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Baltimore mayor announces events to keep youths engaged over the summer

Baltimore mayor announces events to keep youths engaged over the summer
THERE HAV BEEEN A LOT OF THINGS I HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING TO DO. FOR THE PANDEMIC IN THE SUMMER, SO I’M REALLY HAPPY THAT WE HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES OPENGNI UP THIS SUMMER FOR THOUSANDS OF KIDS IN BALTIMORE. CITY SUMRME 2022 WILL BE ABOUT KE EPING BUSY. THAT’S ACCORDING TO MAYOR BRANDON SCOTT AS HE ROLLED OUT THE BE MORE SUMMER IORNFMATION HUB THURSDAYT A RASHFIELD THE PORTAL TO A STEPA OF PROGRAMMING SPOTS FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF KIDS AND SUMMER CPSAM AND CLASSES AND A SUMMER JOB FOR EVERY YOUTH WHO WANTS ONE. THISS I OUT GIVING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE SOMETHING TO DO THAT. THEY THAT’S WHAT THEY WANT. ESPECIALLYUR O TEENAGERS AND OUR YOUNG TEENS MIDNIGHT BASKETBALL. RETURN IN 2022 BOLSTERED BY A SUMMER PARTY AND EVENT SERIES CALLED BE MORE LIT. THE MAYOR SAYS IT’S PART OFIS H VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND CRIME REDUCTION STRATEGY. WE KNOW THAT WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE THINGS TO DO THAT ARE ORGANIZED THAT ARE SAFE. THEY’RE A LOT LESS LIKYEL TO END UP BEING THROUGH THE VICTIM OF A VIOLENT CRIME IN ADDITION. THERE’S SPACE FOR 3,000 KIDS TO GO TO SUMMER CAMP. 22,000 SEATS IN PROGRAMS ACROSS CITY SCHOOLS AND AEW N PLACE TO SWIM THE BRAND NEW DRUID HILL PPARK POOL THIS SUMMER THAT WE WILL OPEN UP FINALLY AFTER YEARS OF RENOVATION. HE ALWAYS PASS THAT POOL MY DAD AND YOU’RE LIKE, WHEN IS THAT POOL GONNA BE? OLD WHEN THE GROWN-UPS WERE FINISHED WE ASK THE KIDS IN ATTENDANCE FOR THEIR TAKE. YEAH. I THINK I WANT TO DO ONE OF THEM. THAT’S WHY I WAS TAKING VIDEO ON MY PHONE SO THAT I COULD TELL MY DADND A MOM SO THAT THEY CLDOU PUT ME OR MY BROTHERS AND ONE OF THE PROGRAMS. BECAUSE OF WEATHER PREDICTIONS THE TEEN EVENT SERIES THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO KICK OFF HEER AT RASHFIELD ON SATURDAY HAS BEEN PUSHED AHEAD BY TWO WEE.KS IT WILL NOW BEGIN HEER AT RASHFIELD ON SATURDAY, MAY 2H8T REPORTING LIVE TONIGH
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Baltimore mayor announces events to keep youths engaged over the summer
Baltimore's mayor is rolling out a plan to keep youths safe and engaged over the summer.During an announcement Thursday at Rash Field in the Inner Harbor, the mayor spoke to the return of full-fledged summer programming for nearly 200,000 city children."Summer is more than a break from school," Mayor Brandon Scott said.The mayor rolled out the B'More Summer Information Hub, an online portal to a spate of programming.| LINK: B'More Summer Information HubThe city is making available spots for tens of thousands of kids in summer camps and classes, in addition to summer jobs for every child who wants one."This summer, when YouthWorks starts on July 5, we will have more than 6,500 young people joining the workforce, many of them, for the first time, at more than 400 work sites across the city," Scott said.The mayor announced midnight basketball will return this year, bolstered by a summer party and event series called BMORE Lit. The mayor said it's all part of his violence intervention and crime reduction strategy."We know that when young people have things to do that are organized, that are safe, they're a lot less likely to end up being the victim of a violent crime," Scott said.In addition, there's space for 3,000 youths to go to summer camp, 22,000 seats in programs across city schools and a new place to swim."The Big Splash will take place at the brand-new Druid Hill Park pool this summer that we will open up, finally, after years of renovation," Scott said.When the grownups were finished, 11 News asked the youths in attendance for their take."Every time I go to Druid Hill Park, we always pass that pool. My dad and me are like, 'When's that pool going to be filled?' And, finally, I came just in time to hear that it's going to be filled," said Zion Pierre, 10."I'm definitely interested in the camps and everything related to having fun during the summer," said Syria Fields, 10.The Teen Event Series was supposed to start Saturday at Rash Field, but because of inclement weather in the forecast, the kickoff has been pushed two weeks to May 28.

Baltimore's mayor is rolling out a plan to keep youths safe and engaged over the summer.

During an announcement Thursday at Rash Field in the Inner Harbor, the mayor spoke to the return of full-fledged summer programming for nearly 200,000 city children.

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"Summer is more than a break from school," Mayor Brandon Scott said.

The mayor rolled out the B'More Summer Information Hub, an online portal to a spate of programming.

| LINK: B'More Summer Information Hub

The city is making available spots for tens of thousands of kids in summer camps and classes, in addition to summer jobs for every child who wants one.

"This summer, when YouthWorks starts on July 5, we will have more than 6,500 young people joining the workforce, many of them, for the first time, at more than 400 work sites across the city," Scott said.

The mayor announced midnight basketball will return this year, bolstered by a summer party and event series called BMORE Lit. The mayor said it's all part of his violence intervention and crime reduction strategy.

"We know that when young people have things to do that are organized, that are safe, they're a lot less likely to end up being the victim of a violent crime," Scott said.

In addition, there's space for 3,000 youths to go to summer camp, 22,000 seats in programs across city schools and a new place to swim.

"The Big Splash will take place at the brand-new Druid Hill Park pool this summer that we will open up, finally, after years of renovation," Scott said.

When the grownups were finished, 11 News asked the youths in attendance for their take.

"Every time I go to Druid Hill Park, we always pass that pool. My dad and me are like, 'When's that pool going to be filled?' And, finally, I came just in time to hear that it's going to be filled," said Zion Pierre, 10.

"I'm definitely interested in the camps and everything related to having fun during the summer," said Syria Fields, 10.

The Teen Event Series was supposed to start Saturday at Rash Field, but because of inclement weather in the forecast, the kickoff has been pushed two weeks to May 28.