In March, the Chesapeake Bay Trust presented a $29,887 grant to Living Classrooms Foundation to support their environmental education programs at the Masonville Cove Environmental Education Center, an urban nature center on the Patapsco River that serves the Brooklyn, Curtis Bay and Cherry Hill communities.
Living Classrooms Foundation is a Baltimore-Washington based nonprofit organization that strengthens communities and inspires young people to achieve their potential through hands-on education, job training, and community service programs, using urban, natural, and maritime settings as “living classrooms.” The Foundation has been serving the community for over twenty-five years.
The grant has been partially funded by a $10,000 donation from the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim. A Maryland 501(c)(3) charity, the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim has contributed more than $107,000 to the Chesapeake Bay Trust since 2005, for distribution through its grants program to promote education, restoration and community outreach.
Since 1985, the Chesapeake Bay Trust has awarded more than $45 million in grants through Maryland and the broader Chesapeake Bay watershed. This grant was awarded as part of the Trust’s Environmental Education grant program, which seeks to expand K-12 environmental education programs and increase student access to outdoor learning experiences. In 2011, the Trust awarded nearly $1,000,000 to support environmental education and student development programs throughout Maryland.
source: Chesapeake Bay Trust
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