How to address economic disparity and build a sustainable future for Md.

Maryland has the highest median household income and a vibrant economy, yet poverty is painful and deadly for many in this wealthy state. Thirty-eight percent of Maryland households are not able to meet basic human needs of food, housing, transportation and health care, and 12% of Maryland’s children live in deep poverty. We are failing to meet the needs of residents and we are not prepared to sustain a future that looks different than our past injustice.