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Program Description

  Youth Development

The Youth Development Team uses recreation to ensure young people are healthy, connected, and productive during out-of-school time. Program staff work to change the landscape of communities by tackling pressing and diverse issues, reducing barriers to participation, and improving equitable access to high quality out-of-school time opportunities which improve outcomes for young people. Positive youth development strategies are used to meet youth where they are and include opportunities, programs, and services which emphasize active and healthy living, youth leadership and social equity, engagement in learning, workforce readiness, and connection to caring adult role models.

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Program Contacts

Contact Charlotte Keys of the Department of Recreation at 240-777-6942 or Alicia Singh of the Office of Management and Budget at 240-777-2780 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

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Program Performance Measures

Program Performance MeasuresActual FY23Actual FY24Estimated FY25Target FY26Target FY27
Number of participants registered in youth development programs 111,04111,85712,09412,21412,214
Average daily attendance in youth development programs 246.20%45.02%45.92%46.84%47.78%
1  Our youth programs play a critical role in youth resilience because they are the environmental container where young people acquire developmental assets necessary for healthy growth. Restoring connections with youth is among our top priorities. Participation numbers are directly correlated with program capacity. Modest targets are projected due to current future fiscal outlook.
2  Several factors consistently impeded attendance rates, including the addition of new after-school program sites and overall school attendance rates. New programs often impact average daily attendance due to the time required for these initiatives to gain momentum and visibility within the community, underscoring the importance of implementing long-term programs with sustainable results over time. The Department implemented several new long-term programs in FY23. Additionally, there continue to be ongoing concerns regarding public health and attendance participation post-COVID, as the school system continues to battle with chronic absenteeism. Restoring connections with youth and families continues to be among the department's top priorities.
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Program Budget Changes

FY26 Recommended ChangesExpendituresFTEs
FY25 Approved14980289159.06
Enhance: Expansion of EBB Programming to Waters Landing and Silver Spring Elementary Schools6882467.38
Add: Program Manager II for EBB Expansion983981.00
Decrease Cost: Temporary Administrative Support-28416-0.67
Multi-program adjustments, including negotiated compensation changes, employee benefit changes, changes due to staff turnover, reorganizations, and other budget changes affecting multiple programs.6813120.67
FY26 Recommended16419829167.44