Issue Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Closing Date: : Monday, August 19, 2019, 2:00 PM

The Collaboration Council leads Excel Beyond the Bell (EBB), the County’s initiative to create a local out-of-school time (OST) system that will increase the number of quality programs promoting positive youth development, especially in our most vulnerable communities, that will inspire children and youth to achieve their full potential (see www.excelbeyondthebell.org for more information).

Excel Beyond the Bell Middle School Program

As part of this initiative, a three-year out-of-school time pilot was created in partnership with the Montgomery County Recreation Department (MCRD) and Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). In its first year, EBB programs were located at Argyle Middle School in Wheaton, Roberto Clemente in Germantown, and A. Marion Loiederman in Silver Spring. EBB school sites have expanded to include Francis Scott Key in Silver Spring, Forest Oak in Gaithersburg, Montgomery Village in Montgomery Village, Neelsville in Germantown, and Col. E. Brooke Lee in Silver Spring.

The Collaboration Council seeks Letters of Interest from organizations and qualified individuals to serve as a pre-approved pool of potential out-of-school time vendors to serve middle school students at a particular school or schools within the Excel Beyond the Bell Middle School out-of-school time system. Vendors are strongly encouraged to consider operating at more than one location.

Click here for complete details and how to submit your Letter of Interest

Apply today to the Community Action Board’s Community Advocacy Institute!

The CAI includes FREE workshops featuring guest speakers, activities to practice your advocacy skills, and networking opportunities.

To qualify for this program, participants must be Montgomery County residents with household incomes of $55,000 or less.

Applications are due August 16.

  Apply online

Applications Due September 3

Effective August 1, community organizations involved with food security issues can apply for mini-grants from the county that range from $2,000 to $10,000. Tax-exempt organizations applying for the mini-grants can use the funding to improve direct service or assistance to vulnerable populations.

The application deadline is Tuesday, September 3.

Information and the application form are available online. Questions can be directed to Diana Tato-Niktash at 240-777-3404 or by email to diana.tato-niktash@montgomerycountymd.gov.

# # # Media Contact: Mary Anderson, 240-777-6534

Position Description

The Manager of CWIN (Children with Intensive Needs) supports the continuum of care which introduces and recommends effective services and supports for children and adolescents with behavioral and health disorders and their families with increased availability focused to the Spanish-speaking communities. Though the Collaboration Council does not provide direct services, the Manager of CWIN is responsible for utilizing a coordinated network of available resources that will integrate care planning and management across multiple levels and which are culturally and linguistically competent and build meaningful partnerships with families and youth at service delivery, management and policy levels. For complete details and how to submit your cover letter with salary requirements and resume click here.

Position open until filled.

Know Your Rights Information and Immigration Legal Services in Montgomery County, MD and Vicinity

Know Your Rights Information

The Montgomery County Collaboration Council seeks one qualified vendor to provide Evening Reporting Center (ERC) services for youth ages 14-17 assigned by the juvenile court as an alternative to secure detention. The ERC will be a structured learning environment focusing on education, positive skill building and treatment. The ERC is a highly accountable service directing youth towards compliance with court/probation requirements. It is intended to prevent future involvement in the juvenile justice system and/or out-of-home placement. The setting is one where youth receive personal attention to manage behaviors and learn life skills. Funding is provided for operational expenses for nine months beginning October 1, 2019. .

The full Notice of Issuance can be accessed here.

Final Deadline for Written Questions: July 15, 2019
Deadline for Submission of Proposals: July 29, 2019, 4:30 pm.

The checks may be used at farmer’s markets in Montgomery County and participating markets in the District of Columbia until November 1, 2019.

The lottery for the checks will be held at the following locations:

• Elizabeth House, 1400 Fenwick Lane, Silver Spring

Know Your Rights Information and Immigration Legal Services in Montgomery County, MD and Vicinity

Know Your Rights Information

• Resources to Prepare for Immigration Raids, a comprehensive compilation of resources by local organizations.
• ACLU-MD’s  What to Do If You’re Stopped by the Police (English). ( Spanish)
• ACLU-MD’s  Additional Information for Non-Citizens. ( Spanish)
• ACLU-MD’s  ICE Home Raids (English) . ( Spanish)
• Call  United We Dream’s national hotline at:  1-844-363-1423 to report ICE activity.
• Procedures for handling visits from immigration officers to County facilities
• Know Your Rights Handouts: If ICE Visits a Home, Employer or a Public Space, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), in English, Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese, Arabic, Haitian Creole, and Punjabi. (11/30/2017)
• Know Your Rights Information and Flyers by United We Dream. Available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Hindi, Farsi, Marathi, Tagalog, and Haitian-Creole.
• Know Your Rights Postcards in multiple languages (including Arabic, Spanish, Farsi, and Somai). Print and carry with you. By National Immigration Law Center. (11/10/2016)
• CASA de Maryland’s  Know Your Rights Booklets, in English and Spanish. (updated 3/2017)
• CLINIC’s Know Your Rights Guides and Know Your Rights Cards (in Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, English, Farsi, Haitian Creole, Korean, Spanish, and Vietnamese) and (Spanish).
• Know Your Rights video (English), ( Espanol). By CAIR Coalition (1/2017)
• InformedImmigrant.com has a wealth of up-to-date resources, in English and Spanish, including FAQ’s on recent Executive Orders, the status of DACA and more.
• Immi helps immigrants in the U.S. understand their legal options, provides an online screening tool, legal information and referrals to nonprofit legal services organizations

Family Preparedness

• Immigrant Legal Resource Center’s  Family Preparedness Plan (English) ( Spanish ) (Chinese) (updated 6/2018)
• What If I’m Picked Up By ICE? Preparing for the Possibility of Being Detained, Deported, and Separated From Your Children (English), ( Spanish) ( French), created by Steptoe & Johnson (2017)
• Montgomery County Public School’s Immigration Information
• Help for Immigrant Families: Guidance for Schools. By ILRC. (3/2017)
• Information on Maryland’s Standby Guardianship Law and Parental Designation and Consent Form for Standby Guardianship

Issue Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Closing Date: 4:30 p.m. Monday, July 22, 2019

The Montgomery County Collaboration Council for Children, Youth and Families (Collaboration Council) and the Children’s Opportunity Fund (COF) are working in partnership to develop a Community Needs Assessment that will be beneficial for both parties. The goal of the Community Needs Assessment (CNA) is to establish a set of priorities for Montgomery County that will drive the focus of work for both the COF and the Collaboration Council.

For complete details and where to send your letter of interest please click here: OS #2019-65

Senatorial Scholarship

Who may apply: Current high school seniors and full-time and part-time, degree-seeking undergraduate and graduate students. Students attending a private career school may also apply.

How to apply: Complete and file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). If your State senator makes his/her own awards, you must call or write to your legislator for further instructions. The Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) can provide a list of all State legislators.

**Scholarships maybe available through your state delegation for your district. They are NOT available through your federal delegation (i.e. U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen).**

When to apply: Complete and file the FAFSA at www.fafsa.gov by March 1. Contact your State senator in February for further instructions.

Eligible majors: All majors are eligible.

​​*Program Update*

Scholarship can be used at out-of-state institutions if the applicant is on active duty with the U.S Military and domiciled in the State.

https://mhec.maryland.gov/preparing/Pages/FinancialAid/ProgramDescriptions/prog_senatorial.aspxF

For application and more information, call (240) 777-8500