ExtremeRavens Posted Monday at 07:45 PM Posted Monday at 07:45 PM The Baltimore Ravens, The Bisciotti Family Foundation and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore have partnered up to create a Baltimore Ravens Boys & Girls Club at the Hilton Recreation Center in West Baltimore “to transform the Hilton Recreation Center into a state-of-the-art facility serving hundreds of youth and families,” the Ravens said Monday. “The Baltimore Ravens Boys & Girls Club will be an important and dynamic space, designed specifically not only to support but empower the bright and deserving youth of Baltimore,” Baltimore Ravens President Sashi Brown said in a statement. This marks the third time in the U.S. that an NFL team has partnered in such a manner with a Boys & Girls Club. The Baltimore Ravens Boys & Girls Club at Hilton Recreation Center will provide academic support, mentoring, leadership development, health and wellness programs, and athletic opportunities for children and teens. The newly renovated facility includes Dick Cass Field — named in honor of former Ravens president Dick Cass — a multi-purpose athletic field with sports lighting, Under Armour gymnasium, a teen center, activity and games spaces, tutoring spaces and indoor and outdoor community gathering areas, the press release said. The club will offer programs focused on health and well-being, academic success, character and leadership, and life and workforce readiness, the release said. Calling it a “game changer” for West Baltimore families, Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott applauded the collaboration, according to the release. “This Club represents the very best of what can happen when our city, local organizations, and private partners come together with a shared vision,” said Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott. “The Ravens Boys & Girls Club at Hilton Recreation Center will … [provide] our young people with safe spaces, strong mentors, and the resources they need to grow into the leaders of tomorrow.” Contact Kate Cimini at 443-842-2621 or kcimini@baltsun.com. View the full article Quote
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