Alsobrooks secures $1.5 million for Latin American Youth Center in Prince George's County
Alsobrooks directed $1.5 million to Riverdale’s Latin American Youth Center, funding services meant to move more Prince George’s youth into housing, jobs and school success.
A Riverdale nonprofit that serves more than 4,000 youth and families a year is getting a $1.5 million federal boost aimed at the county’s most practical needs: housing counseling, workforce training, mental health care and education support. The money for the Latin American Youth Center will flow to its Maryland site at 6200 Sheridan Street and is meant to expand services for young people and their families in Prince George’s County.
Sen. Angela Alsobrooks announced the funding as part of a larger fiscal 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations package that, she and Sen. Chris Van Hollen said, delivered $69,498,878 for 46 community-led projects across Maryland. Alsobrooks said the investment is intended to strengthen community hubs, safe housing, youth centers and other local priorities, putting the emphasis on services that reach families before problems grow more expensive to solve.
For Prince George’s County, the question is less about the announcement itself than what it buys. The Latin American Youth Center says the money will support arts, academics, job readiness, housing and health programs for youth ages 11 to 24. The organization’s Maryland programs also include academic enrichment, mentoring, employment training, GED preparation, housing services and mental health and substance use treatment.
The center says it was founded in the late 1960s and has served more than 70,000 youth and families since 1968. In Prince George’s County, its work has also been tied to Maryland’s ENOUGH initiative in East Riverdale and Adelphi, where it serves as a Community Quarterback helping guide a neighborhood action plan focused on K-12 education, workforce development and human services.
That makes the Riverdale award a test of whether federal money can be translated into visible local results: more stable housing, stronger job readiness and better academic support for young people who might otherwise fall through service gaps. The Latin American Youth Center says its Promotor Pathway model has been evaluated by the Urban Institute and is associated with staying in school, avoiding unplanned parenthood and having stable housing.
The new funding also follows earlier federal support for youth services in the county. In 2024, Van Hollen, then-Sen. Ben Cardin and Rep. Glenn Ivey highlighted $1.15 million in direct federal investments for youth services and environmental restoration projects in Prince George’s County, including $1 million for CASA’s wraparound services for African and Latin American communities.
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