Youth

Despite an increase in the number of youth supervised by the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services, a smaller number were involved in shootings, as either victims or suspects.

The pilot program aims to teach kids confidence and social skills while celebrating the city’s culture.

Chair Ronald McFadden and member Mujahid Muhammad were some of the only local leaders to show at a student-run town hall this weekend to field youth questions.

Baltimore Youth Kinetic Energy Collective, or BYKE for short, teaches teens skills and provides them income. Leaders say the nonprofit’s work is a response to inequities in transportation and resources, and saved cyclists $300,000 last year through their free repairs.

A Johns Hopkins study also found children of color are disproportionately impacted.

In the wake of Friday’s fatal shooting at Joppatowne High School, law enforcement have renewed complaints about the two-year-old law designed to protect youth.

Americans born since 1996 are starting to vote! What do they care about? How do they differ from older voters? We ask the author of “The Politics of Gen Z.”

Tia Hamilton, founder of Urban Reads Bookstore, will hold a youth summit to bring together current and future leaders of Baltimore City.

The trend is a sign that the Maryland criminal justice system has been treating more teens as adults than in the past.

Data from the Baltimore Police Department shows that roughly a quarter of juveniles arrested in the city are charged as adults.