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House of Ruth Maryland opened its doors in 1977 as one of the first shelters for victims of intimate partner violence anywhere in the world. The very first shelter for abused women opened in 1971, more than 100 years after the first shelter for abused animals opened.
Since that time, House of Ruth Maryland has provided services to over 100,000 survivors of intimate partner violence. While most people know House of Ruth Maryland for providing safe shelter, we also provide counseling support, legal advocacy, and wrap around services such as employment assistance and parenting support – for victims.
But we quickly learned that hiding and healing victims wasn’t enough. One abusive partner can have many victims.
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What we also learned is that victims don’t necessarily want to leave their partner and at the request of survivors, we began engaging abusive partners in services. The history of that work is best capture by the Maya Angelou quote, “Do your best until you know better. When you know better, do better.” House of Ruth Maryland made many well-intentioned mistakes along the way.
We started with couples counseling until we realized that asking victims of intimate partner violence to negotiate with their abusive partners was not only ineffective, it downplayed the abuse and it was downright dangerous to the victim.
So we decided that only the abusive partner should be held accountable for change and sent them to individual therapy… only to learn that this is not an issue of mental illness. We have learned through studies that the rate of mental illness in the abusive population is no higher than in the general population. Mental illness does not cause intimate partner violence. And giving an abusive partner an incorrect diagnosis, simply provided a new way for them to justify their violence. Continued on page 2
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Then we moved on to anger management but intimate partner violence isn’t an anger issue. Abusive partners are able to control themselves around other family members, in front of their probation agents, their congregations, and their employers. Intimate Partner violence is not an abuser being unable to manage their anger - it is about maintaining control and the sense of entitlement they feel to punish their partners for not meeting their expectations.
Today House of Ruth Maryland knows better and we do better – through research in the field and through research on our own programs. We know that abusive partners are often exhibiting learned behavior that they’ve witnessed their parents or other role models. We know that we need to respectfully engage them in a change process that is sympathetic to the cruelty and abuse they have often experienced, if we are going to get them to stop the cruelty they are perpetuating.
At House of Ruth Maryland’s new Community Engagement Center, we will be able to do even more. Even better. We acknowledge that abusive partners have many needs and we have now added supportive services such as employment assistance, parenting support, and substance abuse and mental health treatment abusive for abusive partners that target those factors that research shows will reduce re-offenses and reduce their lethality. Because we know better, we are doing better.
But that is not enough.
House of Ruth Maryland will continue to serve individuals with the same high quality we have for 40 years, but this problem requires a community solution.
Many abusive partners think that their behavior is normal and that everyone is doing it. But, we know that the vast majority of partners will never be abusive toward an intimate partner. Research tells us that only about 10% of men will use violence toward a partner. But abusive partners’ violence is reinforced in two ways:
First, every time they get what they want by using violence, the behavior is
House of Ruth Maryland formally dedicated the new Community Engagement Center on November 6. We thank so many of our supporters and community partners for joining us to celebrate this next step forward for our community.
reinforced. So much so that their abuse can begin to feel reflexive.
But secondly, it is reinforced by the subtle messages received from so many different people in their lives.
While many in our community have learned better and are doing better, in 2019,
• faith leaders are still telling victims of intimate partner violence to pray harder and be more obedient.
• 50% of victims will lose their job as a result of the violence they experience.
• Teachers are still telling little girls that the bullying they experience from boys is a sign of affection.
• Parents are still telling their sons to stop crying, to not be sissies and to “be a man”.
We have generations of boys who have been instructed to disconnect from their feelings and generations of girls who are taught that abuse equates with love.
None of those parents or faith leaders or teachers believe they are part of the problem and it’s true, they do not singlehandedly cause intimate partner violence.
But when that 10% of people who are abusive sits through that sermon, sees that movie, hears that song or that locker-room joke…. Or just as bad, when that 10% who are abusive are met by silence by all of us, because we just don’t know what to say, that reinforces their belief that everyone else is doing the same thing.
Our Community Engagement Center houses our Training Institute with a facility to provide training onsite, online and throughout our community and nation to make sure everyone knows better. We will insist that our community shift away from harmful messages and end the silence. We are building and offering programming so that very faith leader, every employer, every parent, every teacher, every person in Maryland will know better and to do better.
To learn more about our Training Institute and training programs for your workplace, faith based organization, youth service organization or anything else, please contact our Training Institute at Training@hruthmd.org.
Brandon Scott, Baltimore City Council President, Lisa Nitsch, Director of Training and Outreach, House of Ruth Maryland, Sandi Timmins, Executive Director, House of Ruth Maryland and Matt Moore, President, Board of Directors, House of Ruth Maryland
Brooke Lierman, MD State Delegate, Christy DiPietro, House of Ruth Maryland Board Member, Janice Miller, Director of Programs and Services, House of Ruth Maryland
Sheldon Caplis, Consultant, Lisa Nitsch, Director of Training and Outreach, House of Ruth Maryland
Rand Griffin, Holly Griffin, Board Member, House of Ruth Maryland, Dan Yardley, Board Member, House of Ruth Maryland
Letter from the Executive Director
What an exciting time to be part of the fight to end intimate partner violence. Change is happening. The community is engaging in the solution, and behaviors are shifting. On November 6, I was grateful to be joined by so many friends, colleagues, elected officials, community partners and donors who have made our Community Engagement Center a reality.
While many programs will run out of the new Center, I want to highlight a ground-breaking approach to Abuse Intervention Programming. Since our inception, we’ve acknowledged the need to take a comprehensive approach in supporting survivors, providing an array of services within House of Ruth Maryland and partnering with other service providers to include assistance with job training, education programs, help with substance abuse. Now, we are also addressing the complexities of the lives of the men in our abuse intervention program. Research tells us that specific factors increase the likelihood of continued abuse, and the level of violence used.
With the guidance of a team of researchers from three different universities, we are adding supportive services, provided by community partners, to address those factors and supplement our structured intervention program. Participants, when they come to their group sessions, will have access to job training assistance, education assistance, help overcoming addictions, parole and probation, parenting classes and more. Our community partners will have space in the Community Engagement Center to work directly with the program participants. This model is the first of its kind in the country. The research team working with us received a grant from the Office of Violence against Women, in the US Department of Justice, to evaluate the effectiveness of the model.
Anecdotally, we know it works, and recent research conducted before implementing the supportive services model showed that men who completed our program were 40% less likely to commit ANY violent act – not just violence against their partner. We fully expect the data will show that by adding the supportive services model, more men will complete and we’ll be leading the charge in creating a safer community for everyone. This is how we change Baltimore. We’re ready to get it done.
Timmins, Executive Director
Special Thanks To:
• Sade Jackson, who at just 17 years old, founded the organization, Crown Your Inspiration, and used her platform, and her contacts at the Los Angeles Lakers Foundation, to collect donations for Back To School needs for our clients.
• Lyndon’s for sending end of season boutique clothing and accessories to Ruth’s Closet
• Mano Swartz for collecting and donating furs for resale at Ruth’s Closet – their support for the last several years has truly enhanced Ruth’s Closet’s fall and winter merchandise
• Gail Starks at The Young School for donating toiletries purchased with proceeds from their student Art Exhibition
• Hallie Miller from the Baltimore Sun for organizing a donation drive with their woman and girl day event
• Tracey Avent for organizing a toiletries drive at Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
• Baltimore Heritage Quilters Guild for donating hand made quilts for shelter, full size for women and smaller for children
• Derm Associates in Rockville for donating lotion, body wash, and laundry detergent samples
• Carter Braxton Chapter DAR for donating non-perishable food items and diapers, wipes and other baby items.
Board of Directors
President
Matthew S. Moore
Vice President
Pamela Colbert
Treasurer
Steven Poynot
Secretary
Thomas Prevas
Members
Kappie Bogart
Meryl Burgin
Joyce Ann Burman
Ben Burns
Pamela Conover
Victoria A. Deyesu
Christy DiPietro
Ann Marie Doory
Holly Griffin
Monica Hausner
Jeri Hawthorne
Julie Hopkins
Lisa Hudson
Linda T. Lo Cascio
Whitney Lull
Pam Malester
Mary D. Miller
Laura Mooney
Jeff Musgrove
Jennifer Quinlan
Magnus Rhyu
Scott Vogel
Monica White
Dan Yardley
Executive Director
Sandi Timmins
Sandi
Sandi Timmins
Something Out of Nothing
Fifteen years ago, an idea was born and now, more than $85,000 later, it’s alive and well and set for another record-breaking year at the annual B-More Bags Trunk Show on December 14 at Ruth’s Closet. When asked how B-More Bags was started, project founder and former House of Ruth Maryland staff member, Terri Wurmser, shared that, “I invited a volunteer who had been involved with Art Bears to think with me about a different product we could make and sell using donated materials. The idea that emerged was to sew fabric bags that were one-of-a-kind, functional, beautiful, affordable. And we would have a lot of repeat customers! The name B-More Bags was a play-onwords intended to identify our locale (Baltimore) as well as to convey our hope that with the support of House of Ruth Maryland, survivors of intimate partner violence would reclaim their lives and “be more”.
While most people only hear about B-More Bags around the time of the Trunk Show and Sale, volunteers work on every facet of production through the year. Early in the calendar year, volunteers come together to review past sales, and remaining inventory of bags and fabrics. Then, BMB Coordinators, a small group of
and given final approval. One of the Coordinating Group members acts as production manager for each design, creating sewing instructions that are used to cut pattern pieces, assisting volunteer sewers and ensuring that all bags sold are flawless.
(sisterhood) of a wonderful group of women I would never have had a chance to know and, of course, the support for HRM.”
Jen Talbert, Director of Social Enterprise at House of Ruth Maryland, is the business manager for B-More Bags and was once a volunteer. “We couldn’t sustain this project without the support of our amazing volunteers, who design and sew the bags, and the support of House of Ruth Maryland, in providing a place for sewing, storage, a place to sell the bags and staff to provide support. It’s truly a collaborative effort that benefits the victims we serve,” said Talbert. Since those early days, when the B-More Bags Trunk Show and Sale was held in the Board Room at House of Ruth Maryland’s administrative offices, B-More Bags have been featured in various craft shows, in local retail stores, and now the annual Trunk Show makes its home at Ruth’s Closet. Last year, the annual
When asked what she wanted the legacy of B-More Bags to be, Wurmser said, “With vision, commitment and collaborative leadership, dedicated volunteers created and sustained a social enterprise that continues to bring visibility to House of Ruth Maryland and financial support to help the victims of intimate partner violence.”
To learn more about B-More Bags, visit www.hruth.org/b-morebags
Fill The House
Despite the wind and rain, the third annual Fill The House on October 16 was a tremendous success! Thanks to the tireless efforts of WMAR and Fill The House sponsors Weis Markets, Von Paris Moving and Storage, Kimco Realty, PeoplesBank, HCR ManorCare, 100.7 The Bay, donors were able to drop off their donations without even getting in the rain!
In total, thousands of diapers and wipes were donated, and formula, bedding and so much more to stock our shelves so the victims who come to House of Ruth Maryland seeking help, can rest assured that they will have some of the basic necessities they need.
To learn more about how you can support House of Ruth Maryland, visit www.hruth.org/ ways-to-give.
UPCOMING EVENTS
B-More Bags Trunk Show and Sale, December 14
Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, February 2020
Spring Luncheon, April 1, 2020
Crabaret, July 9, 2020
Domestic Violence Awareness Month, October
For more information on upcoming events, visit www.hruth.org/events.
Support from the Legal Community
Each year, the House of Ruth Maryland’s Legal Clinic is fortunate to receive funding from the Maryland Legal Services Corporation (MLSC).
A portion of funding for the MLSC comes from the Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTA). On behalf of the Maryland State Bar Association and Maryland Legal Services Corporation, we want to acknowledge with special appreciation Honor Roll Members (listed below). These financial institutions pay premium interest rates on IOLTA in support of civil legal services for low-income Marylanders.
Bank of Charles Town, Carroll Community Bank, CFG Community Bank, Congressional Bank, First Shore Federal, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., Industrial Bank, MainStreet Bank, M&T Bank, NWSB Bank, A Division of ACNB Bank, PeoplesBank,
A Codorus Valley Company. Premier Bank, Inc., and Standard Bank.
For a complete list of all financial institutions approved to accept IOLTA deposits, visit www.mlsc.org.
A Run to Remember
A beautiful fall day greeted the nearly 500 runners and walkers who participated in this year’s Jessica Meredith Jacobsen 5k, held on September 21, at Immaculate Concepcion Church in Towson. The race, organized by the Knights of Columbus Council #4011 honors the memory of Jessica Meredith Jacobsen, who was murdered in 2007 by her abusive partner. House of Ruth Maryland is grateful to receive a portion of the proceeds from this event each year and we thank the many people who support runners, run themselves and volunteer to make the event a success each year!
To learn more about upcoming events, please visit www.hruth.org/events.
A New Era
The stories are as old as time itself, a powerful man taking advantage of those less powerful, whether in a relationship or not. And just as old as these stories are the stories of those around them. Those who turn a blind eye to the abuse they see. Those who aren’t willing to tell their buddy, friend, family member that this behavior is not okay. Those who have been victimized but are too afraid to come forward because no one will believe them, they’ll never work again or will be told that it’s their fault — why didn’t she just leave?
Many of us have a friend, family member, colleague or acquaintance whose partner makes us uncomfortable. Maybe it’s the way he talks to her. Maybe it’s the way he grabs her arm. Maybe it’s the look he gives her as she’s talking to someone else at the party. Maybe we know what’s happening behind closed doors and are too afraid to speak up.
We — all of us — must put our discomfort or fear aside. It’s up to each of us to boldly speak up and open these doors.
• To change the cultural and societal norms that allow abusive partners to continue to assert their control.
• To come together in focusing on the perpetrator, ushering in a new era when the shame and stigma of intimate partner violence moves away from the victim to rest on the abuser and those who avert their eyes.
• To offer a highly visible, easily accessible location open to the public, where we can work in partnership with others in the community.
Building more shelters for victims will never be a permanent solution to intimate partner violence. We must open our doors, invite the community into our house, and stimulate discussions that increase community engagement, dispel myths, and confront attitudes.
We cannot do this in our victim service locations because shelter and counseling sites are confidential and access by the public is limited.
The solution?
House of Ruth Maryland’s Community Engagement Center — an accessible, highly visible space at 2521 North Charles Street, where we can work, hand-in-hand, with the community. For the first-time, House of Ruth Maryland can coordinate comprehensive services for abusive partners, in a similar way to how we provide services for victims.
We know that violence in the home often spills out into the streets. Our Community Engagement Center will house programs that work with abusers to stop the abuse in homes, provide training and education both locally for our community and nationally for service providers so victims and abusers get the help they need; emergency triage programming for victims; a gathering space for our community, and more. We need your participation to ensure the success of our new location. We have naming opportunities to recognize your support in combating intimate partner violence. You
House of Ruth Maryland appreciates the additional support of many of our community who have joined us to fund the Building The Solution Campaign!
To date, generous donors have committed to over $5.4 million to the Campaign, representing over 80% of our campaign goal of $6.6 million. We ask you to consider making a special commitment to our Capital Campaign to help us reach our goal. For more information on the campaign and to learn more about naming and recognition opportunities, please contact Andrew Primrose, at aprimrose@hruthmd.org or by phone at 443-569-0515. Donors are listed as of November 11, 2019.
Defenders
$100,000 + 4K Foundation
Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation
Meredith and Joseph Callanan
Carmen & Victoria Deyesu Family Foundation
Christy and David DiPietro
France - Merrick Foundation
Jeff and Holly Musgrove
Amy and Charles Newhall
The Baltimore Ravens
The Bunting Family Foundation
The Griffin Family Charitable Foundation
The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
The Kahlert Foundation
The Letaw Family Foundation
The Middendorf Foundation
T. Rowe Price Foundation
Champions
$25,000 -$99,999
Ed & Ellen Bernard
Sana and Andy Brooks
Barb Burdett
Linda Schaefer Cameron
Sheldon and Jamie Caplis
Pamela and Scott Conover
Constellation Energy
Nancy and John Erickson
Jennifer and Paul Green
Holly Griffin
Monica Hausner
Howard Bank
Joe and Megan LaRoque
M&T Bank
John and Carolyn Maroon
Mary D. Miller and Charles Hirsch
Mary and James Miller
Matt and Patricia Moore
Chris Newman
Jennifer and George Reynolds
Robert and Elaine Schaefer
Rothschild Charitable Foundation
The Clayton Baker Trust
Carolyn and David Thaler
Protectors
$10,000 - $24,999
Yuri Agrawal
Meryl Burgin
Beverly and John Carter
Pam Colbert
Kevin and Allison Frank
Jeri Hawthorne and Michael Garcia
Amoretta M. Hoeber and Dr. Mark Epstein
Lisa and Todd Hudson
Linda Lo Cascio
McCormick & Company
Adam and Merritt Miller
Alvin and Sue Miller
Rick and Judy Morrison
Brenda and Steve Poynot
The Dream Big Foundation
Dan and Aimee Yardley
Scott and Kristin Vogel
Guardians
$5,000 - $9,999
Kappie Bogart
Darrell and Randi Braman, Jr.
Ben Burns
Julie Hopkins and Matthew Palmer
Katie Ryan Lekin and Jim Lekin
Whitney and Clifford Lull
Pam and Allan Malester
Robert Max
Harvey and Margaret Miller
Ann Miller and George Komatsoluis
Thomas and Emily Prevas
The Brooks Family Foundation
The Helen Clay Frick Foundation
Jennifer Quinlan and Charles Ott
Magnus and Elie Rhyu
Joan and Jonathan Schochor
Sandi Timmins
William Wendler
Terri Wurmser
Allies
$1,000 - $4,999
Calvin Baker
Clare Berrang
Joyce A. Burman and David Greif
Jody L. Clark and Gail V. Colangelo
Charitable Fund
Kaye Lynn Crown
Ann Marie Doory
Enfield LLC
Freeman and Jacqueline Hrabowski
Mary McGeady
Pamela and Robert Sloan
Melissa Walker
Monica White
Last year, we mistakenly left George Lambert off of our Honor Roll publication. We apologize for the error and thank Mr. Lambert and his family for their almost 20 years of dedicated support.
We Honor All Those Who Stand With Us To Shine A Light on Intimate Partner Violence
House of Ruth Maryland greatly appreciates the support of those who share our vision of dignity, respect and safety for women and children. We also appreciate those who donate and choose to remain anonymous. Thank you for your generosity and commitment.
These gifts were made from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. If you donate through the United Way and do not see your name listed, we may not have received notification of your gift before this went to print. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our list. Please call the Development Office at (443)569-0517 with any changes, corrections or comments.
Individuals
Champions
($25,000 and above)
Estate Of Linda Sherman
Protectors
($10,000 - $24,999)
Victoria A. Deyesu
Nancy and John C. Erickson
Estate of Paul Gillespie
Guardians($5,000 - $9,999)
Anonymous
Estate of Brenda L. Boteler
Mary Catherine Bunting
Patricia Davis and Wesley Callender
Megan Ford
Mitzi and Norman Glick
Susan and Steve Immelt, Esq.
Susan B. Katzenberg
Charles and Julie Kernan
George A. Lambert
Laura L. Leftwich
John and Louise Machen
Estate of Claire R. Manne
Lisa Manzone
Mary D. Miller and Charles S. Hirsch
Patricia Parker
Edmund Pirali
Anne Simonnet
Alexius D. Smith
Kathy and Mark Vaselkiv
William Wendler
Allies ($2,500 - $4,999)
Betsy and John Bond
Meryl and Harold Burgin
Linda Schaefer Cameron
Alexandra K. and David F. Dalury
Robert A. Dymond
Kathleen Ellis and Pat Noble
Douglas H. Feiock
Michael A. Fine
Theodore Giovanis
Monica M. Hausner
Denise E. and Normand P. Long
Thurman Melson
Lawrence Muldoon
Elaine and Robert Schaefer
Betsy and George M. Sherman
Edward and Mary Jo Wiese
Mentors ($1,000 - $2,499)
Anonymous
Catherine Ahye
Zachary Alberts
Solomon Akinyele
Susan Anthony and Bill McDonough
Ilene Asner and Richard Kramer
Janet L. Blizard
David Borenstein and Dorothy Fait
Dr. Jackie C. Campbell
Amy Caplan
Joyce Charles
Golam Choudhury
Gauthami Churukanti
Joan Coley and Lee Rice
Lauren Comber
Pamela and Scott Conover
B.J. and William Cowie
Josh Crandell
David W. and Judy B. Drager-Davidoff
Lynne M. Durbin, Esq.
Byron K. Edmond and Dr. Regenia Carpenter-Edmond
Joan S. and Tony M. Edwards
Dr. Joyce L. Epstein
Brandon Etheridge
John Eugene III
Henry E. Fessler
Laura Fontaine
Paul and Mo Forrester
Diane J. and James F. Gardner
Craig T. and Roberta R. Garrison-Mogren
Jeanne Princeton Gildee and Wilson Gildee
Stephen Goldberg
Sheldon and Shelley Goldseker
Elena Goldstein
Jessica Gomel
Richard M. Goody
Frank D. and Maxine Grosshans
Edward Hardester
Barbara and Douglas O. Hart
James Hart
Lisa D. and Maurice L. Haywood
Felicia M. and Richard M. Hulit
Carla Hutton
John R. Jackson
Kenneth H. Jaffe
MaryAnne Johnson
Gloria G. and James F. Knittle, Jr.
Darlene Knott
Alison R. Kunz
S. Michelle Lee
Dorothy J. Lennig, Esq. and Vernon A. Krause, Jr.
Margaret MacLeod
Jo Anne S. Matschulat
Michael P. and Therese M. McAllister
Maria and William J. McCarthy
Eileen T. McGraw
Susan Mecinski
Bernard J. Meinschein Jr.
Rita Mendl
Thomas C. Merchant
James M. Merwald III
Catherine Miele
Harvey L. and Margaret G. Miller
Patricia J. Mitchell
Christopher S. Morris
Michael Morton
Annie L. Murray and Gustavo De Los Reyes
Fran Pailen-Watkins and Kevin Watkins
Nicholas Olcott
Ludge and Tamla A. Olivier
Gregory Payne
Jay A. and Naudane L. Phillips
Michael A. Preas
Charleen F. Price
Rachel D. Protzman
Jennifer Quinlan and Charles Ott
James H. Reiner
Michael B. Rosenzweig
Shawn A. Ross
David Sawitzki
Thomas M. Scalea, M.D.
Paula L. Schauble
Barbara S. Schuette
David and Ruth B. Simon
Shawn Siochain
Peter Snyder
Carol and Clifford M. Stretmater III
Holly R. and Michael F. Summers, PhD
Tezhra Tucker
Elton N. and Sibyl A. Wright
Gary A. Wais
Melissa M. Walker
Judith A. Weiland
Maryellen T. Whalen
Jane Wolfson
Gerald L. Wollman
Mary Ann and Roy E. Wood
Corporations, Foundations and Community Groups
Champions
($25,000 and above)
Alice Shaver Foundation
Baltimore Children and Youth Fund
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of MD, Inc.
Greater Washington Community Foundation
Innovative Services Inc.
Marjorie Cook Foundation
Maryland Legal Services Corporation
McCormick & Company
The Charles Crane Family Foundation, Inc.
The Orokawa Foundation
The Letaw Family Foundation, Inc.
Wells Fargo Foundation
Protectors ($10,000-$24,999)
AEGON/Transamerica Foundation
Benevity Community Impact Fund
Clearing House, Ltd.
Ellin & Tucker, Chartered
In Honor Of Her, Inc.
Joseph and Harvey Meyerhoff Family Charitable Funds
Nordstrom
Rothschild Charitable Foundation
Scripps Howard Foundation
T. Rowe Price Foundation, Inc.
The Frank E. & Miriam Loveman
Charitable Foundation
The Heather K. and Clifford M. Athey Fund
The Helen Clay Frick Foundation
The Kay Family Foundation, Inc.
The Marksmen Company
The Nextgen Foundation
Charitable Trust
United Way of Central Maryland
Wells Fargo Foundation
World Bank Community Connections Fund
Add Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund
Guardians ($5,000-$9,999)
3M Foundation
Alpha Chi Omega Foundation, Inc
Anonymous
Baltimore Community Foundation
Cecilia Young Willard Helping Foundation
Exelon Corporation
Father O’Neill Council No. 4011
Knights of Columbus
NAIOP Maryland, Inc.
Robinson Foundation
Tessco Technologies
The Donald E. Gordon Charitable Foundation, Inc.
The Greater Baltimore Board Of Realtors
The Griffin Family Charitable Foundation, Inc.
The Herman & Walter Samuelson Foundation
The Lois and Irving Blum Foundation
TJX Foundation, Inc.
Allies ($2,500-$4,999)
Borden Family Fund c/o Scott & Tina Borden
Chapin Davis Foundation
Games and Stuff
HighPoint Global, LLC
Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, INC. (JMT)
Ken & Fran Beck Charitable Fund of The Columbus Foundation
Lanham Construction Co., Inc.
Leo V. Berger Fund & Sigmund & Harry Kassap
Louis H. Gross Foundation
Marty Hartman West Charitable Fund
Mullen Andersen Children’s Foundation and Trust
Saiontz & Kirk P.A.
The Blyler/Thompson Charitable Fund
The Fein Foundation
The Helen S. and Merrill L. Bank Charitable Foundation Inc.
The Lois and Philip Macht Family Philanthropic Fund
The Robert W. Awalt, Sr. Family Foundation, Inc.
WPW Foundation
Mentors
($1,000-$2,499)
A.E. Dott & Associates
Abell Family Fund
Allegis Group Foundation
Ameriprise Financial
Anonymous
Augsburg Lutheran Home of Maryland, Inc.
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of MD, Inc.
Colin A. MacLachlan Fund
Data Processing Solutions, Inc
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Emess Philanthropic Fund c/o Marjorie Shapiro
Francis Family Charitable Gift Fund
Freedom Flow Fellowship Outreach Ministries, Inc.
Foo Koenig Family Charitable Fund
Gielen Family Fund c/o Andrea and Price Gielen
Glad To Be Here Foundation INC.
Glen Meadows Residents Association
Goldseker Foundation
Honeywell International Charity Matching
Inovalon, INC.
Jane & Worth B. Daniels Jr. Fund
Jody L. Clark and Gail V. Colangelo Charitable Fund
Johns Hopkins Accounts Payable Service Center
Keller Foundations LLC
KPMG
Leidos
Lenox Laser
Lester Poretsky Family Foundation
Libby Helms, Inc.
M&T Bank
Martin S. Himeles, Sr. Foundation
The Miller Family Gift Fund
Morgan Stanley
Morris Weinman Memorial Foundation, Inc.
Mustang Club Of Maryland
Pavey Family Foundation Fund
Phi Alpha Mu at McDaniel College
Prodec Finishes Inc.
Rummel, Klepper & Kahl
Smith Family Charitable Fund
Steven J. Katz Philanthropic Fund
The Edwin & Jeanne C. Trexler Foundation
The Harvey M. Meyerhoff Fund, Inc.
The Lyn & Andrew McCormick Charitable Gift Fund
The Pennyghael Foundation, Inc.
The Sinsky-Kresser-Racusin Memorial Foundation, Inc.
The Suzanne Ricklin Charitable Gift Fund
The Troll Family Charitable Gift Fund
Towson University-SGA Working Fund
Unitarian Universalist Church of Rockville
Wunagle Charitable Fund
FY 2018
Government Grantors
(direct awards and subcontracts)
Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development
Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Human Services
Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice
Baltimore City Police Department
Baltimore County Department of Social Services
Baltimore County Department of Planning
Maryland Administrative Office of the Courts
Maryland Department of Health
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
Maryland Department of Human Services
Maryland Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention
Maryland State Department of Education
Montgomery County Council
Montgomery County Sherriff’s Office
Prince George’s County Department of Family Services
Prince George’s County Community Partnership
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Administration on Children, Youth and Families
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs –Bureau of Justice Assistance
U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
House of Ruth Maryland would like to thank our 2019
Signature Event Sponsors
Spring Luncheon 2019
Gold Sponsors
Anonymous
Merritt Properties
Transamerica
Silver Sponsors
McCormick
M&T Bank/Wilmington Trust
Bronze Sponsors
The Musgrove Family Foundation
CFG Community Bank
Confidio
Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors
Charitable Foundation
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
Law Offices of Peter T. Nicholl
St. Joseph Medical Center
Verdence Capital Advisors
Lead Sponsors
Vicki Deyesu
Christy DiPietro
Mary D. Miller
Accurate Weatherstrip & Glass
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Ravens
BGE
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Bozzuto
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19TH ANNUAL SPRING LUNCHEON
Robin Givens
Join us on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at the Hilton Baltimore to hear from award-winning actress, author and fierce advocate for women’s rights, Robin Givens. Givens will share her story of the legacy of domestic abuse in her family and how she came to terms with it in her own life. She’ll share how she was able to break the cycle with the help of strong women in her life.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
11 AM – 1:30 PM • Baltimore Hilton 401 West Pratt Street • Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Event Co-Chairs: Vicki Deyesu and Whitney Lull
Gold Sponsors: Merritt Properties
Bronze Sponsors: Confidio, Verdence Capital Advisors
Lead Sponsors: Sheldon Caplis, Vicki Deyesu, Christy DiPietro, Mary Miller
To secure your corporate sponsorship today, please contact Andrew Primrose, at aprimrose@hruthmd.org or by phone at 443-569-0515. For more information about the event or to purchase individual tickets, please contact Kenia Thomas, at 443-569-0526 or by email at kthomas@hruthmd.org.
Tickets are $125 and tables can be purchased for $1,500.