment, retention and appreciation. The Good Neighbor Fund, which provides subsidized transportation for low-income seniors, will be increased. Sustainability will be addressed through community outreach, business partnerships, and procedures that ensure the safety of passengers and volunteers.
The Arc of Howard County - $30,000We propose to install one personal computer (PC) in all 40 homes supported by The Arc of Howard County. This would ensure accurate and timely transfer of information from The Arc headquarters office to Arc homes, provide for emergency communication, and allow for communication on a daily basis among staff, family, and medical providers.
Way Station, Inc. - $50,000Develop innovative health home for 200 Howard Co. citizens with serious mental illness to increase access to primary care,enhance quality/integration,improve health,and reduce medical costs by: co-locating primary care in behavioral health facility;hiring physician consultant and nurse to integrate/manage care;and using evidence-based practices to promote healthy lifestyles/treatment compliance.
Capacity Building Grants - 2010
Association of Community Services - $63,000Funding for ongoing work in the areas of education, training and public policy that assists the human service community in Howard County.
Howard Community College - $356,408Activities include curriculum design, policy formulation, program accreditation, and the provision of design expertise for optimal space utilization.
Community Health Issues Program - 2010
Alzheimer's Association - Central MD Chapter - $20,000The Alzheimer's Association through its project SPEED--Services, Programs and Engagement for Early Dementia will develop programs to serve people with early stage dementia. Funding will support training for staff, an 8-week education series for people with early stage dementia and their care partners, an early stage support group, and a 9-week pilot social program. The Alzheimer's Association will be partnering with the Howard County Office this project.
Autism Society of America, Howard County Chapter - $5,000The Autism Society of Howard County is requesting support to host a one "Lose the Training Wheels Bike Camp" in partnership with the Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks (HCRP) for children with developmental disabilities. HCRP is contributing space, background checks, volunteer companions, and a site manager to this project.
Bollman Bridge Elementary School - $5,000The Bollman Bridge Wellness Committee designed a number of programs to assist students, families, staff and the community at large identify and reduce risk factors related to specific chronic diseases and adopt a healthy lifestyle. The school holds Town Hall meetings with families and community members to dialogue, plan, and receive feedback on effectiveness of programs offered.
Bright Minds Foundation - $10,000Bright Minds in collaboration with HC Board of Education and HCPSS identified the digital divide as a major equity issue facing over 500 middle school students in the HCPSS. In 2008, the Foundation began working with the Lazarus Foundation to provide middle schoolers who did not have desktop computer with keyboard, speakers, Microsoft Office, Anti-virus as training for the student and one parent.
Community Action Council - $10,000CAC would like to purchase an infrared camera and a combustion analyzer to enhance the Weatherization Assistance Program. This equipment will also assist CAC in analyzing the quality of energy related to home improvement.
Community Action Council - $5,000CAC is requesting support to hire a consultant to conduct a comprehensive relevant information on Howard County's low income population in order to identify specific needs and conditions. The information will be used to guide decisions regarding future allocation of resources as well as resource gaps, challenges and opportunities in future programming. The information is critical for CAC's 2011-2013 strategic plan.
Folly Quarter Middle School - $2,368Folly Quarter Middle School is requesting funding to assist in the purchase of a 9'x12' greenhouse to provide their students with an understanding of charity and the environment, thus contributing to their science and life education and would provide a hands on service learning project. Additionally, the Grassroots Homeless Shelter would be the recipient of the fresh produce raised in the greenhouse.
Forest Ridge Elementary School - $2,250Forest Ridge Elementary, in North Laurel, plans to establish their school as a "Girls on the Run" site in the coming year to address girls’ healthy lifestyle choices for third through fifth graders. The "Girls on the Run" program is a national organization that encourages positive social, emotional and physical development; the Howard County council began in 2009. Girls on the Run is a life-changing character development program for girls grades 3-8 that uses running to teach values and a sense of self.
Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center, Inc. - $25,000Grassroots is requesting support for the Route One Day Resource Center-which serves homeless individuals living outside the Route One Corridor. The Center's services include access to health care, addictions treatment, nutrition and employment counseling, social security information, among other things. Services are provided by volunteers, the faith community, and a part-time volunteer coordinator.
HC DrugFree - $40,000HC DrugFree is requesting support to continue to provide teen drug and alcohol prevention education programs, the annual Teen Job and Volunteer Fair, and other resources while responding to the growing needs of the community.
Loyola Clinical Centers - $17,675Loyola University Maryland, in partnership with the Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts, is seeking funding to continue Expanding Horizons: Broadway Kids program a pilot project that uses a collaborative speech-language/performing arts method to improve social communications for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The program provides direct speech-language services to children who have identified social language deficits secondary to ASD or other developmental disabilities using performing arts with their non-disabled siblings and peers.
Marriotts Ridge High School - $2,456Marriotts Ridge High School established a Bereavement Group this school year to help students process their feelings and begin to heal from the loss of a loved one. Support is provided by the Student Services Team at Marriotts Ridge and Gilchrist Hospice Center on an in-kind basis. They are requesting funds to continue to provide support for the students in need through the summer months as well as support during the next school year.
Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland, Inc. - $19,022Meals on Wheels proposes to hire a part-time outreach coordinator to recruit new home-bound elderly clients and local program volunteers in the North Laurel-Savage area. Due to the distance from the primary base of operation, the Howard County Meals on Wheels program currently pays two drivers to deliver meals to 36 clients in the southeast region.
TAI Sophia Institute - $12,100Tai Sophia is proposing to provide a series of workshops and practical techniques around healthy lifestyle choices, preventative self-care, natural interventions, exercise, nutrition, stress management, healthy relationships, and personal development to targeted populations (the uninsured, underinsured, young parents, seniors, and families experiencing chronic health or economic difficulties).
The Red Devils - $4,000The Red Devils provide quality of life services such as transportation, meals and groceries, house cleaning, complimentary therapies, and prescription drug co-pays for patients with breast cancer and their families. They are requesting funding to support their Howard County activities with their partners in the county - Howard County General Hospital (the initial site of this program in 2003), the Howard County Health Department and the Claudia Mayer Cancer Resource Center (both of which joined the network in the early fall of 2007).
The Serenity Center, Inc. - $29,000Funding would support the second year continuation of a pilot wellness acupuncture and meditation program offered by Tai Sophia Institute three times per week and available to the 400 plus participants of the Serenity Center's 12-step programs to reduce stress and increase the success of the 12-step programs. Currently over 100 participants are involved in this project and several are beginning to report positive changes as a result of the program.
Voices for Children, Inc. - $12,400Voices for Children in partnership with Fostering Futures is proposing to develop a network of supportive adults to provide both support and guidance to older youth in foster care to improve the outcomes for young adults aging out of the foster care system in Howard County. This will be accomplished by using online social networks, and other Internet technologies along with traditional community outreach to identify and match supportive adults who will support foster youth with the development of life skills, and establishing supportive networks.
Strategic Initiatives Program - 2010
Alpha Foundation of Howard County - $40,640Provide nurses to do blood pressure testing for African American boys starting at 3 years of age at various locations in Howard County, and provide education for parents and children who have hypertension.
Friends of Howard County Library - $25,000Create a community-based teaching garden designed to grow healthy habits. Childhood obesity prevention will be promoted through activities for families, and encouraging children to learn about nutrition and health in an outside, interactive setting as part of environmental, nutrition and science classes.
Greater Baltimore Area Command - $10,000Provide eviction and utility turn-off assistance that will help maintain safe, stable housing which ultimately will reduce homelessness in Howard County.
HC DrugFree - $60,000Funding to provide in-language drug and alcohol educational programs and resources, participate in community events, and encourage volunteer opportunities to both parents and youth in the Howard County Hispanic community.
Homewood Center - $4,790Continuation of the program to expose students to the use of written language as a means to safely process feelings and ideas through a series of workshops and other activities designed to enhance confidence and self-esteem.
Howard County Health Department - $32,000Pilot project to determine the efficacy of a treatment program to control Lyme Disease bearing ticks in county park lands with relatively low environmental and fiscal impact.
NAMI - Howard County - $20,000Promote physical health and wellness for people who live with serious mental illness through healthy living education, on-line assistance and peer support.
NeighborRide - $27,000Expand volunteer recruitment, retention and appreciation efforts, and increase the Good Neighbor Fund in order to ensure that transportation is available to all seniors, regardless of ability to pay.
Office of Children's Services - $12,700In collaboration with the Local Children's Board, provide culturally sensitive community based education focused on diet and activity challenges common to lower income families, and link families with available nutrition assistance programs.
Office of Children's Services - $17,083Support for the continued evolution of Voices for Change, to ensure its growth and increase its visibility in the community, allowing youth a voice in identifying issues important to them, including them in policy-making decisions, and encouraging them to take responsibility for the outcomes as a way to improve Positive Youth Development in Howard County.
Patuxent Valley Middle School - $5,000Provide bus transportation for the '8th Period' after school program which helps at-risk students increase academic performance and healthy development.
St. John Baptist Church - $25,000In collaboration with four partners, increase HIV/AIDS prevention awareness, improve access to HIV/AIDS testing and counseling, increase the number of people who know their sero-status, and mobilize leaders of other community organizations to organize similar HIV/AIDS prevention and testing programs.
We Promote Health - $3,500Integrate WE CAN (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity and Nutrition) activities into Stay Active Howard County to help children ages 8-13 and their parents learn about attaining and maintaining healthy weight and other valuable wellness habits.
Wilde Lake High School PTSA - $5,870Offer training to high school students in the months leading up to graduation related to smoking, alcohol and drug use; safe driving; and prescription/over the counter drug use (offered in conjunction with HC DrugFree). Provide incentives to encourage student and parent participation.
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