Our Plan
The Close Foundation raises money to award grants, provide assistance to qualifying programs, and provide ongoing financial assistance to the Department of Juvenile Services (DJS) in the form of a discretionary fund. The Close Foundation interacts on a regular basis with the DJS to identify and fund such special needs.
In 2011, the Foundation awarded $13,500 in grant money to several different Harford County organizations. Our goal is to be able to award more grant money to qualified organizations in years to come.
In the future, the Foundation will be expanding their reach to help serve as advocates for troubled youth, begin forming strategic partnerships with other organizations, and work with more organizations that assist at-risk youth before they get into trouble.
The Foundation has awarded grants to the following organizations to date: Family & Children’s Services of Central Maryland-Harford County • Alternative Education Program-Harford County Public Schools • Positive Behavior School Intervention (PBIS) Program at Alternative Ed. • (PBIS) Program at Edgewood Middle School • The SAGE Group • Addiction Connections Resource, Inc. • Boys’ & Girls’ Clubs of Harford County • Homecoming Project, Inc. • Restoration Academy Middle and High Charter Schools • Salvation Army Camp • YMCA Summer Session