Commentary: Much-needed assistance lacking once children get older

Investment from businesses, government can help fill Baltimore region’s gap in support

An estimated 8,500 young people ages 16 to 24 in Baltimore, including nearly 16% of all Black residents in this age group, were neither working nor in school, according to an estimate by Baltimore’s Promise based on 2022 U.S. Census data. Too many of these young people are at risk of instability as they transition into adulthood.

These are our kids, our family and friends.