South Baltimore Gateway Partnership

when slot machine gambling came to maryland, baltimore residents were promised the resources to improve their communities. we are fulfilling that promise. in 2015, baltimore adopted the south baltimore gateway master plan, a sweeping plan to improve neighborhoods near the casino. the city then began to implement this plan, with the advice of the local development council (ldc) and funding provided by the local impact grants generated by video lottery terminals. it soon became clear that another organization was also needed to help spend these funds – something that could be flexible, nimble, and entrepreneurial. so in 2016, the south baltimore gateway partnership was established. now the city and the partnership split baltimore’s share of the local impact grants. in order to successfully implement the ambitious agenda laid out in the master plan, we created our own strategic plan to narrow our focus to a few key areas. we intend to make decisive change in a few critical topics, rath