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Sharing Montgomery Site Visit: Building New Skills – January 22 at 10:30 a.m.

Come learn about Per Scholas which provides accelerated training and job placement assistance to help people pursue careers in the Information Technology (IT) field. To reserve your spot today, please contact Eliza Tolbert-Howard at [email protected].

Sharing Montgomery Site Visit: Empowering Kids to Succeed – January 23 at 12:00 p.m.

Hear from organizations that empower children to stretch their imaginations and gain skills that will propel their success in school and life: Community Bridges, Horizons, and KID Museum. To reserve your spot today, please contact Eliza Tolbert-Howard at [email protected].

Sharing Montgomery Site Visit: Bridging Safety-Net and Economic Empowerment – January 24 at 9:00 a.m.

Join us to learn how Crossway Community helps residents with low-income meet their basic needs and gain skills needed to shift from crisis to stability. In addition to observing its monthly food distribution, guests will learn about its aspirations to create a center to support entrepreneurs and improve access to early care and education. To reserve your spot today, please contact Eliza Tolbert-Howard at [email protected].

Sharing Montgomery Site Visit: Affordable Housing – January 29 at 1:00 p.m.

Learn about efforts to provide stable housing to people in mental health recovery (Housing Unlimited) as well as advocacy efforts to create accessible, affordable, and safe housing for all (Community Development Network of Maryland). To reserve your spot today, please contact Eliza Tolbert-Howard at [email protected].

Sharing Montgomery Site Visit: Supporting Families to Pursue Economic Mobility – January 30 at 10:00 a.m. and 11:30am

10 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., Silver Spring, MD

Join us for a special visit at Jackson Road, our Montgomery County partner school for the Brilliant Futures children’s saving program. You will get to connect directly with school staff and our lead nonprofit partner, the Parent Encouragement Program (PEP).

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Silver Spring, MD

After our school visit, join us for lunch at the new East County Education Center to learn about skill-building and economic empowerment programs led by Montgomery College, IMPACT Silver Spring, and the Latino Economic Development Center‍ ‍

Sharing Montgomery Site Visit: Fostering Mental Wellbeing for Children and Youth – February 5 at 12:00 p.m. (Virtual Visit)

Explore efforts to empower children and youth with positive mentors (Crittenton Services of Greater Washington) as well as experiences which use the arts to boost mental health and wellbeing (Story Tapestries and Create Arts Center). To reserve your spot today, please contact Eliza Tolbert-Howard at [email protected].

Sharing Montgomery Site Visit: Housing and Support for Vulnerable Youth – February 6 at 11:00 a.m. (Virtual Visit)

Tour Montgomery County’s Youth Drop-In center which focuses on vulnerable youth, including those who are disconnected from school and/or experiencing homelessness.  You will get to learn how Pathways to Housing provides a lifeline to ensure youth can access safe, stable housing and other vital supports. To reserve your spot today, please contact Eliza Tolbert-Howard at [email protected].

Sharing Montgomery Site Visit: Emergency Shelter for People in Crisis – February 10 at 11:00 a.m. (Virtual Visit)

Discover organizations providing emergency shelter to neighbors experiencing homelessness: Rainbow Shelter and Stepping Stones Shelter. To reserve your spot today, please contact Eliza Tolbert-Howard at [email protected].

Sharing Montgomery Site Visit: Basic Needs and Education– February 11 at 12:00 a.m. (Virtual Visit)

Explore nonprofits that help children and families meet their basic needs (UpCounty Hub), empower students to pursue higher education (College Tracks) and advocate to ensure all children have what they need to thrive (Black & Brown Coalition for Educational Equity and Excellence). To reserve your spot today, please contact Eliza Tolbert-Howard at [email protected].

Sharing Montgomery Site Visit: Fostering Physical and Mental Health– February 19 at 12:00 p.m. (Virtual Visit)

Learn about organizations that specialize in providing comprehensive, culturally-competent healthcare (Mary's Center), mobilizing volunteers to improve access to mental health (National Alliance on Mental Illness – MC), and providing support to seniors to ensure they can age in place (Home Care Partners). To reserve your spot today, please contact Eliza Tolbert-Howard at [email protected].

Sharing Montgomery Site Visit: Building Skills– February 20 at 12:00 p.m. (Virtual Visit)

Get to know skill-building programs that help people set and pursue career goals (Career Catchers and Futurelink) and provide customized support to empower our refugee neighbors to thrive in their new community (Homes Not Borders). To reserve your spot today, please contact Eliza Tolbert-Howard at [email protected].

Sharing Montgomery Site Visit: Maximizing Local Farms– February 24 at 11:00 a.m. (Virtual Visit)

Hear from local organizations that leverage farms to provide meaningful jobs to people with disabilities (Red Wiggler Care Farm), improve access to culturally specific foods for our immigrant neighbors (AfriThrive), and help people improve their health (Community Farmshare). To reserve your spot today, please contact Eliza Tolbert-Howard at [email protected].

Sharing Montgomery Site Visit: Maximizing Local Farms– February 27 at 10:30 a.m.

Join us for a hard-hat tour of the new training facility and café that Emma's Torch is launching to empower refugees and human trafficking victims to gain marketable culinary skills. To reserve your spot today, please contact Eliza Tolbert-Howard at [email protected].

To reserve your spot today, please contact Eliza Tolbert-Howard at [email protected].

Sharing Prince George’s Site Visit – January 12 at 10:0 a.m. (Virtual, 45-mins. each)

• Jacob’s Ladder Youth Foundation empowers at-risk youth to steer away from the juvenile justice system by providing academic support, mentoring, workforce training, and life-skills programs to foster successful, productive futures.

• We Are CASA empowers immigrant, Black, Indigenous, and working-class communities by offering inclusive human services, legal support, and leadership development to improve quality of life and amplify collective voice.

• Sasha Bruce Youthwork combats youth homelessness in Washington, DC and Prince George’s County by offering safe housing, life-skills education, and workforce support to help young people build stable and self-sufficient futures.

  To reserve your spot today, please contact Eliza Tolbert-Howard at [email protected].