Montgomery County Collaboration Council for Children Youth and Families Inc

“The accountant reviews the 990 and compares it to information submitted from company records, reviews it with the executive director and the fiscal committee and then it is provided to the board for review.”

“Board members complete a questionnaire and based on their response they may be required to recuse themselves from discussion and voting matters related to the area of potential conflict.”

“Market rates for executive directors in similar non profits of this size were looked at in deciding the executive director's compensation.”

“We note in our publications and on our website that the documents are available upon request. Most governing documents are approved by montgomery county council and are available in conformity with county disclosure rule.”

“Meetings and decisions where they traditionally have been marginalized.”

“Early childhood is a program that delivers home-based parenting education and case management services to ensure that families have income support and health care (among other services), so that their children, birth to 5 years, are achieving developmental milestones in safe, stable families and enter school ready to learn. Substance abuse prevention serves as the catalyst to drive the prevention message against underage alcohol and drug use, with a focus on the current opiate epidemic in montgomery county. A coalition of over 100 individuals representing many government, educational, public, private and faith-based organizations, as well as citizens who have lost loved ones to fatal opiate overdoses and those who have suffered non-fatal overdoses meet regularly to share prevention related news updates, ideas for strategies toward effective education of youth, parents, medical staff, and other audiences, while also evaluating what works, what doesn't, and what can be done more effectively. Planning efforts have led to a partnership with the montgomery county state's attorney's office and deptartment of health and human services to participate in the outreach presentation of speak up, save a life. Systems of care is a partnership among public and private agencies in montgomery county working together to increase the behavioral health services of children and youth. The system begins with a centralized pathway to services; residents can make a call and be referred to community services or to the local care team of professionals from over 10 agencies. The local care team collectively works to create a plan of care that moves children and their family towards better health. For individuals with less intense needs, infomontgomery.org is an on-line resource of over 500 programs available to serve their behavioral health and social service needs. Youth development community of practice is a county-wide knowledge sharing and learning entity designed to provide professional development resources for youth development practitioners in montgomery county. The entity focuses on increasing knowledge of best practices to enhance the skills of youth development practitioners, and ultimately strengthen the capacity of youth serving organizations. The yd cop makes it possible for young people in the county to have the highest quality programs and services. Ace academy is a culture-rich reading and creative arts after-school program for 1st through 5th grade students located at two housing communities in southern montgomery county-- essex house in takoma park and park montgomery in silver spring. This unique program addresses the needs of a growing population of african and immigrant families with a focus on writing, reading fluency, comprehension, and english language learning.”