Independent Living Services

Independent Living Services (View Details)

Peer mentoring, advocacy, independent living skills training, information and referral services are provided to people with disabilities living in the County by another person with a disability.

Organization: Independence Now, Inc.

Target Population

Multiple Disabilities

Services

Home Improvement/Accessibility, Housing Counseling, Centers for Independent Living, Adult Mentoring Programs

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Independence Now, Inc.
12301 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904

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Boys to Men Mentoring Program (View Details)

Boys to Men (BTM) is a mentoring program specifically aimed at the retention of African American/Black Male students at Montgomery College. It seeks to foster a greater degree of academic success student activism and personal responsibility. BTM will provide academic and personal mentoring for the above targeted student population. Participating st...

Organization: Montgomery College

Target Population

Young Adults, African American Community, Males

Services

Higher Education Bridge Programs, Adult Mentoring Programs

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Montgomery College - Rockville
51 Mannakee Street
Rockville, MD 20850

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Full Circle Brotherhood (View Details)

Group mentoring for middle school males in the Northwest Park neighborhood by trained young adult men

Organization: YMCA Youth & Family Services

Target Population

High School Aged Youth, Middle School Aged Youth, At Risk Youth, Low Income, Males

Services

Homework Help Programs, Adult/Child Mentoring Programs

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YMCA Northwest Park Community Center
848 Southhampton Dr #B
Silver Spring, MD 20903
YMCA Youth & Family Services Administrative Office
9601 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20901

Hours of Operation:
- Mon: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Tue: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Wed: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Thu: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Fri: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Friends In Action (View Details)

Founded in 1986, Friends In Action (FIA) assists families in need by providing them with intensive case management and linking them with a community mentoring team. FIA provides wrap around supportive services to help move families towards stability and independence. FIA helps families identify their strengths, and develop attainable, manageable ...

Organization: Interfaith Works

Target Population

Families, Low Income

Services

Long Term Case/Care Management, Parent to Parent Networking

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Interfaith Works
114 W. Montgomery Ave
Rockville, MD 20850

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Best Buddies Middle Schools (View Details)

In today's middle schools, students with intellectual disabilities often learn in the same building and walk the same hallways as their non-disabled peers, but they are left out of social activities. Best Buddies Middle Schools is designed to improve the school environment by promoting friendships between students with intellectual disabilities (Bu...

Organization: Best Buddies International - Maryland

Target Population

Middle School Aged Youth, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Intellectual Disabilities

Services

Buddy Programs

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Best Buddies International - Maryland
101 North Haven Street, Suite 205
Baltimore, MD 21224
Cabin John MS
10701 Gainsborough Rd
Potomac, MD 20854
Tilden MS
11211 Old Georgetown Rd
Rockville, MD 20852

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Best Buddies Citizens (View Details)

Best Buddies Maryland Citizens Best Buddies Citizens offers an exciting opportunity for adult pairs with intellectual disabilities to form one-to-one friendships with other individuals in the corporate and civic communities. Friends and family are the foundation that helps each of us become successful. Without love, support, and friends, our lives...

Organization: Best Buddies International - Maryland

Target Population

Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Intellectual Disabilities

Services

Buddy Programs, Adult Mentoring Programs

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Best Buddies International - Maryland
101 North Haven Street, Suite 205
Baltimore, MD 21224

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Best Buddies High Schools (View Details)

This program pairs high school students with intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities in one-to-one friendships with their non-disabled peers. By introducing the program into public and private high schools, we are crossing the invisible line that too often separates those with disabilities from those without.

Organization: Best Buddies International - Maryland

Target Population

High School Aged Youth, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Intellectual Disabilities

Services

Buddy Programs

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Einstein HS
11135 Newport Mill Rd
Kensington, MD 20895
Best Buddies International - Maryland
101 North Haven Street, Suite 205
Baltimore, MD 21224
Rockville HS
2100 Baltimore Rd
Rockville, MD 20851
Paint Branch HS
14121 Old Columbia Pik
Burtonsville, MD 20866
Seneca Valley HS
12700 Middlebrook Rd
Germantown, MD 20874
Walter Johnson HS
6400 Rock Spring Dr
Bethesda, MD 20814
Blake HS
300 Norwood Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20905
Whitman HS
7100 Whittier Blvd
Bethesda, MD 20817
Churchill HS
11300 Gainsborough Rd
Potomac, MD 20854
Magruder HS
5939 Muncaster Mill Rd
Rockville, MD 20855
Sherwood HS
300 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd
Sandy Spring, MD 20860
Quince Orchard HS
15800 Quince Orchard Rd
North Potomac, MD 20878
Damascus HS
25921 Ridge Rd
Damascus, MD 20872
Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS
4301 East-West Hwy
Bethesda, MD 20814

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Social Inclusion (View Details)

e-Buddies promotes social inclusion online for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In e-Buddies, people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities, such as autism and Down syndrome, come together online to form friendships and a community that celebrates their diversity of character and abilities. Anyone...

Organization: Best Buddies International - Maryland

Target Population

Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Intellectual Disabilities

Services

Buddy Programs

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Best Buddies International - Maryland
101 North Haven Street, Suite 205
Baltimore, MD 21224

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Adult Intensive Outpatient Program for Chemical Dependency (View Details)

The Adult IOP provides intensive treatment for adults with substance abuse problems, or a combination of substance abuse, emotional and psychiatric related issues. The program is designed to help the individual gain insight into what role alcohol and drugs has played in the problems he/she may be having in his/her life. This is considered a “feeli...

Organization: Adventist HealthCare Behavioral Health & Wellness Services

Target Population

Adults, Substance Use Disorders

Services

Friendly Telephoning, Recovery Homes/Halfway Houses

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Adventist HealthCare Behavioral Health & Wellness Services
14901 Broschart Road
Rockville, MD 20850

Hours of Operation:
- Mon: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
- Tue: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
- Wed: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
- Thu: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
- Fri: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
- Sat: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
- Sun: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

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Friendly Visitor Program (View Details)

Provides older adults who are lonely, isolated and homebound due to physical conditions with visits from trained volunteers. Monitors health and safety concerns and provides access to resources to help adults remain in the community. Volunteer visits weekly for at least one year.

Organization: EveryMind.

Target Population

Adults, Older Adults

Services

Friendly Visiting

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EveryMind
1000 Twinbrook Parkway
Rockville, MD 20851

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Friendly Visitation (View Details)

Volunteers visit isolated and frail older adults

Organization: Senior Connection of Montgomery County, Inc.

Target Population

Older Adults, Frail Elderly

Services

Friendly Visiting

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Senior Connection of Montgomery County, Inc.
3950 Ferrara Dr.
Silver Spring, MD 20906

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Family Self Sufficiency Program Volunteer Mentoring Project (View Details)

The program matches volunteers from the county with individual, low-income families living in subsidized housing in Montgomery County. Volunteers spend 4 hours a month helping the head of household to achieve economic independence by setting short-term and long-term educational and employment goals.

Organization: Housing Opportunities Commission

Target Population

Families, Low Income, Subsidized Rental Housing Residents

Services

Adult Mentoring Programs, Economic Self Sufficiency Programs

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Housing Opportunities Commission
10400 Detrick Avenue
Kensington, MD 20895

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Terp Vets Program (View Details)

Terp Vets is a student run organization established to provide its members the opportunity to recognize and support the community of veterans on and off campus through a variety of volunteer and social events while building a network that enhances personal and career growth. We are also joined by faculty, staff, alumni, friends and families of v...

Organization: University of Maryland Veterans Program Office

Target Population

Active Military, Veterans

Services

Adult Mentoring Programs, Volunteer Opportunities

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University of Maryland College Park
University of Maryland College Park
College Park, MD 20742

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Partnership 2 Independence (View Details)

The Partnership to Independence (P2I) is a new initiative based on 17 years of working with individuals and families with one goal in mind – helping them to achieve sustained self-sufficiency. It integrates the lessons we have learned and the best of our services to date in the areas of workforce development, health & wellness, and wraparound suppo...

Organization: A Wider Circle

Target Population

Services

Adult Mentoring Programs

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Aim High In Life Educational and Life Skill Programs (View Details)

This program helps male students build the confidence, competencies, and values they need to become healthy and productive young adults. The goal is to encourage students and young adults to strive for excellence as a person, student, athlete and most of all as a Christian. We have formed a strong circle of supportive adults to help our young peopl...

Organization: Unity Christian Fellowship, Inc.

Target Population

Services

Adult/Child Mentoring Programs, Life Skills Education

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Upper County Community Recreation Center
8201 Emory Grove Road
Gaithersburg, MD 20877

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CB Mentoring Programs (View Details)

The CB Mentoring Program is a multi-tiered approach to providing mentors to our youngest through our oldest program participants in the CB Girls Program. This CB Womens Mentorship Initiative recruits women from diverse work sectors, economic and educational backgrounds to mentor our high school girls into achieving their goals, both academically an...

Organization: Community Bridges, Inc.

Target Population

High School Aged Youth, Females

Services

Adult/Child Mentoring Programs

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Community Bridges, Inc.
8757 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910

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City of Rockville Mentoring Program (View Details)

This program recruits volunteer mentors to meet weekly for one hour before or after school with elementary children in City of Rockville schools. Participants are referred by their school guidance counselor. Mentoring services are designed to create a caring relationship between child and adult and to provide the child with additional academic and...

Organization: City of Rockville Community Services Division

Target Population

Primary School Age Children, At Risk Youth

Services

Adult/Child Mentoring Programs

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Twinbrook Recreation Community Center
12920 Twinbrook Parkway
Rockville, MD 20851
Ritchie Park ES
1514 Dunster Rd
Rockville, MD 20854
Beall ES
451 Beall Ave
Rockville, MD 20850
Meadow Hall ES
951 Twinbrook Pky
Rockville, MD 20851

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GUYS Youth Mentoring (View Details)

Youth Mentoring @ Community-Based Services works with minority males at different schools in the area to build resilience, develop pro-social skills and attitudes and minimize the influence of street gangs, bullying, negative peer pressure and drug/alcohol use. This program has been designed to intervene before students reach high school to address...

Organization: Sheppard Pratt (formerly Family Services Inc.)

Target Population

High School Aged Youth, African American Community, At Risk Youth, Males

Services

Adult/Child Mentoring Programs

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Sheppard Pratt
610 E. Diamond Ave.
Gaithersburg, MD 20877

Hours of Operation:
- Mon: 9:00 - 5:00
- Tue: 9:00 - 5:00
- Wed: 9:00 - 5:00
- Thu: 9:00 - 5:00
- Fri: 9:00 - 5:00
Gaithersburg MS
2 Teachers Way
Gaithersburg, MD 20877

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Intergenerational Bridges (View Details)

Intergenerational Bridges is a mentoring program that pairs volunteers age 50 or better with ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) students who have been in the country for less than three years. Facilitating a child's transition into a new school and community, improving English communication skills, and, fostering self-confidence are the...

Organization: JCA Heyman Interages Center

Target Population

Older Adults, Middle School Aged Youth, Primary School Age Children, Immigrants

Services

Adult/Child Mentoring Programs

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Gaithersburg ES
35 N Summit Ave
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Sligo Creek ES
500 Schuyler Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Rolling Terrace ES
705 Bayfield St
Takoma Park, MD 20912
Argyle MS
2400 Bel Pre Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20906
Eastern MS
300 University Blvd E
Silver Spring, MD 20901
Arcola Towers
1135 University Blvd. W
Silver Spring, MD 20902

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Mature Mentors (View Details)

Mature Mentors matches volunteers ages 50 and better with high school special education students. Volunteers meet weekly to provide their stduent with academic support and help with goals and long-range planning.

Organization: JCA Heyman Interages Center

Target Population

Older Adults, High School Aged Youth, Students With Disabilities

Services

Adult/Child Mentoring Programs

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Churchill HS
11300 Gainsborough Rd
Potomac, MD 20854

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The First Tee (View Details)

The First Tee is a World Golf Foundation initiative dedicated to providing young people of all backgrounds an opportunity to develop, through golf and character education, life-enhancing values such as honesty, integrity and sportsmanship. The intent is to offer opportunities for improvement in the quality of life and create a platform where childr...

Organization: The First Tee, Montgomery County

Target Population

High School Aged Youth, Middle School Aged Youth, Primary School Age Children

Services

Adult/Child Mentoring Programs, Golf

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Olney Golf Park
3414 Emory Church Road
Olney, MD 20832
Needwood Golf Course
6724 Needwood Roard
Derwood, MD 20853
Sligo Creek Golf Course
9701 Sligo Creek Parkway
Silver Spring, 20901
Laytonsville Golf Course
7130 Laytonsville Road
Laytonsville, MD 20882
Northwest Golf Course
15711 Layhill Road
Silver Spring, MD 20906

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One-To-One Community-Based Services (View Details)

Big Brothers Big Sisters has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is incredible potential. As the nation’s largest donor- and volunteer-supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”), ages 7 through young adulthood in communities ...

Organization: Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area

Target Population

High School Aged Youth, Middle School Aged Youth, Children of Single Parents

Services

Adult/Child Mentoring Programs

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BBBS Montgomery County Office
16 South Summit Avenue, Ste. 300
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area
10210 Greenbelt Rd
Lanham, MD 20706

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WINGS Mentor Program (View Details)

The WINGS Mentor Program, coordinated by Accelerated and Enriched Instruction, is designed to provide additional support to gifted/learning disabled students and highly able students who are not succeeding in the regular education classroom. Description Students are paired with mentors who nurture them by increasing their knowledge and skills i...

Organization: MCPS Office of Curriculum and Instructional Programs

Target Population

Services

Adult/Child Mentoring Programs

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Spring Mill Field Office
11721 Kemp Mill Road
Silver Spring, MD 20902

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Mentoring Program (View Details)

The goal of the City of Rockville's program is to provide individualized interaction between a youth and an adult one hour per week during the school year. This one-on-one attention provides the youth with emotional and academic support. Academic and social focus.

Organization: City of Rockville, Department of Recreation & Parks, Teen Programs

Target Population

Primary School Age Children

Services

Adult/Child Mentoring Programs

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City of Rockville, Department of Recreation & Parks, Teen Programs
111 Maryland Avenue
Rockville, MD 20850
Ritchie Park ES
1514 Dunster Rd
Rockville, MD 20854
Twinbrook Recreation Community Center
12920 Twinbrook Parkway
Rockville, MD 20851
Beall ES
451 Beall Ave
Rockville, MD 20850
Twinbrook ES
5911 Ridgeway Ave
Rockville, MD 20851

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Mentoring Program (View Details)

The Mentoring Program recruits, selects, matches, and trains adult volunteers to mentor students one-on-one, helping them to develop the academic and life skills necessary to succeed in school. Each mentor receives a detailed handbook, orientation and training, and is supervised regularly by the Mentoring & Volunteer Programs Coordinator.

Organization: Asian American Leadership, Empowerment, and Development

Target Population

High School Aged Youth, Asian Community, Low Income

Services

Adult/Child Mentoring Programs

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AALEAD
10111 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20901

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Mentoring Program (View Details)

Washington Youth Foundation Mentoring Program helps to empower youth in our community to make positive life choices that enable them to maximize their potential. The mentoring program uses adult volunteers to commit to supporting, guiding, and being a friend to a young person. By becoming part of the social network of adults and community members w...

Organization: Washington Youth Foundation

Target Population

High School Aged Youth, Middle School Aged Youth, Asian Community, Low Income

Services

Adult/Child Mentoring Programs

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Washington Youth Foundation
706-B East Gude Drive
Rockville, MD 20850

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Mentoring Program (View Details)

Members of the mentoring program are matched with an educationally at-risk high school student and commit to maintaining weekly contact and monthly meetings. We are a community based organization so we work with students and mentors in the DMV area

Organization: Capital Partners for Education

Target Population

High School Aged Youth

Services

Adult/Child Mentoring Programs

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Capital Partners for Education
1413 K Street NW, 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20005

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Montgomery County Young Life (View Details)

Young Life leaders provide mentoring services to teens within the program. Through their relationship, they attempt to foster a sense of friendship and hope in the teens' future. We are a non-denominational Christian based organization.

Organization: Montgomery County Young Life

Target Population

Services

Adult/Child Mentoring Programs

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Damascus HS
25921 Ridge Rd
Md, Damascus 20872
Poole MS
17014 Tom Fox Ave
Md, Poolesville 20837
Blake HS
300 Norwood Rd
Md, Silver Spring 20905
Poolesville HS
17501 Willard Rd
Md, Poolesville 20837
Sherwood HS
300 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd
Md, Sandy Spring 20860
Magruder HS
5939 Muncaster Mill Rd
Md, Rockville 20855

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Rites of Passage (View Details)

26 week program for young men 11-16 years of age during school year consisting of 4-5 hours each Saturday of the school year. Emphasis on spiritual centered-ness, Black history, leadership, community involvement.

Organization: The People's Community Baptist Church

Target Population

High School Aged Youth, Middle School Aged Youth, African American Community, Males

Services

Adult/Child Mentoring Programs

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The People's Community Wellness Center
3300 Briggs Chaney Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20904

Hours of Operation:
- Mon: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Tue: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Wed: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Thu: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Fri: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Therapeutic Mentoring (View Details)

Offers mentoring services, sustaining a relationship between a youth and an adult through continued involvement, commitment, guidance and assistance as the youth goes through difficult periods, faces new challenges or works to correct earlier problems.

Organization: Center for Therapeutic Concepts, Inc.

Target Population

High School Aged Youth, Middle School Aged Youth, Primary School Age Children

Services

Adult/Child Mentoring Programs

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Center for Therapeutic Concepts, Inc.
1300 Mercantile Lane
Largo, MD 20744

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YMCA Youth Links (View Details)

The program is a one-on-one community based mentoring program. Its primary goal is to match child welfare and system involved children/youth between the ages of 5 and 15 who live in Montgomery County with adult volunteer mentors (21 years or older) who serve as positive role models and help young people address barriers to academic achievement and ...

Organization: YMCA Youth & Family Services

Target Population

High School Aged Youth, At Risk Youth, Juvenile Offenders, Abused Children

Services

Adult/Child Mentoring Programs

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YMCA Youth & Family Services Administrative Office
9601 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20901

Hours of Operation:
- Mon: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Tue: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Wed: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Thu: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Fri: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Young Women of Society (View Details)

Young Women of Society is a youth development and mentoring program designed to focus on social, emotional, and physical well-being of young girls. Providing the youth an opportunity to meet, learn, and grow together. The goal is for young girls to walk away knowing the most effective ways of making wise decisions. Educating the youth to know that ...

Organization: Young Women of Society, Inc.

Target Population

High School Aged Youth, Middle School Aged Youth, Females

Services

Adult/Child Mentoring Programs

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Young Women of Society, Inc.
1651 Yale Pl
Rockville, MD 20852

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Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program (View Details)

Provides volunteers to advocate for the best interests of children referred by the Juvenile Court. CASA volunteers provide detailed information to Juvenile Court judges to help ensure that children under the Court's jurisdiction receive necessary medical, emotional, and educational support services.

Organization: Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program of Montgomery County

Target Population

At Risk Families, Foster Children, Abused Children

Services

Adult/Child Mentoring Programs

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CASA of Montgomery County
1010 Grandin Ave
Rockville, MD 20851

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Family Support Partners (View Details)

Trained family members who have extensive experience raising a child with an emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenge and who have first-hand knowledge of how services are provided in the community work in a care coordination process and provide individual and group family-to-family support to families participating in the wraparound proce...

Organization: Montgomery County Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health

Target Population

Families/Friends of Mentally Ill

Services

Parent to Parent Networking

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Montgomery County Family Justice Center
13321 New Hampshire Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20904

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Parent to Parent (View Details)

A free and confidential service designed to provide emotional support and resource information to Montgomery County families of children (from birth to 21) with special needs. Parents are matched with trained, volunteer mentors, who are also parents of children with developmental and intellectual disabilities, and/or complex medical conditions.

Organization: SEEC