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Committee advances Baltimore Children and Youth Fund bill after BCYF president disputes media claims
Summary
The Education, Youth and Older Adults Committee voted 6-0 to send a revised Baltimore Children and Youth Fund bill to second reader after testimony from BCYF President Alicia Lee, who disputed recent media claims and urged finalization of the fund’s rules and regulations.
The Baltimore City Council’s Education, Youth and Older Adults Committee advanced a revised Baltimore Children and Youth Fund (BCYF) bill to second reader after hearing testimony from BCYF President and CEO Alicia Lee and brief comments from the law department and the mayor’s office.
Alicia Lee told the committee that a recent media report claiming BCYF used “scare tactics” to pressure grantees was “absolutely false,” and said BCYF had provided accurate information and created spaces for grantees to share feedback. Lee credited collaboration with the bill sponsor’s office for removing earlier provisions she described as harmful — including reductions in youth leadership on the BCYF board, an increase in politically appointed…
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