Award Part of $7 Million in Local Management Board Funding This Year to Support Children, Youth, and Families in Baltimore City
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today announced that $3.5 million has been awarded to the Family League of Baltimore local management board to support the Baltimore Children and Youth Fund. The funding is in addition to $3.6 million that was awarded in July, bringing this year’s investment in Baltimore City’s local management board to more than $7 million.
“Local management boards connect Marylanders with essential services like after-school programs, school-based healthcare, and other community initiatives,” said Governor Hogan. “Supporting these boards increases stability in communities statewide and advances our commitment to make Maryland a better place to live, work, and raise a family.”
Since 2015, the Hogan administration has directed more than $160 million in funding to support local management boards across Maryland. The boards empower local authorities to plan, implement, and monitor service programs for organizations that serve children, youth, and families. Earlier this year, the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services awarded $23 million to local management boards across the state.
“Over the last seven years, our office has continually built up Maryland’s local management boards,” said Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services Executive Director Kunle Adeyemo. “When the boards succeed in accomplishing their mission, Marylanders are able to live healthier, safer, and more prosperous lives because of the essential services they receive.”
Support for local management boards is directed through Maryland’s Children’s Cabinet, which prioritizes programs that address trauma and adverse childhood experiences, promote racial equity, and improve health, economic stability, safety, and the overall well-being of children, youth, and families according to local needs. The cabinet focuses on reducing the impact of parental incarceration on children, families, and communities; reducing youth homelessness; improving outcomes for at-risk youth; reducing childhood hunger; increasing opportunities for community-based programs and services for youth; as well as preventing out-of-state residential placements.
