Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and CT, MI governors announce initiatives to help boys and men

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Statement by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore in Support of Men and Boys

Delivered on February 5, 2025

Governor Wes Moore Delivers 2025 State of the State Address - Press Releases - News - Office of Governor Wes Moore

Lastly, investing in our people means following the data – And the data is telling us that we need to have a greater statewide focus on supporting and elevating our men and boys.

And it’s not just that in Maryland, labor force participation for young men is nearly the lowest it has been in two decades…

It’s also that suicide rates among men under 30 have risen by more than a third since 2010.

Across the country, college attainment levels are the same now for men and boys as they were in 1964.

And Maryland still sends youth under the age of 18 to our state prisons at twice the national rate.

The data is telling us a clear message: We need to better understand and address what’s happening with our men and boys.

I want to be clear: This administration remains steadfast in our support for all Marylanders, regardless of their gender or background.

As the father of a son and a daughter, I want both of my children growing up with all of their God-honoring and God-given opportunities –

But if we want to truly unleash the power of Maryland’s labor force, we need to make sure our men and boys aren’t still falling behind.

I strongly believe our mission to uplift men and boys isn’t in conflict with our values to leave no one behind – it’s in concert with them.

In the words of the great Marylander Frederick Douglass: “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”

And we have already started doing exactly that – in ways that uplift our men and boys and help support the aspirations of all Marylanders.

In 2023, we launched a first-in-the-nation Service Year Option to help high school graduates find their path and purpose.

In 2024, we made sure that we rewarded our service members through policies to support both veterans and military families.

And in 2025, I will be directing my entire administration to begin implementing targeted solutions to uplift our men and boys.

The plight of boys and men, once sidelined by Democrats, is now a priority

In recent months, three Democratic governors have announced initiatives geared toward helping boys and men.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Amerikan Melanin]

That’s it. He’s running for president. The language was not inclusive of trans and male identifying people. Very good!

 

[chiefdogg]

IN! Waiting for the fake outrage.

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

Thank goodness because these young men and boys have gone off the deep end. They are not going to college, they are not working and are on a destructive path with this Redpill, anti education mindset.

 

[Savvir]

That’s it. He’s running for president. The language was not inclusive of trans and male identifying people. Very good!

technically, transmen and male indentifying people would also count as "young men"

 

[RickyDiBiase]

Americans will bite the hand that feed them, but sometimes you gotta think above just getting elected and polling and focusing on the people to make shyt happen.

I don't know if it'll workout, but can't say they're not trying or listening to their "base".

 

[BigMan]

Big up Wes

 

[Dwayne_Taylor]

I remember when Barack Obama tried to start the my brothers keeper initiative, and it got criticized until he had to include girls. even though he already created a whole White House Council on Women and Girls.

The DNC doesn't like advocacy for men so let's see how this goes.

 

[Born2BKing]

I remember when Barack Obama tried to start the my brothers keeper initiative, and it got criticized until he had to include girls. even though he already created a whole White House Council on Women and Girls.

The DNC doesn't like advocacy for men so let's see how this goes.

More Fox News, Republican propaganda.

 

[RickyDiBiase]

More Fox News, Republican propaganda.

Run two women for president out of almost two hundred years in existence and every dweeb thinks we want to turn society into the Island of Lesbos.

 

[Born2BKing]

Run two women for president out of almost two hundred years in existence and every dweeb thinks we want to turn society into the Island of Lesbos.

These nikkas get their political news from Fox News, Tik Tok and Tariq Nasheed.

 

[RickyDiBiase]

These nikkas get their political news from Fox News, Tik Tok and Tariq Nasheed.

shyt not only that, their own insecurities do them in. As a breh, you recognize it when a cac pulls the same card. All of a sudden a mfer who had to use safety scissors up until high school wanna talk about "lowering standards" or some other bullshyt