Question 1

Have You Stopped To Think About What Baltimore City Communities Will Experience When Federal Cuts Are Felt At State Level?

Accepted Answer

SNAP and Medicaid cuts aren’t just budget cuts; they’re lifelines being pulled from under our communities. Without access to food assistance and healthcare, families face deeper poverty, youth face greater instability, and entire neighborhoods are pushed closer to crisis.

We need leaders who will take bold, proactive action and build more effective, data-driven safety nets grounded in community needs and long-term solutions. When basic needs go unmet, public safety suffers. Hunger, untreated illness, and economic despair don’t just harm individuals, they ripple through schools, strain emergency services, and fuel cycles of harm.

We need state leaders who understand that investing in people is the surest path to safer, healthier communities.

Question 2

Public Safety is About More Than Policing

Accepted Answer

It’s about preventing harm in the first place. Through mental health care, housing stability, education, and opportunity, we can build a safer Baltimore through accountability, coordination, and care. Again, we know that our systems are working. We need to operate  with clear structures that track, manage, and sustain what’s delivering results in all areas.

Leadership Starts With Listening

Priorities for Baltimore's Future

ECONOMIC STABILITY

EDUCATION

PUBLIC SAFETY