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Governor Larry Hogan
Reaffirms Commitment to Address COVID-19 Impact on Youth Through Project Bounce Back
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Expand Reach of Boys & Girls Clubs to Every County in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS, MD Governor Larry Hogan today participated in the ribbon cutting for the first Boys & Girls Club on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Located in Cambridge, the new facility is part of the administration’s $25 million Project Bounce Back initiative to help youth recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“All of our Maryland Boys & Girls Clubs provide hope and a safe, inclusive environment to so many young people,” said Governor Hogan. “Now, with the opening of this new site, we are helping even more children reach their full potential. I look forward to coming back soon to open even more Boys & Girls Club sites here on the Eastern Shore.”
Gov. Larry Hogan speaks at a news conference in Baltimore on Thursday afternoon (Screenshot)
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The coronavirus pandemic has had a detrimental impact on the mental health of many of Maryland’s younger people with school closures and the cancellation of both sporting and social events.
This has been especially true for youth that live in the state’s most underserved communities.
To help address this problem the state is entering into a multi-million dollar partnership with several private sector companies to launch a series of initiatives aimed at helping younger people and their families recover from the pandemic, Gov. Larry Hogan said Thursday.
Maryland governor announces $25M youth recovery project
May 6, 2021
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced a $25 million project on Thursday to help youths recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Project Bounce Back is a public-private partnership that includes initiatives to provide mental health services and expand youth development programs.
The Maryland Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs will expand to every county in Maryland. It will prioritize Title 1 school districts and rural communities to reach 45,000 children with youth development programs and mentorship.
The project also includes six regional mental health crisis teams through the Maryland Department of Education. Each team will include counselors, psychologists and experts to work with school systems to provide crisis and technical assistance.