Our Mission
We will harness the power of collaboration and trust across our sectors and apply our energy and resources to ensure that all boys and young men of color and their families in the city of Baltimore live in an environment where they can learn, reflect and grow.
LATEST NEWS.
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This summer MBK Baltimore, in partnership with the Mayor's Office of Children & Family Success, hosted You Matter: A Virtual Conversation Series Between Boys and Men of Color.
Throughout the series, participants and attendees had a chance to share and learn about the unadulterated
experiences of males of color living in Baltimore.
Journeying beyond the challenges, You Matter identifies actionable strategies to improve life outcomes for boys and young men of color and the City of Baltimore.
Baltimore Children's Cabinet
MBK Baltimore, as stakeholder and advocate in the work to expand the success of Baltimore's boys and young men of color, is perfectly positioned in its ally-ship to the Baltimore Children's Cabinet.

The Baltimore Children’s Cabinet convenes city and state agencies and key external partners to align the city’s collective youth-serving efforts to seven priorities:
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• Increase early childhood development
• Decrease youth food insecurity
• Decrease youth homelessness
• Increase youth literacy
• Increase trauma-informed care for youth
• Increase youth diversion practices
• Break down historical barriers to success for Black boys and young men
The Challenge
Nearly two-thirds of Black boys in Baltimore enter kindergarten unprepared, while more than two-thirds of Baltimore’s known homicide victims in 2018 were Black men. From their earliest years, and on every life front after, boys and men of color face unacceptable odds rooted in systems and a national culture designed to hold Black and Brown males back. The unemployment rate for Black men in Baltimore is more than four times higher than it is for white men. Boys and men of color are our city’s most underutilized asset.
Use the link below to learn more about Baltimore's Children's Cabinet or to join the Success for Black Boys and Young Men workgroup.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Contact Us
Are you an individual or organization interested in improving the life outcomes of Baltimore's boys and young men of color? Fill out the form below to stay connected for updates and upcoming events!
ADDRESS
Mayor's Office of Children & Family Success
Attn: James Green
4910 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21215
PHONE
443.388.6879
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