Maryland teams with nonprofit to help fund programs that help younger men and boys

A national nonprofit is teaming up with the state of Maryland to help fund programs that work to help younger boys and men around the state with results that show this isn t just good money chasing bad money that s been already wasted Related stories Slay and Saut culinary campaign teaches homeless LGBTQ youth cooking and life skills Kids cops and catfish How a hot day on the Anacostia became a great one The Boys Girls Clubs of America are still benefiting from Nate Bargatze s controversial Emmys bit In fact a prerequisite for a initiative to be awarded a grant is demonstrated success already Arnold Ventures a national philanthropic group started by husband and wife John and Laura Arnold of Texas stated the million in matching grants on Tuesday morning We see the issues nationwide facing men and boys facing America s youth reported Laura Arnold co-founder and co-chair of Arnold Ventures Anecdotal evidence is not enough to make a dent in this obstacle Caring is not enough sadly to make a dent in this predicament We need to really focus on what it is that s going to move the needle for communities that need the assistance of society and regime The nonprofit s grant award will be divided between two programs One replicates what s known as ASAP Accelerated Assessment in Associate Programs in society colleges around the state including Prince George s Locality College We have proven programs that create a scaffolding around certain types of students in district colleges that dramatically improves their rates of completion Laura Arnold announced That venture is to scale what we know works to sponsorship people who are in region college and who have maybe complicated lives or who need that little bit of aid that little bit of guidance that little bit of mentorship to get across the finish line she disclosed Because we know that once they get a degree that will improve and increase the impact that they can have in society and in their own lives Maryland Gov Wes Moore also spoke with WTOP about the announcement The details continues to suggest and show that proving programs that assistance our public college students also have a considerable return on our society revealed Moore More than million is also going to help Big Brothers and Big Sisters programs operating around the state to provide more and better mentorship opportunities for boys There s been a lot written about this about the state of America s youth I think there s kind of growing acknowledgment that young men and boys are even more troubled noted John Arnold who is also the co-chair of Arnold Ventures There s a way to specifically address chosen of the challenges that boys are facing that don t come at the expense of girls but come in addition to what we re doing for girls Various of these investments are specifically targeted at those facing the biggest challenges The governor s comments kept coming back to details backing the past success of the programs This is about proven solutions and proven programs stated Moore The capital that s being deployed is deeply appreciated but the majority importantly what they re doing is they re helping regime to be better They re helping establishment to make sure that we are really going to be figures driven and heart-led We re taking the programs that have the strongest evidence and research that they really have impact and trying to make sure that they get scaled at the city and state level John disclosed And under Gov Moore s leadership we ve been able to do this partnership that we think starts a spark in executive not only in Maryland but across the nation of evidence-based policymaking Similar partnerships between Arnold Ventures exist in Oklahoma and Colorado Source