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Bill would fund Boys & Girls Clubs statewide; organizers say grants support after‑school and summer programs in Title I communities
Summary
Senate Bill 880 would appropriate $250,000 annually through the Governor's Office for Children to support Boys & Girls Clubs of Maryland; witnesses said funds underwrite after-school and full-day summer programming for about 25,000 youth across more than 80 clubs.
Ms. Betsy Hixson of Senator Gazzoni's office presented Senate Bill 880, which requests $250,000 annually in the Governor's Office for Children budget to provide grants to Boys & Girls Clubs of Maryland.
Hixson said the clubs operate in every county and Baltimore City and that, at the time of the hearing, there were over 80 programs serving about 25,000 young people, with plans to expand further. "These clubs are…
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