Council Bill 25-0100 proposes sweeping changes to the Baltimore Children and Youth Fund (BCYF) that would undermine equity, disproportionately burden grassroots organizations, reduce youth leadership, and politicize a community-designed fund. While transparency and accountability are essential, this legislation introduces unnecessary duplication, operational overreach, new compliance burdens, and restrictions that contradict BCYF’s founding values.
These changes would harm the very organizations and young people the Fund was created to uplift. Baltimore residents should urge their elected officials to amend or reject Bill 25-0100 and preserve BCYF’s community-driven, youth-centered model.
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