As always, thank you for all you are doing to make the greatest city in America even greater. Enjoy your weekend. Get The Lead Out Every year, hundreds of Baltimore's children are poisoned in their own home. They suffer irreversible brain damage. And the worst part is, it's preventable.
Lead poisoning reaches almost every neighborhood in our city.
If you look on the map you can reach on the link below, you will see that reported cases are not just limited to areas suffering from poverty - which is the common wisdom on where lead poisoning occurs. If you have older homes in your neighborhood, we need your help to make sure parents are educated and children are tested. This year, we have made eradicating the scourge of lead poisoning a top priority. In the last six months, we have filed more than 100 cases against delinquent landlords, demanding they clean up their houses - compared to 0 in the last decade. In six months, we have doubled the number of lead abatements and legal interventions when compared to the last 12 years.