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Governor’s office: $20M to support youth empowerment programs
Gov. Wes Moore's office announced $20 million in grant awards to promote the administration’s efforts in uplifting young men and boys.
The perils of youth for attorneys
I’m about to turn 27. Some mornings when I get out of bed I hear a little creaking sound —only it’s not coming from the wooden bedposts. It’s starting to take just the slightest bit longer to recover from a sore muscle nowadays. And while my memory continues to be one of my strongest assets, I occasionally blank on items I could recall instantaneously in the past.
Study: Youth attitudes shift in Great Recession
CHICAGO — Drew Miller clearly remembers the day his father was laid off. Miller, now 25, was a freshman at an Ohio college, full of hope and ready to take […]
O’Malley, Rawlings-Blake to announce summer jobs in Baltimore
Gov. Martin O’Malley and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake are highlighting summer jobs for Baltimore youths. The governor and the mayor announced funding for the jobs on Wednesday for the initiative […]
Carroll Co. swim school temporarily closes
FINKSBURG — A swim school is temporarily closing a Finksburg pool after the Carroll County Health Department announced it had been operating for more than a year without a valid […]
Hire One gives first opportunities to city youth
City officials in Baltimore are joining with business and education leaders for the second year in a row to develop a competitive, high-quality workforce.
Proposed youth jail criticized
The proposed construction of a $70 million, 120-bed jail in Baltimore to house city youth charged as adults drew strong criticism Wednesday from a state senator who questioned the need for such a large and expensive facility.
Craig A. Thompson: Youth violence — the elephant in the room
The recent shooting at a high school in Ohio has once again placed the important issue of combating youth violence in the public domain. The Internet is flooded with stories […]
Donald C. Fry: Developing a bright, young, local workforce
Employers in Maryland industry sectors such as health care, IT, technical services, manufacturing and sales often complain that too many prospective employees today are “not hirable” for a number of […]
Lawyers pitching in to help Baltimore youth lacrosse league
The next season for the Charm City Youth Lacrosse League is still six months away, but already Peter Killough and other volunteers are busy raising money, rounding up equipment, reserving […]
Program seeks to break stereotypes of young urban black males
Eleven-year-old Tra’Shawn Brown was walking to a convenience store on his block in East Baltimore‘s Oliver neighborhood when a man ran up to him, grabbed his money and ran off. […]
Strive Baltimore job training program uses formula based on tough love
It was orientation day for the 158th class of the Strive Baltimore employment training program. The 51 people who showed up seeking help finding jobs were reluctant to speak. Many […]
