Johns Hopkins University Innovation Fund for Community Safety Grants - Stable Homes, Safe Communities Project

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Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Inc

Foundation One-time Housing Grants for Nonprofits Grants for Homeless

Funding Amount

$220,000 over three years

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Cycle: One-time opportunity
Tracked since: April 2026

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Other requirements

Projects must:
Seek to improve community safety and reduce crime in Baltimore City
Target grassroots initiatives
Address housing stability needs

Overview

Johns Hopkins University Innovation Fund for Community Safety Grants

Project Name: Stable Homes, Safe Communities

Geographic Scope: Baltimore City (East and Central Baltimore neighborhoods)

Focus Areas:

Housing stability and affordability
Community safety and crime reduction
Homelessness prevention
Assistance for disinvested and marginalized community members

Project Description

The "Stable Homes, Safe Communities" project aims to assist disinvested and marginalized community members secure safe and affordable housing, thereby preserving intergenerational resources, preventing homelessness, and stabilizing communities. Housing stability has been linked to impacting the physical, mental, and economic health and well-being of families and communities.

Key Activities

Legal Clinics: Up to 12 free legal clinics per year in targeted, low-income neighborhoods in East and Central Baltimore
Wraparound Services: Community partners provide wraparound social services
Know Your Rights Presentations: Free legal presentations relevant to stable housing, community safety, and other pressing issues
Target Outcome: Assist 350 families over three years to attain housing stability

Eligibility

Projects must:

Seek to improve community safety and reduce crime in Baltimore City
Target grassroots initiatives
Address housing stability needs

Recipient Organization Experience

Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland (PBRC) demonstrated:

Proven track record in delivering effective community-based legal clinics
Expertise in home tax sale and foreclosure prevention
Experience with advance and life planning services
Court-based eviction prevention and debt defense clinics
Over six years of assisting more than 650 homeowners at risk of tax sale foreclosure (average home ownership of 24 years)

Contact Information

Sharon Goldsmith, Executive Director

Email: sgoldsmith@probonomd.org
Phone: 443.703.3048

What Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2021 — the most recent filing with itemized grants

Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Inc reported $3,399 in grants for 2023 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2021, its most recent itemized filing.

Grants in 2021: 1
Total given: $50K
Median grant: $50K