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NAACP asks St. Mary's County commissioners to restore nonprofit funding, close economic and education gaps
Summary
At a March 5 public forum, St. Mary's County NAACP representatives urged the Board of County Commissioners to restore funding for community nonprofits, reopen the Lexington Park Library on Sundays and to pursue data-driven plans addressing local racial and economic disparities in education, hiring and public safety.
Janice Walthour, vice president of the St. Mary's County branch of the NAACP, told the Board of County Commissioners at a public forum March 5 that the county should restore funding to community nonprofits and pursue data-driven plans to address income and educational disparities.
Walthour said the NAACP is asking the county to identify the root causes of disparities — including who is impacted and where — and to provide facts about race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, employment, poverty, hunger and homelessness. “Every person should have an equal opportunity to achieve economic success, sustainability, and financial security,” she said.
The request centers on restoring funding for organizations the speakers named as helping bridge gaps in the…
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