(BALTIMORE – December 12, 2025) – Governor Wes Moore just announced more than $19 million for Year Two of the ENOUGH Initiative, and I want to say plainly what this means: real resources are finally flowing to communities that have been systematically starved of investment for generations.
I’ve seen this work up close in Sandtown-Winchester and Harlem Park. This isn’t another pilot program or demonstration project that evaporates after a photo op. ENOUGH has brought 550+ partners together, served more than 12,000 Marylanders, and generated over $20 million in additional resources on top of the initial $13 million investment. That’s a 3:1 return because communities know how to leverage resources when they’re actually given the chance to lead.
Let me be clear about what makes this different: ENOUGH puts decision-making power in the hands of people who live in these neighborhoods. The Elev8 Baltimore Sandtown-Winchester Youth Council isn’t waiting for permission to analyze their community’s needs – they’re already doing sophisticated policy work that would put some think tanks to shame. These young leaders understand that abandoned buildings, underfunded schools, and limited economic pathways aren’t community deficits – they’re the result of structural policy choices that can be changed with different structural policy choices.
Alexandria Warrick Adams gets this. She understands the nuances from the streets to the suits, from City Hall to Annapolis. And she’s navigating this successfully at a time when Washington is telling communities of color and children in poverty “you’re on your own.” While the federal government pulls back, Maryland is stepping up…