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The Foundation's skill in providing experiential education and job-training programs has been widely recognized. Support for programming has come from the U.S. Departments of Health & Human Services, Labor, and Housing & Urban Development, as well as numerous state, local, foundation, and corporate sources. Some of our awards include:

Top 10 organizations nationwide providing Promising and Effective Practices for Youth
Sea Education Program of the Year by the American Sail Training Association
Program of the Year by the Baltimore County Office of Employment and Training
Economic Development Organization of the Year by the Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce
2002 Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties
Innovative Program Award from the Maryland Recreation and Parks Association
Special Appreciation Award from The Arc of Baltimore
Citation of Recognition from the Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland Green Center Award from the Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education
National Schools as Centers of Community Honor Society by the Knowledge Works Foundation
2004 Mayor's Business Recognition Award from the City of Baltimore and Greater Baltimore Committee
2005 Citigroup Salute to Friends of Maryland Education Award
2006 Lewis Hines National Award for Service to Children and Youth
Model United States partner organization of the International Youth Foundation, as of 2008
2009 William S. White Program of Distinction Award
JHU School of Public Health's 2009 Community Hero Award
Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park ranked by SoulofAmerica.com as one of Top 21 Black Museums in the Nation.
Maryland Port Administration Receives Obama's Coastal America Award 2011 for environmental restoration efforts and education programming provided by Living Classrooms Foundation and partners at Masonville Cove Environmental Education Center
Named "Best Nonprofit Organization" by City Paper 2011

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