(BALTIMORE) – Tomorrow, Friday, July 31, 2015, Governor Larry Hogan’s Office for Children will present a $10,000 grant to the Choo Smith Youth Empowerment Foundation. The $10,000 GOC grant was awarded to the Family League of Baltimore, who will present the GOC grant to former Harlem Globetrotter and Baltimore City native Charles “Choo” Smith.
The grant protects the State’s investment in the Choo Smith Youth Empowerment Foundation’s Summer Basketball Camp by covering the camp’s operating expenses for the remainder of the 2015 program.
Members of the media are invited to attend.
WHO: Choo Smith Youth Empowerment Foundation
Family League of Baltimore
Governor Office for Children (GOC)
Governor’s Office of Community Initiatives (GOCI)
WHAT: Presentation of $10,000 Grant Awarded to the Choo Smith Youth Empowerment Foundation Summer Basketball Camp
WHERE: The Park School Gymnasium
2425 Old Court Road
Baltimore, MD 21208
WHEN: Friday, July 31, 2015
10:30 am to 11:15 am
About GOC
Governor’s Office for Children (GOC) coordinates child and family-oriented care within the State’s Child-Serving Agencies by emphasizing prevention, early intervention and community-based services for all children and families.
About GOCI
Governor’s Office of Community Initiatives (GOCI) advises Governor Larry Hogan on policies to enhance and improve community programs across Maryland; and oversees the work of the Governor’s Office on Service and Volunteerism (GOSV), Volunteer Maryland, community affairs and engagement within the Executive Branch of Maryland government and the Governor’s eight ethnic and cultural Commissions.
About Family League of Baltimore
Family League of Baltimore serves as an architect of change in Baltimore by promoting data-driven, collaborative initiatives and aligning resources to create lasting outcomes for children, families and communities.
About Choo Smith Youth Empowerment Foundation
Choo Smith Youth Empowerment Foundation is dedicated to developing and implementing programs that facilitate positive growth in the lives of the youth we serve, as well as their families and community.