Brand new youth center coming to Northwest Baltimore community [Video]

BALTIMORE — Keirah Hicks, owner WOW Youth Center has a vision for each and every kid that walks through her doors.

In just a few weeks, those visions will become reality when she opens her business up.

“I grew up in this community. It’s something that we never had growing up in this particular neighborhood and it’s very few that I know of in the city,” said Hicks.

WOW Youth Center is scheduled to open in mid July. Hicks’ top priority is to create a safe space for children that grew up in the same Northwest Dolfield Avenue community she did.

“I remember growing up and I remember it being hard. But I don’t remember anybody ever tapping in to any of that. I don’t remember when I had issues or I had a bad day someone asking what’s wrong. So I want to create a space to where we …