Today, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake stood in front of Carver Vocational Technical High School in West Baltimore to announce $4.2 million for programs that will benefit youth and communities across Baltimore City. That money serves a variety of purposes including funding enrichment activities both during school and out of school hours, and additional funding for Baltimore's award-winning Community Schools strategy.
The Baltimore Education Coalition (BEC) and the Maryland Out of School Time Network (MOST) were active partners with AFT-Maryland in lobbying city officials for the funds. Mayor Rawlings-Blake spoke about the need to be fiscally responsible while also providing resources and opportunities for the city's under served youth.
City Council President Bernard "Jack" Young noted a resolution the council passed calling for the additional funds for out of school time and applauded the Mayor's office for working with his body to find the funds. Young called the money a down payment on the future of Baltimore City youth.
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