Family League has relationships at all levels. From the Mayor’s office to on-the-ground community organizations, we continue to bring key players to the table to develop tools for change.
Family League has relationships at all levels. From the Mayor’s office to on-the-ground community organizations, we continue to bring key players to the table to develop tools for change.
Connecting and convening private and public funders, local community leaders, educators, health professionals, and businesses to develop a shared agenda for action remains our priority.
Family League’s funded partners are our link to Baltimore. We connect a wide range of partners with funding opportunities to help them mutually reach our goal.
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GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
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RFQ OPPORTUNITIES
ADDITIONAL FUNDING OPPORTUNTITIES
The Weinberg Foundation and the Mayor’s Office have partnered to create a funding opportunity for small nonprofits (annual operating budget of $500,000 or less) that provide direct services to low-income individuals and families in Baltimore City. Grants, up to $10,000 per year and a maximum of one year, will be provided for general operating support, program support, equipment, and capacity building (e.g., evaluation and audit costs). The Foundation will make all grant payments directly to the nonprofits.
BALTIMORE BROTHERS
Baltimore Brothers’ focus is on providing activities for youth to increase male involvement in the community, decrease food insecurity for enrolled youth and their families, and break down historical barriers for African American boys and young men of color. They provide alternatives to engaging in delinquent felonious activities to ensure youth have resources and the support needed to avoid additional threats posed within the institution of the Justice Reform Bill.
WE WILL ALL RISE & NEXT ONE UP
Family League staff supported authentic collaboration and resource sharing between partners. These two Funded Partners met during a Site Leadership Meeting and cultivated true partnership to assist with recruitment efforts of African American male youth looking to obtain academic gains. Scholarship awards ranged from $5,000 – $10,000 with a grand total of over $32,000 in awards being given to young men to be successful in their pursuit of higher education.
FAMILY RECOVERY PROGRAM
The Family Recovery Program has utilized their funding to host weekly healthy cooking classes for residents. All materials and ingredients are provided to the participants free of charge, and they are able to take the healthy meals they create home to their families. This program also includes grocery store “field trips” to teach participants how to plan and shop for healthy, affordable meals.
KEYS EMPOWERS
KEYS Empowers, started programming this April and has already hosted one Culinary Therapy cohort with a second starting this June. Their intergenerational cooking classes seek to address food insecurity and nutrition insecurity while also working to close generational gaps. They are also supporting workforce development of youth aged 16 to 24 years who are responsible for grocery deliveries.
Y OF CENTRAL MARYLAND
Y of Central Maryland, who supports four of the six Family League funded High School OST programs, hosted a week long Freedom Ride Tour for high school students enrolled in their out-of-school-time programs. The tour included visiting four states.
NORTHBAY ACCELERATED
EYP Partner, Northbay, responded to the widening learning gap exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. NorthBay Education launched NorthBay Accelerated. This intensive tutoring program provides accelerated learning opportunities to 6th and 7th grade students, focused on intensive targeted tutoring in literacy development, social emotional learning (SEL), and hands-on residential learning extensions supporting school curricular learning outcomes.
Family League of Baltimore works collaboratively to support data-informed, community-driven solutions that align resources to dismantle the systemic barriers which limit the possibilities for children, families, and communities.
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