Baltimore Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound Center is one of three non-profits that will receive a total of $35,000 from national law firm Ober|Kaler's Community Grants Program. The annual program awards grants to community organizations dedicated to improving the lives of at-risk youth in the Baltimore and Washington, DC metro area.
Baltimore Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound Center, Pediatric AIDS/HIV Care, Inc
. will each receive a $10,000 Ober|Kaler Community Grant. A special $15,000 Grant will go to Horton's Kids. In addition to awarding the grant, employees of the firm will volunteer their time to this Program. A detailed description of each organization is listed below.
"We are particularly proud to lend a hand this year, our seventh year of giving, during these difficult economic times. The organizations we selected are doing very worthy work in the communities in which we work," said attorney Joseph C. Kovars, chair of Ober|Kaler's Community Grants Committee.
Baltimore Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound Center will receive a $10,000 grant. The mission of this program is to provide a continuum of challenging, transformative experiences for 200 Baltimore City youth, 12 to 17 years of age in 2010. The Baltimore Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound Center was established in 1986 by community leaders with the mission to build leadership capacity within our community by providing students, educators, and community leaders with opportunities to develop a better understanding of their capabilities and value to their community.
Pediatric Aids/HIV Care, Inc. will also receive a $10,000 grant. This organization provides children living with HIV/AIDS with education, therapy, and youth programming to empower them to live healthy and successful lives. Pediatric Care has been serving youth for over 20 years and will continue to do so until the stigma of HIV/AIDS is eradicated.
Horton's Kids will receive a $15,000 grant for its One-on-One Tutoring Program. The Horton's Kids tutoring program serves 163 children, ages 4-18, from the Wellington Park neighborhood in Washington, DC's Ward 8. The thrice weekly tutoring program takes place in Congressional Office buildings. Horton's Kids is in its eighth year and has successfully developed the "mobile tutoring approach" in which children travel to safe places stocked with personalized educational materials where they meet their regularly-attending volunteer tutors.
Source: Ober|Kaler
Writer: Walaika Haskins