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1999 ANNUAL REPORT the Abell Foundation, Inc SINCE ITS THE INCEPTION, ........................................................................ THE ABELL ABELL FOUNDATION ........................................................................ HAS BEEN FOUNDATION DEDICATED ........................................................................ TO THE ANNUAL REPORT 1999 ENHANCEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN BALTIMORE AND MARYLAND A HISTORY OF THE ABELL FOUNDATION The Abell Foundation, formerly known as The A. S. Abell Company Foundation, was established on December 31, 1953, on the initiative of the late Harry C. Black, philanthropist and then chairman of the board of the A. S. Abell Company, publishers of the Baltimore Sunpapers. Since its inception as a private foundation incorporated in Maryland, The Abell Foundation has been dedicated to the enhancement of the quality of life in Maryland. From its beginnings, the Foundation has supported needs across the community spectrum. Early records show gifts to hospitals, educational IN AWARDING institutions, culture and the arts, and human services—including the Associated Jewish Charities and the United Negro College Fund of Baltimore, Inc. ITS GRANTS The Foundation’s mission, though shaped early on by Harry C. Black, was given firmer definition over the years by his nephew and THE FOUNDATION successor, Gary Black. With the passing of Gary Black in October of 1987, the mantle of leadership was passed to his son, Gary Black, Jr., who had trained a PLACES SPECIAL lifetime for the position. EMPHASIS ON The Foundation’s leadership over the years has been supported by persons of remarkable dedication and community involvement: William S. GRANTEE Abell, Thomas B. Butler, George L. Bunting, Jr., Robert C. Embry, Jr., Harrison Garrett, Benjamin Griswold, III, Robert Garrett, Jacqueline Hrabowski, ACCOUNTABILITY. William E. McGuirk, Jr., Sally J. Michel, Edwin F. Morgan, John E. Semmes, William Schmick, Jr., W. Shepherdson Abell, Jr., Donald H. Patterson, William L. Jews, and Walter Sondheim, Jr. A new generation of leadership has made its impression on the Foundation’s mission; its charge to itself has consistently been to act as an agent of change. The mission has been broadened to include special emphases on public education, economic development, and health-related human services. The Foundation’s current assets reflect the financial success of the Baltimore Sunpapers and the generosity of Mr. Harry Black, who left a portion of his estate to the Foundation. On October 17, 1986, the resources of the Foundation were increased substantially by the sale of the A. S. Abell Company. In carrying out its mission, the Foundation continues to honor the legacy of its founder and early directors, while redefining its programs in recognition of changing times. THE ABELL FOUNDATION 1 HIGHLIGHTS No one foundation, by itself, can hope to meet all of the demands placed upon its resources. Consistent with this viewpoint, The Abell Foundation is committed to the idea that it can make more of a difference – can see its funding count more significantly – by focusing its energy and funding, and so the Foundation concentrates on the quality of life in Baltimore City. And within the rubric “quality of life,” there are categories of exigencies—crime, drugs, joblessness, substandard education, the consequences of all of these pathologies on the city’s ability to function and thrive. In addressing these concerns, The Abell Foundation, while providing funding to alleviate day-to-day crises, is committed to encouraging thoughtful, creative, long-range solutions to them. Examples of this philosophy at work include funding to support an initiative at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center designed to reduce recidivism of repeat victims of trauma associated with violence; Helping Up Mission’s effort to expand and enrich services to the homeless; Safe and Sound’s campaign to reduce Baltimore’s homicide rate; and Teach Baltimore’s support for early elementary education in Baltimore City. History makes clear that the struggle to find solutions to the problems of Baltimore’s urban challenges is a continuing process. The Abell Foundation is committed to being part of that process. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL SYSTEM SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER In 1998 the Shock Trauma Center of the University of Maryland Medical System treated 1,242 victims of violence, providing resuscitation, surgery, and recovery services. This victim recidivism reflects a national trend: Shock Trauma is seeing a steady rise in the incidence of uninsured victims of violence who frequently return to Shock Trauma with life-threatening wounds, incurring enormous public cost. For instance, data from 1998 showed that 25% (310) of the 1,242 victims of violence treated at Shock Trauma were repeat victims. Police data from that same year show that, of the 313 homicides in Baltimore City, 30% (94) were repeat victims of violence frequently associated with drugs. According to a recent University of Maryland study conducted by Drs. Paul Stolley and Carnell Cooper, a conservative average cost per patient admitted due to violent injury is $42,000 for strictly hospital-related costs. The study also established that the costs of care for violent trauma recidivists were significantly higher than those for first-time trauma victims. Data revealed that the victims were typically young African-American males-unemployed and drug addicted-with a history of crime and incarceration. Most were fathers who have a seventh-grade education, or less, not living with their children. With an $85,111 grant from The Abell Foundation and some public funding, a team of doctors and social workers at Shock Trauma designed and implemented an 18-month Violence Intervention Project. Eighty repeat violence victims who agreed to participate were randomly placed into one of two groups: the intervention group where 40 participants receive a comprehensive range of support services, including drug treatment, extensive counseling, 2 ANNUAL REPORT 1999 housing and job training/placement assistance, and the control group, where participants receive only the minimal services provided to repeat victims at the Shock Trauma Center. Participants in both groups are required to self-report crime and substance abuse information, in addition to consenting to a check on criminal background information. Participants are subject to frequent urine testing. A parole and probation officer on site works with those in the criminal justice system (80% have criminal histories). Preliminary data show that the intervention group has a significantly higher rate of employment and job retention than the control A NEW group, and lower rates of re-arrest, incarceration for violent crimes, and readmission to the Shock Trauma Center. The project, the first of its kind in the nation, is designed with a VIOLENCE strong evaluation component focusing on the cost effectiveness of the intervention, and a three-month, six-month, and one-year follow-up of the INTERVENTION participants in both groups. The hypothesis being tested is that a cost-effective hospital-based intervention program reduces violence recidivism and crime, and PROGRAM, leads to significant economies. AN ABELL HELPING UP MISSION SUPPORTED According to a recent study released by the Baltimore City Task Force on Homelessness, nearly 3,000 men, women, and children are homeless “FIRST” each night in Baltimore City — more than 17,000 each year. Twenty thousand times during any given year, a shelter must turn someone away. In Baltimore AT THE City, the Helping Up Mission has had a long tradition of serving homeless men. Over the past decade, the mission has been following a general trend among the UNIVERSITY emergency and transitional shelters serving the homeless, focusing on the underlying issues of homelessness, lack of job skills, drug addiction, alcoholism, OF MARYLAND and scarcity of treatment services. The Helping Up Mission currently serves 80 homeless men in HOSPITAL, its residential program. Approximately 65-75% of these men are addicted to alcohol, drugs, or both. The mission turns away four times as many men as it IS SHOWING can serve. Because of the growing need for services over the past year and a half, the mission embarked on a fundraising drive with the goal of expanding its PROMISING Spiritual Recovery Program. The Abell Foundation has provided $100,000 toward the renovation of an adjoining building, which will house up to 105 RESULTS. additional men. This expansion will enable the mission to provide support services, literacy and GED classes, job training, and placement for 150 men in recovery. The mission will also provide follow-up services to graduates of the program and track their job retention. CHRISTOPHER PLACE EMPLOYMENT ACADEMY Christopher Place was established in l983 as a drop-in center for homeless men. In 1993 the agency expanded to include Christopher Place Employment Academy, a job training facility with a residential component and a focus on recovering addicts. The academy provides a 12-month intensive THE ABELL FOUNDATION 3 classroom/workplace training program, implemented in three phases. It is an abstinence-based program with 100% employment placement rate for the 193 academy members who have completed the training. Among the many barriers facing homeless addicted men is the lack of affordable, stable housing in the city. The Abell Foundation contributed $75,000 to provide a number of rental properties, each accommodating up to four unrelated men, in each housing unit.
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