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    <title>The Horizon Foundation : Programs</title>
    <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org</link>
    <description>The Horizon Foundation</description>
    <lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:00:19 CDT</lastBuildDate>
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     <title>Alzheimer's Association - Central MD Chapter - $20,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24305</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24305</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:49:34 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>The 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.</description>
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     <title>Autism Society of America, Howard County Chapter - $5,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24306</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24306</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:00:33 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>The 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.</description>
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     <title>Bollman Bridge Elementary School - $5,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24307</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24307</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:04:30 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>The 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.</description>
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     <title>Bright Minds Foundation - $10,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24308</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24308</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:05:23 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Bright 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.</description>
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     <title>Community Action Council - $10,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24310</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24310</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:07:17 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>CAC 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.</description>
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     <title>Community Action Council - $5,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24309</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24309</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:06:03 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>CAC 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.</description>
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     <title>Folly Quarter Middle School - $2,368</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24311</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24311</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:10:18 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Folly 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.</description>
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     <title>Forest Ridge Elementary School - $2,250</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24312</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24312</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:11:00 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Forest 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...</description>
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     <title>Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center, Inc. - $25,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24313</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24313</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:11:37 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Grassroots 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.</description>
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     <title>HC DrugFree - $40,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24314</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24314</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:12:06 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>HC 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.</description>
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     <title>Loyola Clinical Centers - $17,675</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24315</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24315</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:13:22 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Loyola 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...</description>
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     <title>Marriotts Ridge High School - $2,456</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24316</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24316</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:14:03 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Marriotts 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.</description>
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     <title>Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland, Inc. - $19,022</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24317</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24317</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:14:36 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Meals 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.</description>
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     <title>TAI Sophia Institute - $12,100</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24318</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24318</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:15:20 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Tai 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).</description>
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     <title>The Red Devils - $4,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24319</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24319</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:16:12 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>The 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...</description>
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     <title>The Serenity Center, Inc. - $29,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24320</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24320</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:16:50 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Funding 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.</description>
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     <title>Voices for Children, Inc. - $12,400</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24321</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/24321</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:17:46 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Voices 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...</description>
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     <title>Association of Community Services - $78,834</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21952</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21952</guid>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 13:41:21 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Support ACS's ongoing work in the areas of education, training and public policy.</description>
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     <title>Columbia Foundation - $25,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21953</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21953</guid>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 13:41:56 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Funds from this grant will go toward assisting the Columbia Foundation in its strategic planning process.</description>
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     <title>Department of Citizen Services - $100,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21954</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21954</guid>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 13:42:35 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Funding for this grant will support the Community Service Partnerships Program.</description>
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     <title>Howard County Health Department - $50,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21955</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21955</guid>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 13:43:40 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>This grant will fund the assessment of health/medical needs, including inpatient capacity and the provision of public health and medical-related services, supplies and personnel to be included in the Howard County Emergency Operations Plan for use during an influenza Pandemic or other community-wide health emergency.</description>
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     <title>Women's Giving Circle of Howard County - $8,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21956</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21956</guid>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 13:44:20 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>This grant will support the shortfall in funding for administrative support for the Women's Giving Circle through December, 2010.</description>
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     <title>AARP - Howard County Tax Aides - $5,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20147</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20147</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:54:12 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Funding to provide additional laptops, printers and other peripherals for AARP Tax Aide volunteers to provide tax services to the low income families involved in the Community Action Council'ss financial counseling classes.  They will provide two volunteer counselors one day a week at the County's Gateway Building to work with 8-10 families each day.</description>
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     <title>Alianza de la Comunidad - $25,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20148</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20148</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:54:58 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Grant supports the continuation of parenting classes and workshops to Hispanic
  parents living in Howard County, in order to strengthen their parenting skills and empower them to become advocates
  for themselves and their children.  They use a program called Active Parenting, which has created materials specific
  to Spanish speakers.</description>
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     <title>Better Bedrest - $4,969</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20149</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20149</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:56:48 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Better Bedrest will conduct an outreach project to increase their visibility and calls from
  Howard County residents by reaching out to the OB/GYN practices in the community as well as increasing community
  awareness resulting in increased fund development.</description>
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     <title>Boy Scouts of America - $13,500</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20150</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20150</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:57:16 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Project supports the Baltimore Area Council, Boy Scouts of America expansion of their two Howard County high school pilot
  project, Cope on the Road to an additional four high schools in Fall 2009 for a total of 900 students in the six high
  schools.  Cope on the Road involves a series of initiative games and rope elements that instill the following seven key
  skills: teamwork, leadership, decision making, problem solving, communication, trust and self-esteem.</description>
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     <title>Community Action Council - $15,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20151</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20151</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:57:51 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Support for the Step Up Preschool Screening Initiative to provide multi-disciplinary screening services
  (hearing, vision, developmental, social and emotional, speech and language and oral health) to 100 eligible children
  who are not currently enrolled in one of the three early intervention programs available in Howard County for children
  from low income families.  Children in need of remedial services will be referred to appropriate service providers for
  intervention.  CAC will...</description>
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     <title>Courtesy on the Road, Inc. - $5,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20152</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20152</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:58:21 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Grant supports the continuation of Campaign for Courtesy on the Road,
  an incentive-based program to encourage teenage drivers to consider and monitor their actions on the road,
  avoiding road rage and adopting behaviors that will improve their safety and the safety of everyone on the roads.</description>
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     <title>FIRN, Inc. - $20,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20153</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20153</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:00:28 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Funding will support emergency preparedness activities for the foreign-born residents of Howard
  County.</description>
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     <title>HC DrugFree - $29,880</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20154</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20154</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:00:57 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Funding to assist HC DrugFree maintain a reduced infrastructure necessary to provide mission-related services
  and maintain their capacity to respond to the needs of the community.</description>
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     <title>Howard County General Hospital - $19,950</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20155</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20155</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:01:28 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Grant provides for the expansion the hospital’s perinatal bereavement program to include perinatal
  hospice services to support families as they transition from delivery to a possible short life of their baby.  Funds will
  provide for the development of hospital policies that support palliative care in planning for an infant’s death, materials,
  staff education and increased hours for the HCGH Perinatal Bereavement Coordinator to provide emotional, spiritual
  and practical support...</description>
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     <title>Lazarus Foundation - $5,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20156</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20156</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:02:08 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Lazarus Foundation will develop a mentor’s handbook for high school students to use as part of the
  "PC’s 4 Kid’s" initiative.  Technology savvy high school students are mentors who teach the kids who receive
  computers as part of the initiative how to properly use them.</description>
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     <title>Leadership Howard County - $17,500</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20157</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20157</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:02:36 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>With support from the Foundation a newly designed Leadership Premier program began with the 2008-2009 class
  which incorporated changes in the way participants experience community issues, interact with decision makers and
  expand their perspectives for future community volunteer and leadership commitments.  Based on the experiences of
  the first year LHC will be maintaining the consultant’s services for and additional year to address issues around 
  design and to complete the...</description>
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     <title>Maryland Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped - $9,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20158</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20158</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:03:02 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>The Maryland Foundation for Dentistry for the Handicapped is a non-profit that provides pro bono dental
  services for Howard County residents who are disabled and low income.  The Howard County chapter, Donated
  Dental Services (DDS) will determine applicants eligible for service from the 32 individuals on the waiting list who
  have been waiting the waiting longest for services and provide needed services.</description>
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     <title>STEM Resource Center - $20,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20159</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20159</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:03:26 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>The HCPSS STEM Resource Center will conduct an educational and hands on pilot event and eight
  subsequent events to demonstrate the fun side of science, technology, engineering and math for children from age
  four to eleven and their parents in communities that typically have low levels of participation in STEM activities as 
  a means to encourage careers in these fields.</description>
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     <title>The Red Devils - $4,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20160</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20160</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:03:48 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>The 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.  
  Funding will support their Howard County activities with their partners in the county, Howard County General
  Hospital, the Howard County Health Department and the Claudia Mayer Cancer Resource Center.</description>
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     <title>The Serenity Center, Inc. - $20,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20161</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20161</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:04:12 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Funding will support the expansion of wellness programs, such as acupuncture treatment, holistic therapy and
  wellness workshops and seminars, available to the 400 plus participants of the 12-step programs offered at the
  Serenity Center.  The Serenity Center will work with the nationally recognized Tai Sophia Institute.</description>
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     <title>We Promote Health - $5,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20162</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20162</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:04:38 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>In collaboration with the original partners of the 10-week program Get Active
  Howard County, the Columbia Association and the American Cancer Society,
  We Promote Health plans will take the lead in expanding the program to a year round initiative entitled
  Stay Active Howard County.</description>
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     <title>A Woman's Journey - $5,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20163</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20163</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:59:32 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Grant will support efforts to maximize the participation of Howard County women in the Johns Hopkins Medicine's annual woman's health program, A Woman's Journey.</description>
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     <title>Lisbon Elementary School - $1,750</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20164</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/20164</guid>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:00:01 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Grant will provide funding for a program for struggling readers from Lisbon and Bushy Park Elementary Schools to receive direct instruction and practice during the summer.</description>
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     <title>A Woman's Journey - $27,930</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21936</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21936</guid>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 12:59:48 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>A Woman’s Journey, a program of Johns Hopkins Medicine, proposes to present a series of seminars to increase awareness of various health conditions, provide the most current medical information to help prevent and/or improve self-management of targeted conditions affecting woman’s health.</description>
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     <title>A-OK Mentoring - Tutoring - $4,875</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21957</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21957</guid>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 13:45:11 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Provides start-up funding for A-OK Mentoring - Tutoring as the organization formalizes and seeks 501(c)(3) status.</description>
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     <title>Columbia Tomorrow - $500</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21958</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21958</guid>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 13:46:01 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>To support the visit by the mayor of Columbia, MO to attend the Bike Power Summit with local community leaders.</description>
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     <title>Howard County Health Department - $200,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21959</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21959</guid>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 13:46:35 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>The grant provides funding for the county-wide PanFlu training exercises in September, 2009.</description>
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     <title>Leadership Howard County - $12,725</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21960</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21960</guid>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 13:47:14 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Funding to continue the Youth on Board program.</description>
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     <title>Alpha Foundation of Howard County - $10,800</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21937</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21937</guid>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 13:21:32 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>The organization is requesting assistance to enhance their information management system and website in an effort to document and evaluate the fraternity’s educational programs as well as support for a board evaluation of need and subsequent needed training.</description>
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     <title>American Institute of Wine  Food - $13,500</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21938</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21938</guid>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 13:22:31 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Days of Taste is an educational discovery-based food program for elementary school age children.  It provides them with an opportunity to experience and compare diverse food tastes, visit a farm and prepare a fresh salad.  The program encourages children to eat a variety of whole foods and emphasizes the importance of balance in food for good eating and good health.  Building on the pilot at Swansfield Elementary School, Days of Taste is proposing a similar program for 12 Howard County...</description>
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     <title>Association of Community Services - $5,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21939</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21939</guid>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 13:23:54 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Project is to develop a business plan that will support an expanded visitation and exchange center focused on meeting the needs of at-risk families dealing with issues such as domestic violence, substance abuse and allegations of child abuse.</description>
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     <title>Bridges to Housing Stability, Inc. - $31,200</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21940</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21940</guid>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 13:24:53 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Project seeks support for a two-year multi-agency collaboration to keep at risk families in their homes and reduce homelessness in Howard County.  The collaborative partners in this project are CCH, Grassroots, Christ Church Link and the Department of Citizen Services.  The group has recently received a grant of $253,898 for two years from the Homelessness Prevention and Re-housing Program (HPRP), a part of the Administration’s American Re-investment and Recovery Act of 2009.  Foundation...</description>
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     <title>Department of Citizen Services - $45,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21943</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21943</guid>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 13:32:40 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>The Department of Citizen Services is requesting funding to improve and expand the Homeless Management Information System currently used by several providers to the eventual County wide data collection system for all human service organizations.  While currently not being used effectively, the system has far reaching capabilities that could enhance data collection.</description>
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     <title>FISH of Howard County - $40,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21944</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21944</guid>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 13:33:22 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Grant will sustain the FISH Pharmacy Assistance Program which addresses the pharmaceutical needs of the Howard County "at risk" population for an additional two years.</description>
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     <title>Girl Scouts of Central Maryland - $7,500</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21945</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21945</guid>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 13:34:14 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Project Anti-Violence Education (PAVE) is a peer directed program of the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland that addresses major problems facing youth today, namely, violence, bullying, peer pressure, smoking, drinking, internet and personal safety as well as gangs.  PAVE engages young people in identifying problems/concerns in their communities and possible solutions thus helping them to make positive choices.  The Girl Scouts of Central Maryland wish to pilot an expansion of the Baltimore...</description>
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     <title>Homewood Center - $4,790</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21946</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21946</guid>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 13:35:00 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>The Legacy Project exposes Homewood Center students to the use of written language, primarily poetry as a way to safely process feelings and ideas.  The program consists of fifteen workshops and other activities such as field trips 
that are designed to enhance the students’ self-confidence and self-esteem.</description>
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     <title>NeighborRide - $25,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21947</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21947</guid>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 13:35:53 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Funding of this project is for capacity building for expansion and sustainability through community outreach for both volunteer and passenger recruitment in the outer regions of the County; increasing support for older adults with low incomes; and review and update of risk management policies and procedures.</description>
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     <title>Office of Children's Services - $34,140</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21948</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21948</guid>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 13:36:44 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Project will continue to build on the work of the Foundation’s Connections initiative by maintaining the strong momentum of Voices for Change ensuring that youth continue to have a voice in their future, providing a bridge between the work of the Youth Task Force (established by the Howard County Council) and the actual creation of a Youth Commission, and working to assure that Howard County has access to state and federal funding to reach the goals of Positive Youth Development.</description>
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     <title>The Arc of Howard County - $10,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21949</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21949</guid>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 13:37:42 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>The Arc is requesting funding to develop a new three year strategic plan that will fully assess the mission, core values and underlying service assumptions; as well as, identifying primary goal areas for the future.  The Arc’s current strategic plan will conclude at the end of their 2010 fiscal year (June 30, 2010).  The economy has created a multitude of challenges for The Arc.  With these challenges comes the possibility of new opportunities to reach out to current clients, donors,...</description>
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     <title>The Salvation Army - $30,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21950</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21950</guid>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 13:38:33 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>Project supports crisis services for Howard County families with low-income in need of eviction and utility turnoff  prevention assistance.  The focus is to help to maintain safe, stable housing and ultimately help to reduce homelessness in Howard County.</description>
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     <title>Volunteer Center Serving Howard County - $20,000</title>
     <link>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21951</link>
     <guid>http://www.thehorizonfoundation.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/21951</guid>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 13:39:41 CDT</pubDate>
     <description>To increase the capacity of the volunteer clearinghouse and disaster volunteer database and to encourage volunteerism as a part of a healthy, productive lifestyle by fostering community resiliency/preparedness and involvement.  Volunteer mobilization is a critical piece of Howard County’s emergency response capacity.  The Volunteer Center has been active in disaster preparedness at both the local and regional level.  Additionally, the Center serves as clearinghouse for volunteer activity...</description>
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