Montgomery County communities are among 30 across Maryland receiving funding through a record $32 million round of grants from the state’s ENOUGH Initiative, a program aimed at reducing child poverty. Montgomery County participants include the 480 Club in Montgomery Village, which is joining the program as a new FY27 community, CHEER in Long Branch and Identity, Inc. in Central Gaithersburg and Montgomery Village.
Governor Wes Moore announced the funding during a visit to the Golden Mile in Frederick, where he highlighted the impact of the ENOUGH Initiative. Frederick has received more than $2 million through the program, including nearly $500,000 in FY27 funding.
The funding is part of the third year of the initiative, which supports community-led programs in areas with concentrated poverty across 13 Maryland counties. The ENOUGH Initiative was launched in December 2024 and focuses on economic mobility, education, healthcare, food access and other locally identified needs.
The state said ENOUGH communities have also received nearly $100 million in additional state grants since November through an effort to prioritize participating communities for other competitive funding programs. Combined with ENOUGH grants, other state funding and philanthropic investments, more than $360 million has been deployed toward efforts to combat child poverty across Maryland.
Four communities are joining the initiative for FY27, including the 480 Club in Montgomery Village. The other new communities are located in Chestertown, Aberdeen and Dundalk.
