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Montgomery CountyCollaboration Council forChildren, Youth and Families, Inc.2008ANNUALREPORT

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY COLLABORATION COUNCILBoard of DirectorsChairVice ChairSecretaryCarol W. Garvey, MD, MPHCommunity AdvocateDebbie Van BruntCommunity AdvocateDavid T. JonesChief, Behavioral Health and CrisisServices, Montgomery CountyDepartment of Health andHuman ServicesTreasurer Jerrilyn MatthewsCommunity AdvocateMembersShawn Bartley, Esq.Community AdvocateTeresa Chapa, PhD, MPADirector, Office of Policy and Data for Office ofMinority Health, US Department of Health andHuman ServicesAngela EnglishMontgomery County Department of Health andHuman Services, Child Welfare ServicesBeryl FeinbergBudget Manager, Montgomery County Office ofManagement and BudgetKate GarveyChief, Children, Youth and Family Services,Montgomery County Department of Health andHuman ServicesLeon GeterCommunity AdvocateStaffKathy Lally, Executive Directorkathy.lally@collaborationcouncil.orgSusan Guevara Augusty, Resource DatabaseCoordinator/infoMONTGOMERYsusan.augusty@collaborationcouncil.orgKathy Boland, LCC Coordinatorkathy.boland@collaborationcouncil.orgPatricia Brown, Local Access Mechanism Associatepatricia.brown@collaborationcouncil.orgAlicia Church, Administrative Specialistalicia.church@collaborationcouncil.orgRosemary Collins, Program MonitorChildren With Intensive Needsrosemary.collins@collaborationcouncil.orgJohn Dabrowski, Director of Financejohn.dabrowski@collaborationcouncil.orgKiran Dixit, LCPC, Senior AssociateChildren With Intensive Needskiran.dixit@collaborationcouncil.orgCommander Russ HamillSecond District, Montgomery CountyPolice DepartmentRoland IkheloaChief of Staff, Board of EducationArva J. JacksonCommunity AdvocateEmily McDonellRecreation Specialist, Montgomery CountyRecreation Department RepresentativeKaren MillerChildren’s Coordinator, Montgomery CountyPublic LibrariesLawrence RosenblumCommunity AdvocateEllie SalourCommunity AdvocateUlder J. Tillman, MD, MPHCounty Health Officer, Montgomery CountyDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPatricia VitaleCounty Council President RepresentativeDelmas WoodArea Director, Western Maryland Offices ofJuvenile Justice, Maryland Department ofJuvenile ServicesCarey M. Wright, EdDAssociate Superintendent, Office of SpecialEducation and Student ServicesMontgomery County Public SchoolsCharlotte Gironda, Executive Assistantcharlotte.gironda@collaborationcouncil.orgCheryl Lynn Jenkins, Director, Data and Researchcheryl.jenkins@collaborationcouncil.orgTraci McLemore, Senior Associate, Early Childhoodtraci.mclemore@collaborationcouncil.orgDenise Ridgely, Communications Directordenise.ridgely@collaborationcouncil.orgCarol Walsh, Chief, Planning, Policy and Programscarol.walsh@collaborationcouncil.orgTracey Webb, Program Monitortracey.webb@collaborationcouncil.orgJeff Williams, DMC Reduction Project Coordinatorjeff.williams@collaborationcouncil.orgExecutive CommitteeCarol W. Garvey, MD, MPH, ChairTeresa Chapa, PhD, MPAKate GarveyArva J. JacksonDavid T. JonesKathy Lally (ex officio)Jerrilyn MatthewsDebbie Van BruntFiscal CommitteeJerrilyn Matthews, Treasurer and ChairJohn Dabrowski (ex officio)Beryl FeinbergCarol W. Garvey, MD, MPH (ex officio)Commander Russ HamillPatricia VitaleMembership CommitteeTeresa Chapa, PhD, MPA, ChairShawn Bartley, Esq.Carol W. Garvey, MD, MPH (ex officio)Arva J. JacksonJerrilyn MatthewsUlder J. Tillman, MD, MPHChild Well-being CommitteeKate Garvey, ChairCarol W. Garvey, MD, MPH (ex officio)Leon GeterDavid T. JonesJoan P. KarasikJerrilyn MatthewsEmily McDonellDebbie RileyEllie SalourDebbie Van BruntCarey M. Wright, EdDLegislative CommitteeArva J. Jackson, ChairShawn Bartley, Esq.Carol W. Garvey, MD, MPH (ex officio)Joan P. Karasik

What is theCollaboration Council?The Montgomery County CollaborationCouncil for Children, Youth and Families,Inc., a quasi-public, nonprofit organizationis established under State law and localResolution 16-76 to be the Local ManagementBoard in Montgomery County, Maryland.Our Vision...A caring community with stable families,where children are healthy, safe, ready to learn,successful in school and prepared for life.Our Mission...To improve the well-being of children, youthand families in Montgomery County throughcollaborative partnerships.Our LeadershipTwenty-one board members are appointed bythe County Executive and confirmed by theCounty Council. Members include publicagency representatives, families, electedofficials, business representatives andcommunity advocates. This governance andpolicy-making body is supported by fivecommittees: Executive, Child Well-being,Legislative, Fiscal and Membership.At the heart of our work are the Child WellbeingCommittee and its three workgroups:Early Childhood, Youth Development andChildren with Intensive Needs. Boardmembers, service providers, parents andyouth, elected officials and communityadvocates serve on these workgroups.Our FundingBased on the Children’s Cabinet’s three-yearstrategic plan and local priorities, theCollaboration Council receives funding forprevention, early intervention andcommunity-based services through anInvitation to Negotiate process led by theGovernor’s Office for Children. Additionalfunding sources include Montgomery CountyGovernment, State agencies, foundations, andcorporate and individual donors.Our Strategic PlanUsing the Children’s Agenda as a framework,the Collaboration Council and its partnershave identified and prioritized needs withcorresponding strategies for action in itsPlanning Brighter Futures for Children,Youth and Families: A Five-Year CommunityStrategic Plan. This annual report highlightsthe Collaboration Council’s accomplishmentsin striving to achieve these strategies ineach focus area: Early Childhood, YouthDevelopment, Children With Intensive Needs,and Disproportionate Minority Contact.Our RolesThe Collaboration Council plays thefollowing roles in planning, coordinating,funding and monitoring interagency servicesfor children, youth and families:• Leadership in Service Development• Support of Systems-building• Direct Services Funding• Fund Raising• Research and Monitoring• Advocacy and Public Awareness• Capacity BuildingOur ValuesThe Collaboration Council’s work is:• Strengths-based• Developmentally Appropriate• Family-centered• Culturally Competent• Results-oriented• Community-based• Integrated• Supportive of a continuum of care1

THE CHILDREN’S AGENDA—GUIDING OUR WORKIn 1998, with tremendous community support and political will, the Collaboration Council developed The Children’s Agenda tohelp its partners and the community to effectively and efficiently work together on a common mission with shared goals forchildren. Serving as a blueprint of what Montgomery County wants for all of its children and families, this agenda assists itspartners in nurturing a community where children are safe, healthy, successful in school, prepared for life, and supported by acaring family and community. The Children’s Agenda identified the following agreed-upon community outcomes to be achievedthrough collaborative partnerships:Healthy ChildrenAdults and children whofeel well, physically andmentally, are more able towork, play and learn. Withsufficient health care resources that areaccessible and affordable, children andfamilies can be healthier.Young ChildrenReady for SchoolThe experiences andrelationships that occur inthe first years of children’slives have a lasting impact on theirpresent and future development, aswell as on their readiness to learn.Success forEvery StudentHigh expectations foracademic achievementfor all students, combinedwith skilled teachers, sound curriculum,adequate instructional materials, andfamily involvement, are essential forstudent learning.Young People Prepared forthe WorkplaceSchool success includespreparation for life after highschool. Partnerships betweenschools, businesses, higher educationinstitutions, social services agenciesand after school programs can ensurethat teens transition to youngadulthood successfully.Young People MakingSmart ChoicesAdolescence is a time ofexperimentation and testingof limits to prepare formature decision making as adults. It iscritical that we listen to our youth, heartheir fears and concerns, and provide thesupport and skills they need to makesmart choices.Stable and EconomicallySecure FamiliesA home environment withnurturing adults who love,care for and protect theirchildren is a cornerstone of healthy childdevelopment. Children with specialchallenges—physical, emotional ordevelopmental—have a substantiallybetter likelihood of achieving theirpotential if raised in their family homes, orin their home communities, rather than indistant residential facilities.Children Safe in TheirHome, School andCommunityIn safe environmentschildren thrive, learn,dream and explore. However, if childrenlive in unsafe environments and it is leftunaddressed, it will create communityissues that will only serve to underminethe system’s ability to offer its childrenevery opportunity for success.Communities ThatSupport Family LifeResources and servicescreate a community ofpeople committed to thewell-being of its children and families.An array of services should offerprevention for all, early interventionat the first sign of problems andintensive intervention for thosechildren for whom prior effortshave not been enough.2

Strategies for Success: What will ittake to get us to where we want to be?HealthyChildrenYoung ChildrenReady for SchoolStable andEconomicallySecure FamiliesChildren Safe inTheir Home, Schooland CommunityIn Fiscal Year 2006, the Collaboration Council released its Planning Brighter Futures forChildren, Youth and Families: A Five-Year Community Strategic Plan for Montgomery County,Maryland. The following strategies were selected as the most effective to make significantprogress in achieving The Children’s Agenda outcomes for Early Childhood.Strategy 1:Strategy 2:Strategy 3:Strategy 4:Strategy 5:What We KnowIncrease the Availability of Home Visiting ServicesIncrease Early Childhood Emotional and Behavioral Health ResourcesIncrease Opportunities for Parents to Receive Education and Support in ChildhoodDevelopment and Effective Parenting for Positive OutcomesIncrease Access to Formal High Quality, Developmentally Appropriate EarlyChildhood Education for Three-year-old Children at RiskIncrease Accessible, Affordable, Quality Child CareThere are an estimated 79,000 children under age six living in Montgomery County who aremore racially and ethnically diverse than the population. Despite the emphasis in MontgomeryCounty on school success, only 70 percent of our children entered kindergarten fully ready tolearn in school year 2007-08. Performance at school entry is highly correlated withperformance at the end of public education. Academic success impacts economic selfsufficiency and helps break the cycle of intergenerational poverty.Communities ThatSupport Family LifeEarlyChildhoodFiscal Year 2008Total Expenditures$689,662LMB ProgramServices22%HealthyFamilies60%National CapitalCampaign1%LearningPromoters8%Leadership inAction Program9%3

Highlights of OurStrategic Plan’s ProgressStrategies for Early Childhood focuson supporting the social-emotional,physical and cognitive developmentof young children, before birththrough entry into kindergarten.Progress has been made on threestrategies in particular: increasing theavailability of home visiting;increasing opportunities for parents toreceive education and support in childdevelopment and to learn effectiveparenting for positive outcomes; andincreasing access to formal, highquality, and developmentallyappropriate early childhood educationfor three-year-old children at risk.Home visiting services were expandedwith funding from the Governor’sOffice for Children (GOC) andincluded one new program targetingthree year olds who have not beenparticipating in an organizedpreschool program. Home VisitingConsortium partners have developedand participated in a reporting formatthat provides pertinent data formapping the service delivery area ofhome visiting programs, in order tocreate a geographic profile of servicedelivery and to identify outcomesmeasured across all programs.How Are We Doing?INCREASE THE AVAILABILITYOF HOME VISITING SERVICEThe Collaboration Council and itspartners targeted funding to expandeffective home visiting services inorder to support parents as theirchildren’s first teachers. GOC awardedthe Collaboration Council $144,223to expand home visiting services inthe County. Two vendors were selectedto provide services beginning January2008 through June 30, 2008 in theSilver Spring area—Family Services,Inc.’s Help Me Learn Home VisitingProgram, targeted families withyoung children who were not enrolledin an organized preschool program,and the Mental Health Association’sFamilies Foremost Center, In-homeIntervention Program, worked closelywith Child Welfare to providecomprehensive services.Healthy Families Montgomery, aneffective home visiting strategy,continues to achieve great outcomes,providing early childhooddevelopment education programs andresources to 145 at-risk families usingthe Parents As Teachers curriculum.Performance Measures• 3,346 home visits for 190 childrenwere provided, prenatal tokindergarten entry• 95% of children demonstratedappropriate developmental progressas measured by Ages and StagesQuestionnaire (ASQ) and/orASQ:SE (Social Emotional)• 94% of children enrolled wereimmunized on schedule• 100% of children were linkedwith a health care provider.EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKGROUPUnder the direction of the Child Well-being Committee, the Early Childhood Workgroup aims tosupport the social-emotional, physical and cognitive development of young children, prenatallythrough entry into kindergarten. Specifically, the workgroup has a responsibility to:• ensure accountability in the early childhood programs funded by the Collaboration Council;• understand and refine the Five-Year Community Strategic Plan and develop action plans toimplement strategies to achieve select outcomes in The Children’s Agenda.Workgroup Co-ChairsCarey Wright, EdD, Board Member,Collaboration CouncilEllie Salour, Board Member, Collaboration CouncilMembersJulie Bader, Child Find/Infants & Toddlers,Preschool Education Programs, MontgomeryCounty Public SchoolsHarriet Berger, Commission on Child CareDarlene Coles-Boyd, African AmericanHealth ProgramLisa Walters Conlon, LCSW-C, Montgomery CountyPublic Schools, Prekindergarten/Head StartCarol Garvey, MD, MPH (Ex Officio), Chair,Collaboration CouncilBrenda Lockley, Montgomery County Departmentof Health and Human Services, African AmericanHealth ProgramJerrilyn Matthews, Board Member,Collaboration CouncilKaren Miller, Board Member, Collaboration CouncilMonica Ortiz, Family Services, Inc., Early Head StartFelicia Piacente, Preschool Special Educationand Related Services, Montgomery CountyPublic SchoolsMarilyn Ricker, Easter Seals GreaterWashington-BaltimoreDebbie Shepard, Montgomery CountyDepartment of Health and Human Services,Early Childhood ServicesJohn Surr, Maryland Community Association forthe Education of Young Children and League ofWomen Voters of Montgomery County’s Networkfor ChildrenShari Waddy, Families Foremost Center,Moms Mentoring Program4

The Home Visiting Consortium,convened by the CollaborationCouncil is comprised of programsthat not only use home visitation astheir primary strategy for interventionbut also includes programs that visitfamilies in their homes as part oftheir overall case management andprogrammatic services. TheConsortium provides an opportunityfor exchanging information,establishing common training needsand collecting data across homevisiting programs in the County.Because home visiting is not auniform intervention but more of astrategy for services it is important tounderstand that there are commongoals across all programs that usuallyinclude one or more of the followingto promote good parenting skills:• prevention of child abuseand neglect• promotion of children’s health• promotion of child’s developmentand school readiness, and• improvement of mother’s lives.SOURCE: The Future of Children. Publishedby The David and Lucile PackardFoundation. Volume 9 • Number 1 –Spring/Summer 1999.In an effort to understand where thereis consistency among the County’sproviders, the partners of the HomeVisiting Consortium participated in aservices reporting process. The eightprograms that use home visiting astheir primary prevention strategy forserving families of young childrenprovided data: Mental HealthAssociation, Families ForemostCenter; Family Services, Inc., EarlyHead Start; Family Services, Inc.,Help Me Learn; Family Services,Inc., Healthy Families Montgomery;Reginald S. Lourie Center, EarlyHead Start; African American HealthProgram; Health and HumanServices, Nurse Case Management;Montgomery County Department ofHealth and Human Services,Montgomery County Infants andToddlers Program. The home visitingdata reporting show that there aremeasures consistent across theCounty’s programs: child’s physicalhealth, child developmental progress,and referral and support for furtherassessment where the child has beenscreened for developmental delays.Performance Measures• 6,323 children were served• 2,477 pregnant women were served• 100% of children were linked with ahealth care provider• 100% of children were gettingimmunizations• 100% percent of children werescreened for developmental delays.INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FORPARENTS TO RECEIVE EDUCATIONAND SUPPORT IN CHILDHOODDEVELOPMENT AND EFFECTIVEPARENTING FOR POSITIVE OUTCOMESLearning Promoters—Parents LearningMore About School Readiness: threevendors took creative approaches toaddressing this strategic goal—CentroFamilia, Family Services, Inc, andHousing Opportunities CommunityPartners, Inc.Performance Measures• Centro Familia– 35 promotoras were trained inFY2007 with one-time fundingfrom the Collaboration Council toprovide early care and educationresources and information tocommunity groups, churches,and other places wherefamilies frequent.– 25 of 35 promotoras are stillengaged in FY2008– 15, 3-hour workshops havebeen provided– 810 families served (more thandoubling the goal of 300 families)ENCOURAGING FAMILIES“Rosie” is a mom who has been strugglingwith depression. She has an eight-montholdchild and is a senior in high school,planning to graduate in the spring. Despiteall of the pressures on this young mom,she is learning to parent well thanks to therelationship she has with her FamilySupport Worker from Healthy FamiliesMontgomery. The Family Support Worker(FSW) shows mom how to encourage herbaby’s development. As a result, the child isdeveloping well in all areas and isadvanced for her age. One of the areasthat mom and her FSW have beenworking on is language development. Thebaby’s vocabulary is growing. The FSWuses music with mom and baby as a funway to stimulate language development.Baby enjoys these activities and can danceand sing along with the songs.“Rosie” isgaining confidence as a parent. Acting ona suggestion from her FSW, mom recentlywent to a local thrift store to buy moresing along videos to play with the child tohelp her develop and grow.5

HOME VISITING CONSORTIUMJulie Bader, Montgomery County PublicSchools, Child FindMary Lou Beane, Montgomery CountyDepartment of Health and Human Services,Infants at Risk ProgramAndrea Hall-Bell, Silver Spring Judy CenterRonnie Biemans, Montgomery CountyDepartment of Health and Human Services,Montgomery County Infants andToddlers ProgramDarlene Coles-Boyd, African AmericanHealth ProgramLisa Conlon, Montgomery County PublicSchools, Prekindergarten/Head StartJanet Curran, Family Services, Inc., HealthyFamilies MontgomeryHelma Irving, Family Services, Inc.Sharyn Jenkins, Montgomery CountyDepartment of Health and Human Services,Healthy Start Case ManagementSusan Kitun, Montgomery County Departmentof Health and Human Services, GermantownHealth CenterLouise Klein, Montgomery CountyDepartment of Health and Human Services,Child Welfare ServicesBrenda Lockley, Montgomery CountyDepartment of Health and Human Services,African American Health InitiativeBeth Molesworth, Montgomery CountyDepartment of Health and Human Services,Early Childhood ServicesRuth Rivas, Family Services, Inc., Help Me GrowJacqueline Rodriquez, Centro NiaDebbie Shepard, Montgomery CountyDepartment of Health and Human Services,Early Childhood ServicesSheryl Tidd, Reginald S. Lourie Center,Early Head StartShari Waddy, Families Foremost,Family Support CenterMary Wichansky, Montgomery CountyDepartment of Health and Human Services,Montgomery County Infants andToddlers Program– 87% of families who participatedin a survey conducted in June 2008expressed that the program hadmade a positive impact in their lives– 89% of families surveyedexpressed the need for moreworkshops/activities that may helpthem better educate their children.• Family Services, Inc.– 44 Learning Promoters of faithbasedorganizations trained toprovide outreach among theircongregations and in theircommunity using Ready at Fivereading materials.– 8 of 10 organizations recruitedcompleted the trainingSUPPORTING THE WORK OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN– 138 children were served– 30 parent-child learning sessionswere conducted– 97 one-on-one home visitingsessions were provided– Ready at Five school readinessmaterials translated to Spanish arenow available publicly throughthis partnership.• Housing Opportunities CommunityPartners, Inc.– Expanded services: Silver SpringParent Resource Center was opened– 321 parents and childrenparticipated– 24 Hands-on activity sessionswere offered.Montgomery County was identified as a site for the Annie E. Casey Foundation’sLeadership in Action Program (LAP) in 2006. Over 14 months, Montgomery CountyLAP (MCLAP) participants engaged more than 20 community partners from thepublic and private sector of the early care and education community to focus on asingle outcome “all Montgomery County children will enter school fully ready to learn.”A draft action agenda was developed and the Early Care and Education Congress waslaunched. Ultimately the Congress will serve as an organizing body--aligning the workof the early care and education community.The Early Care and Education Action Agenda is a living document for the earlychildhood community that will guide the Montgomery County Early Care andEducation Congress’ work from this point forward, continually engaging new partnersand leaders to implement the action agenda and to meet periodically to coordinateefforts in the early childhood community.Goal 1: Everyone in Montgomery County will understand the need to support schoolreadiness and their role in preparing children for school.Goal 2: All children, birth through age 5, will have access to high quality andculturally competent early care and education programs and health services thatmeet the needs of families, especially low income families, families with children withdisabilities, and English language learners.Goal 3: All professionals who work with children birth to age five will beappropriately educated in promoting and understanding a comprehensive approachfor the development of the whole child and family: physical, social-emotional andcognitive well-being as a basis for school readiness.6

Strategies for Success: What will ittake to get us to where we want to be?HealthyChildrenSuccess forEvery StudentYoung PeoplePrepared for theWorkplaceYoung PeopleMaking SmartChoicesIn Fiscal Year 2006, the Collaboration Council released its Planning Brighter Futures forChildren, Youth and Families: A Five-Year Community Strategic Plan for Montgomery County,Maryland. The following strategies were selected as the most effective to make significantprogress in achieving The Children’s Agenda outcomes for Youth Development.Strategy 1:Strategy 2:Strategy 3:Strategy 4:Strategy 5:Strategy 6:What We KnowIncrease the Availability of After-school and Out-of-school ActivitiesIncrease the Availability of Behavioral Health Prevention, Education andTreatment ServicesIncrease the Number and Availability of School and Community-basedCollaborative Sites and Services to Address Social, Economic, Health, andEmotional Issues of Children, Youth and Their FamiliesIncrease Access to Adolescent Reproductive Health Information and Services forTeens and Their FamiliesIncrease Youth Attachment and Connectedness with SchoolIncrease Availability of Parent Information and Support Services That AreCulturally Sensitive and Linguistically AppropriateOver 180,000 school-aged children and youth live in Montgomery County in about 120,000households, 35 percent of all County households. With nearly 138,000 students, our publicschool system reflects our increasing cultural and economic diversity: 23 percent are AfricanAmerican, 15 percent are Asian, 22 percent are Hispanic and 40 percent are white.Children Safe inTheir Home, Schooland CommunityCommunities ThatSupport Family LifeYouthDevelopmentFiscal Year 2008Total Expenditures$1,530,125After SchoolActivities48%LMB Program Services9.8%Gang Prevention0.2%Supporting Quality Initiative5%Excel Beyond the Bell4%WraparoundAlternative toDetention7%Youth Service Bureaus8%School Based Health Centers18%7

Highlights of OurStrategic Plan ProgressStrategies for Youth Developmentfocus on the social, emotional,intellectual and physical growth ofchildren and youth. With funding fromthe Governor’s Office for Children,Governor’s Office of Crime Controland Prevention, Montgomery CountyGovernment and private foundations,the Collaboration Council and itspartners worked to: 1) build aframework for the Excel Beyond theBell, our out-of-school time systemthat includes goals for standards andprofessional development, financingand resources, needs and resourceassessment, and programaccountability; 2) increase youthparticipation in its After SchoolActivities Project programs by13 percent; 3) give youth a voice todescribe what connects them to theirschools; 4) continue stakeholdereducation on engaging youth inschool; 5) ensure access to health carewithin two elementary schoolcommunities; 6) continue professionaland teen education on preventingadolescent pregnancy by supportingthe Interagency Coalition onAdolescent Pregnancy (ICAP); and7) increase parent information andtools on gang prevention in theirhomes and communities.How Are We Doing?INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OFOUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME ACTIVITIESExcel Beyond the Bell with the taglineLaugh. Learn. Achieve, was created asthe brand identity for the out-of-schooltime system. Based on its January2007 issuance of a status report onout-of-school time in the Countywhich noted the absence of a localsystem with certain key components,the Collaboration Council received$100,000 in County funding to serveas the intermediary organization tocreate the framework for this system.In FY2008, the Collaboration Counciland its partners:• Convened the First Annual ExcelBeyond the Bell Symposium where175 stakeholders shared updatesand ideas on system-building goalsand strategies.• Established the partnership group ofover 20 public and private agencies,elected officials, foundations,businesses, parents and otherstakeholders to advance the missionof “inspiring children and youth torealize their full potential bybuilding a sustainable systemoffering safe, quality and accessibleout-of-school time programs.”• Partnered with The After SchoolInstitute to address quality andprofessional development goals.– drafted quality program standards;YOUTH DEVELOPMENT WORKGROUPUnder the direction of the Child Well-being Committee, the Youth Development Workgroup aims tosupport the social, emotional, intellectual and physical growth of children and youth. Specifically, theworkgroup has a responsibility to:• ensure accountability in the youth development programs funded by the Collaboration Council;• understand and refine the Five-Year Community Strategic Plan and develop action plans toimplement strategies to achieve select outcomes in The Children’s Agenda.Workgroup ChairEmily McDonell, Board Member,Collaboration CouncilMembersRichard Brown, Montgomery County Departmentof Health and Human ServicesLuis Cardona, Montgomery County Departmentof Health and Human ServicesWylea Chase, Family Services, Inc.Nguyen Minh Chau, Community MemberJean Clarren, League of Women Voters ofMontgomery County’s Network for ChildrenMarti Crosby, GUIDE ProgramJennifer Gauthier, Mental Health Association ofMontgomery CountyJoan Karasik, Community MemberMary Kendall, Maryland InternationalCorridor CSAFEJane Larsen, RN, Montgomery County Departmentof Health and Human ServicesPeter Meleney, Conflict Resolution Center ofMontgomery CountyDorothy Moore, Montgomery CountyDepartment of Health and Human ServicesJackie Ogg, Montgomery CountyCommunity FoundationBarbara Ott, YMCA, Youth and Family ServicesRita Rumbaugh, Montgomery County PublicSchools, Safe and Drug Free SchoolsYolanda Speights, Montgomery County PublicSchools, Department of Student ServicesAllison Stearns, Kensington Wheaton YouthServices, Mental Health AssociationMike Ward, YMCA, Youth and Family Services8

– delivered a 30-hour certificateAdvancing Youth Developmenttraining program to 17 youthworkers in public and privateout-of-school time programs;– held a Working with ImmigrantYouth Symposium, attended by45 youth workers; and– learned about the local out-ofschooltime workforce’s needs forprofessional development andcareer building through surveysand focus groups.• Created a formal partnership withthe Montgomery CountyCommunity Foundation to addressthe issues of system financing andsustainability. Through privatephilanthropy and the Excel Beyondthe Bell Funding Network, theCollaboration Council will increaseboth public and private investmentin the out-of-school timesystem’s components.• Conducted an analysis of afterschoolprograms available in theidentified three communities of theCounty Executive’s Positive YouthDevelopment Initiative (see below)with the report to be issuedin FY2009.• Partnered with the RecreationDepartment to create a set ofprogram performance measures anddata collection tools for programsdelivered or funded by these twoagencies to use in FY2009.After School Activities Project (ASAP)funded programs to support positiveyouth development of vulnerablemiddle and high school adolescents incertain identified communities.Program activities included academicenrichment and extended learning;career or workforce preparation;leadership and life skills; recreation,arts and leisure. An evaluator assistedeach program in data collection andevaluation activities along with accessto Efforts to Outcomes software.Through negotiations with theGovernor’s Office for Children (GOC)and grant awards from Loomis Sayles& Company, LP and the Tiger WoodsFoundation, an additional $180,000was secured for direct services,bringing the total to $780,000.Performance Measures• 36 total programs served 1,669youth, a 13 percent increase inyouth served over the previous year• 80% of the programs had a75% youth participation rate foran unduplicated number of youthserved within each month of service• 84% of participants reportedincreased life skills• 72% of participants maintained orimproved school attendance• 92% of participants increasedpro-social involvement• 72% of participants in academicenrichment programs maintained orimproved academic performance incore subjectsExcel Beyond the Bell is an integral component of the County Executive’s PositiveYouth Development Initiative which seeks to engage communities in promotingpositive youth development, finding help for youth who are not succeeding sociallyor academically and seeking legal sanctions for serious offenders. The CollaborationCouncil supported the Regional Services Center Directors serving Silver Spring-LongBranch, Wheaton-Hewitt Avenue-Bel Pre Corridor, and Germantown Gunner’s LakeWaring Station areas. Together, they convened a breadth of stakeholders in thesecommunity-based collaboratives to examine conditions of local youth well-being,identify neighborhood assets and gaps to be filled to strengthen the community as akey supportive environment for positive youth development.EMPOWERING GIRLS“Dominique” is a 7th grader at Lee MiddleSchool. She is currently a part of theS.I.S.T.E.R.S program which is an afterschool program funded by theCollaboration Council.“Dominique” is theoldest of five children, and from a youngage, has had a great deal of responsibilityin her home because her father has beenin prison since she was five years old. Shehelps her Mom with her younger brothersand sisters, and there isn’t much time forher to spend with her friends.“Dominique”has shared how the S.I.S.T.E.R.S. programhas helped to transform her from a veryangry and self-conscious young lady to amore confident and happier person.“Dominique” reported that very often theonly way she knew to solve a conflict wasthrough fighting, but now she knows otherways to settle a disagreement withsomeone. She has learned how to count to10 before she responds to something shedoes not like; more importantly, she haslearned that it is okay to walk away fromsomeone who is making you upset.“Dominique” shared that these werestrategies she did not know beforejoining S.I.S.T.E.R.S.9

EXCEL BEYOND THE BELLPARTNERSHIP MEMBERSHIPBruce Adams, Office of the County ExecutiveUma Ahuwaila, Montgomery CountyDepartment of Health and Human ServicesGabriel Albornoz, Montgomery CountyDepartment of RecreationRebkha Anafou, The After-School Institute, Inc.Steve Bedford, Montgomery CountyPublic SchoolsShirley Brandman, Montgomery CountyBoard of EducationAnise Brown, East County RegionalServices CenterNatalie Cantor, MidCounty RegionalServices CenterCharles "Coach" Carter, Office of the CountyExecutiveJane De Winter, Montgomery County Councilof Parent-Teacher AssociationsCarol Garvey, MD, MPH, Board,Collaboration CouncilKate Garvey, Montgomery CountyDepartment of Health and Human Services,Office of Children, Youth and FamiliesGinny Gong, Community Use ofPublic Facilities (ICB)MaryAnn Holohean, Nonprofit Montgomery!Roland Ikheloa, Montgomery CountyBoard of EducationBarbara Kaufmann, Montgomery CountyDepartment of Economic DevelopmentJody Leleck, Montgomery CountyPublic SchoolsTom Manger, Montgomery CountyPolice DepartmentCathy Matthews, Upcounty RegionalServices CenterBetty McLeod, Montgomery CollegeJackie Ogg, Montgomery CountyCommunity FoundationSally Rudney, Montgomery CountyCommunity FoundationHoward Spector, Arts and Humanities CouncilMargaret Siegel, ConsultantGary Stith, Silver Spring RegionalServices CenterDebbie Van Brunt, Board,Collaboration Council• 87% of participants incareer/workforce preparationprograms increased theirexpectations for post-secondarywork and learning• 95% of participants with severeemotional or developmentaldisabilities in these after-schoolprograms increased social skillsdevelopment, safety skillsdevelopment, or communityskills development.INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OFBEHAVIORAL HEALTH PREVENTION,EDUCATION AND TREATMENT SERVICESThree Youth Services Bureaus (City ofRockville, GUIDE Program in theGaithersburg area; and YMCA Youthand Family Services, Bethesda)continued to be funded to provideformal counseling as well as informalcounseling, information and referral,crisis intervention and substanceabuse assessments.Performance MeasuresCombined data from the threeagencies show that:• 124 cases (52 youth and 72 families)received formal counseling ofmore than three sessions on aregular basis• 70% showed improvementin functioning• 77% of those cases did not havea juvenile offense requiringintake with the Department ofJuvenile Services.INCREASE THE NUMBER ANDAVAILABILITY OF SCHOOL ANDCOMMUNITY-BASED COLLABORATIVESITES AND SERVICES TO ADDRESSSOCIAL, ECONOMIC, HEALTH, ANDEMOTIONAL ISSUES OF CHILDREN,YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIESSchool Based Health Centers (SBHC) atHarmony Hills and Broad AcresElementary Schools operated throughthe Montgomery County Departmentof Health and Human Services (DHHS)with funding from Maryland StateDepartment of Education (MSDE).Partners included MontgomeryCounty Public Schools (MCPS),Catholic University of America, theChildren’s National Medical Center,and Holy Cross Hospital. The centersoperated in full compliance withMaryland School-based HealthCenter Standards.Performance Measures• 97% of the two elementary schools’938 students were enrolled (upnearly 6% from last year) with a totalof 1,350 enrollees, including siblingsand other Care For Kids referrals• A total of 1,018 visits occurred with78% of 316 Care for Kids enrolleesreceiving services• 281 oral health care visits occurredalong with second grade oralhygiene education• 21 community health promotersprovided outreach and organizedhealth related activities on suchtopics as nutrition and obesity,exercise, pedestrian safety, andsmoking cessation.INCREASE ACCESS TO ADOLESCENTREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHINFORMATION AND SERVICES FORTEENS AND THEIR FAMILIESLearning Tour. The National Campaignto Prevent Teen and UnplannedPregnancy partnered with theCollaboration Council andMontgomery College to host a“Learning Tour” to learnstakeholders’ perspectives forreducing unwanted pregnanciesamong adolescents and young adults.Input from the over 175 countyservice providers, faith leaders, youngadults, minority health advocatesand government officials has beenincorporated into a briefing paperavailable from the National Campaign(www.thenationalcampaign.org/sla/pdf/LT_MontCty.pdf).10

AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE COLLABORATION COUNCILArts and Humanities CouncilPROGRAM SITES: Argyle, E. Brooke Lee,Montgomery Village, Parkland,Silver Spring International (SSIMS) andSligo Middle SchoolsSERVED: 160 youth, particularly Englishlanguage learner, low income, andimmigrant and minority youthCommunity Bridges, Inc.Jump Start Girls; Adelante Niñas!SITE: Silver Spring InternationalMiddle SchoolSERVED: 72 girls; primarily from low-income,immigrant Latino communitiesFamily Support Center, Inc.S.I.S.T.E.R.S.; HermanasSITES: Argyle, E. Brooke Lee, MontgomeryVillage, Parkland, Sligo Middle SchoolsSERVED: 113 middle school age girls; fromdiverse and immigrant communitiesMontgomery CountyRecreation DepartmentWheaton Sports AcademySITE: Wheaton High SchoolSERVED: 465 high school age youth; includingthose academically ineligibleCareer Transition Center, Inc.Arts on the BlockSITE: CommunitySERVED: 23 youth in 9th through 12th gradewith recognized but possibly undercelebrated talent in the visual artsPride Youth Services, Inc.Academic and CareerEnrichment (ACE) ProgramSITE: Edgewood Terrace ApartmentsSERVED: 20 at-risk African American youthwho reside and attend school in the HewittAvenue-Bel Pre corridor areaSt. Luke’s House, Inc.Career Transition ProgramSITE: CommunitySERVED: 11 students with severe emotionaldisabilities (SED) in Montgomery CountyPublic SchoolsuKnow, Inc.SAT PreparationSITE: Gaithersburg High SchoolSERVED: 25, 11th and 12th gradersWheaton High SchoolSITE: SameSERVED: 29 special education students inWheaton High School’s Learning forIndependence and School CommunityBased ProgramsYMCA Youth and Family ServicesMan2ManSITE: Silver Spring InternationalMiddle SchoolSERVED: 15 boys enrolled in ESOL classesYMCA Youth and Family ServicesGo GirlsSITE: Springbrook High SchoolSERVED: 49 at-risk females in grades 9ththrough 12thYMCA (Fiscal Agent)Afterschool Martial Arts ProgramSITE: Bohrer Activity Center, GaithersburgSERVED: 18 youth primarily low-incomeimmigrantMontgomery CountyRecreation DepartmentExtended Learning Opportunities(Summer)SERVED : 284 youth attending Broad Acresand New Hampshire Estates/Oak ViewElementary SchoolsCambodian Buddhist SocietySITE: Community—Cambodian TempleSERVED: 65, primarily low-incomeimmigrant youthE. Brooke Lee MS PTSAArts @ LeeSERVED: 55, 6th and 7th graders and specialneeds populationKappa Alpha PsiSITE: Argyle Middle SchoolSERVED: 36 middle-school age males;primarily African AmericanGandhi BrigadeSITE: CommunitySERVED: 29 youth; primarily minorityand immigrantAfrican Immigrant andRefugee Foundation, Inc.Catching UpSITE: Springbrook High SchoolSERVED: 21 at-risk African youthNew DestinySITE: Wheaton High SchoolSERVED: 39 high school age youth; primarilyAfrican American males ages 14 to 19THR Mental HealthSITE: CommunitySERVED: 13 adolescents in outpatientsubstance abuse treatmentMontgomery County Public SchoolsPhoenix ProgramSITE: CommunitySERVED: 26 youth in grades 9th through 12thattending alternative high schoolsMaryland Multicultural CenterSITE : CommunitySERVED : 13 youth involved in the juvenilejustice system11

YOUTH CONNECTEDNESSSTEERING COMMITTEERobert Blum, Md, PhD, Johns HopkinsUniversityLaVerne Buchanan, TransCenWylea Chase, Family Services, Inc.Jean Clarren, League of Women Voters ofMontgomery County’s Network for ChildrenJane De Winter, Montgomery CountyCouncil of Parent-Teacher AssociationsJoan Karasik, Community AdvocateEmily McDonell, Board Member,Collaboration CouncilBarbara Pearlman, Safe and Drug FreeSchools, Montgomery County Public SchoolsIda Louise Polcari, Consultant to MontgomeryCounty Public SchoolsRita Rumbaugh, Safe and Drug FreeSchools, Montgomery County Public SchoolsYolanda Speights, Department of StudentServices, Montgomery County Public SchoolsEmily Sudbrink, ParentKent Weaver, Department of Student Services,Montgomery County Public SchoolsINCREASE YOUTH ATTACHMENT ANDCONNECTEDNESS WITH SCHOOLThe Youth Connectedness Committee,within Collaboration Council’s YouthDevelopment Workgroup, sponsoredthree Youth Speak-Outs hosted inRecreation Centers in Germantown,Rockville and Silver Spring onprimary election day. Over 100 youthfrom varying race/ethnicities andcircumstances used their voices,instead of the ballot, to describepositive activities and barriers to theirbeing connected to their school.Information has been compiled into areport to be used in the developmentof messages and tip sheets.The Collaboration Council again cosponsoredthe Montgomery CountyPublic Schools Safe and Drug FreeSchools Annual Symposium whereone day was devoted to schoolconnectedness as a key strategy forprevention of academic failure andrisky social behaviors. More than320 school staff, students, citizens,parents, agency representatives andelected officials attended. National,state and local experts presentedresearch on the efficacy of schoolengagement along with specific“how-tos.” A group of youth from theearlier Youth Speak-Outs participatedand evaluated the symposium with aunanimous acclamation “adultslistened to me!”INCREASE AVAILABILITY OF PARENTINFORMATION AND SUPPORTSERVICES THAT ARE CULTURALLYSENSITIVE AND LINGUISTICALLYAPPROPRIATEWith prior support, the MarylandInternational Corridor CollaborativeSupervision and FocusedEnforcement (CSAFE) created theYouth Violence and Gang PreventionWorkshop Curriculum. Thiscurriculum helps families to identifygang presence in their homes andcommunities and to use parentingtools and community resources toboth prevent and intervene as needed.Fiscal Year 2008 Governor’s Officeof Crime Control and Preventionfunding enabled the CSAFE todevelop a Train-the-Trainers manualand build a new partnership withMontgomery County artnershipswhere of the staff were trained inhow to deliver the workshops aspart of their Parent Academycourses that are available to allpublic school families.12

Strategies for Success: What will ittake to get us to where we want to be?Success forEvery StudentYoung PeopleMaking SmartChoicesStable andEconomicallySecure FamiliesChildren Safe inTheir Home, Schooland CommunityIn Fiscal Year 2006, the Collaboration Council released its Planning Brighter Futures forChildren, Youth and Families: A Five-Year Community Strategic Plan for Montgomery County,Maryland. The following strategies were selected as the most effective to make significantprogress in achieving The Children’s Agenda outcomes for Children With Intensive Needs.Strategy 1:Strategy 2:Strategy 3:Strategy 4:Strategy 5:Strategy 6:Implement a Local Access Mechanism to Increase Timely Family Connection tothe Array of Needed ServicesIncrease the Use and Funding of the Wraparound Model to Provide EffectiveService Delivery in the Home and CommunityIncrease Access to High-quality Behavioral Health Treatment Services Regardlessof Insurance CoverageIncrease the Types and Capacity of Respite Care Service OptionsIncrease Local, Collaborative Flexible Funding for Service Delivery AcrossChild-Serving Systems to Create a System of CareIncrease the Use of Evidence-based Practice Intervention and Treatment ApproachesWhat We KnowUsing national prevalence data, it is estimated that there are 12,500 of Montgomery County’s250,000 children and youth who could be classified as having intensive needs. Children withintensive needs are found in families of any race and ethnicity and across the income spectrum.It takes the collaboration of public and private sector resources in service planning and delivery,funding and oversight to effectively manage the multiple-agency involvement of these childrenwhile maintaining them in their home or community.Communities ThatSupport Family LifeChildren With Intensive Needs—Fiscal Year 2008Total Expenditures $5,912,347Local AccessMechanism4%LocalCoordinatingCouncil2%Governor’s Officeof Crime Controland Prevention2%Care Management Entity FundingSources—Fiscal Year 2008Total Expenditures $4,507,904MontgomeryCounty, Maryland18%FamilyPreservation13%LMB ProgramServices6%Training andConsulting1%Care ManagementEntity includingWraparound74%Department ofJuvenile Services4%Governor’s Officefor Children76%13

CHILDREN WITH INTENSIVE NEEDS WORKGROUPUnder the direction of the Child Well-being Committee, the Children With Intensive NeedsWorkgroup aims to support children who are medically fragile, have significant developmentaldisabilities, severe emotional disabilities and/or who are substance abusing. Specifically, theworkgroup has a responsibility to:• ensure accountability in the children with intensive needs programs funded by theCollaboration Council;• understand and refine the Five Year Community Strategic Plan and develop action plans toimplement strategies to achieve select outcomes in The Children’s Agenda.Workgroup ChairsDebbie Van Brunt, Board Member,Montgomery County Collaboration CouncilTeresa Bennett, Montgomery CountyDepartment of Health and Human Services,Children’s Mental HealthMembersFran Brenneman, Montgomery CountyDepartment of Health and Human ServicesLuis Cardona, Montgomery County Department ofHealth and Human ServicesMariam Chase, Montgomery County Departmentof Health and Human ServicesClaudia Remington Conroy, CASAJenny Crawford, Family Services, Inc.Francha Davis, CASA of Montgomery CountyDon Downing, Progressive Life CenterNicki Drotleff, Montgomery County Departmentof Health and Human ServicesAngela English, Montgomery County Departmentof Health and Human ServicesPatricia Flanigan, Maryland State Departmentof Juvenile ServicesStacey Guiran-Sherman, Maryland Departmentof Juvenile ServicesPaul Homon, Montgomery County Public SchoolsMadeleine Jones, Montgomery CountyCircuit CourtMatthew Kamins, Montgomery CountyPublic SchoolsShawn Lattanzio, Montgomery CountyDepartment of Health and Human ServicesYasmin Lluveras, GUIDEBetsy Luecking, Montgomery County Departmentof Health and Human ServicesMaureen Marton, Youth Leader, MontgomeryCounty Federation of Families for Children’sMental HealthAmy Morantes, Montgomery County Departmentof Health and Human ServicesEmily Novick, National Alliance on MentalIllness—Montgomery County (NAMI)Brenda Petersen, Montgomery CountyDepartment of Health and Human Services,Tree HouseSheila Philip, Maryland ChoicesDebbie Riley, Center for Adoption, Support andEducation, Inc.Ron Rivlin, Montgomery County Departmentof Health and Human ServicesRita Rumbaugh, Montgomery CountyPublic SchoolsAvniel Serkin, Youth Leader, Montgomery CountyFederation of Families for Children’s Mental HealthCelia Serkin, Montgomery County Federation ofFamilies for Children’s Mental HealthKarisma Sheth, Mental Health Association ofMontgomery CountyAnn Wilson, Montgomery County Circuit CourtJoe Wilson, Maryland ChoicesHighlights of OurStrategic Plan’s ProgressFiscal Year 2008 has been successfulas the Collaboration Council and itspartners at the Federal, State andCounty levels have solidified andstrengthened Montgomery County’sSystem of Care. This, the second yearof the Care Management Entitydemonstration, has yielded goodoutcomes for children and families inour community. The high fidelitywraparound process is betterunderstood by the child-servingcommunity and there continues to bea great demand from the communityfor this process. The child-servingcommunity is able to access servicesfor those children that are presentingwith multiple behavioral and mentalhealth needs in the home, school orcommunity setting.The Collaboration Council’s ability toreceive and manage funding hasallowed the expansion of eligibilitycriteria so that families do not have towait until a child/youth is at risk ofthe highest level of care. The strongpartnership between the CollaborationCouncil and all child-servingagencies has allowed for funding sothat children who are not in the topfive percent of the needs triangle areable to access community-basedtraditional and non-traditionalservices via the Care ManagementEntity, Maryland Choices. There areeight different funding streams whichare managed by the CollaborationCouncil, each of which has itsunique eligibility criteria andperformance measures.14

How Are We Doing?IMPLEMENT A LOCAL ACCESSMECHANISM TO INCREASE TIMELYFAMILY CONNECTION TO THE ARRAYOF NEEDED SERVICESHaving the Local Access Mechanism(LAM) within the CollaborationCouncil has enabled families,community providers, and childservingagencies and others to accessservices in a manner that is efficientand seamless. This telephone referralservice is staffed by a bilingual person.Performance Measures• 138 referrals were made by theLAM to the Local CoordinatingCouncil (LCC)• 31% of callers responded to thesatisfaction survey provided by theLAM. Of these callers:– 95% reported that the staff wasrespectful of the family– 86% reported that the staff wasknowledgeable– 77% reported that the staff gaveappropriate referral– 86% reported that they understoodthe information of referralprovided by LAM staff– 67% reported that they contactedthe suggested referral.As a component of the LAM, FamilyNavigators were hired by theMontgomery County Federation ofFamilies for Children’s Mental Healthto provide families with emotionalsupport and information on variousservices and mandates within thesystem of care: link families withassessment/evaluation and formal andinformal direct services resources; andempower the families to ultimatelyact as their own best advocates.Performance Measures• 69 families were served• 30% of the families servedresponded to a satisfaction surveyOf those surveyed:• 81% reported that staff wereeffective in identifying servicesappropriate to meet family goals• 76% of families reported success incontacting suggestedagencies/organizations• 62% of families reported anincrease in their ability to advocatefor the needs of their child(ren)after receiving Navigation services• 67% of families reported a decreasein stress after receiving assistancefrom Navigation services.The Local Coordinating Council (LCC)continues to function as a barrierbusting entity where the multiple andcomplex needs of youth are addressedSTRENGTHENING OUR FAMILIESMaryland Choices worked with “David”, his mother “Ann” and his two sisters from his enrollmentin April 2007 until his successful discharge from the program one year later. Before wraparoundservices,“David” was hospitalized twice in the span of three months for uncontrollablebehaviors. He was extremely aggressive toward his mother and sisters. The family had somefamily support but no extended community support.“David” had a modified school day andattended only two hours a day. His school year also ended two weeks early due to his behavior.“Ann”,“David’s” mother, was unemployed and the family was living with her mother.Through wraparound services,“David” and his family were connected to a variety ofcommunity and educational resources:1. weekly home-based individualtherapy sessions2. monthly medication management3. family therapy4. weekly mentoring5. social and recreational activities6. after-school programs such as MathHomework Club7. children’s divorce group at the school; attimes the group included his siblings.“David” has greatly improved his ability to cope with change, frustration and anger. Over thepast year,“David” has not only attended school for the full day but also had perfect attendanceand avoided being sent to the principal’s office for behavior-related issues.“David” hasimproved his peer relational skills and has emerged as a leader. The school reported that“David” was nominated for the Crossing Guard Patrol team for this next school year. Inaddition, the school put a 504 plan in place for “David” to allow for smaller groups and moretime during tests. This has been extremely successful and it is likely “David” will not require thissupport for the next school year.“Ann” (his mother) has made significant gains as well. She was able to enter the Arbor Programand gain funding for childcare. She has also been accepted into the Housing OpportunitiesCommission (HOC) subsidy program and the family is moving into a new, larger apartment.15

LOCAL COORDINATING COUNCILThe LCC is an interagency team of publicchild-serving agencies who problem solvehow best to use local resources to minimizeout-of-home and out-of-state placements ofchildren by keeping them in the leastrestrictive level of care possible.Mignon Atkins, Maryland DevelopmentalDisabilities Administration, Regional Office,Southern MarylandGena Barbieri, Maryland Departmentof Juvenile ServicesTeresa Bennett, Montgomery CountyDepartment of Health and Human Services,Mental Health Core Service AgencyOnesta Duke, Maryland DisabilitiesAdministration, Regional Office,Southern MarylandAngela English, Montgomery CountyDepartment of Health and Human Services,Child Welfare ServicesKarina Funes, Montgomery County Federationof Families for Children’s Mental HealthPaula Howland, Montgomery CountyPublic Schools, Placement and AssessmentServices UnitMitzi Ross, Montgomery County Departmentof Health and Human Services, Screeningand Assessment Services for Childrenand AdolescentsCelia Serkin, Montgomery County Federationof Families for Children’s Mental HealthCollaboration Council Lead Staff:Kiran Dixit, ChairKathy Boland, LCC Coordinatorat a multidisciplinary weekly meeting.The strong partnership between allthe child-serving agencies at this levelhas ensured that children and familiesare able to access the needed serviceswithin our system of care.Performance Measures• 170 new cases were referred to theLCC because of the expandedeligibility criteria• 100% of LCC members find theprocess productive and collaborative• 40% of new cases referred for in-stateResidential Treatment Centerplacement were alternatively servedusing wraparound and remained inthe community• 28 youth resided in out-of-stateplacements, a 38% reductionfrom FY2007• 50 youth were newly placedin in-state placements, a50% reduction from FY2007.INCREASE THE USE AND FUNDING OFTHE WRAPAROUND MODEL TOPROVIDE EFFECTIVE SERVICE DELIVERYIN THE HOME AND COMMUNITYThe strong partnership with the CareManagement Entity (CME), MarylandChoices, has produced significantchanges within the local system ofcare and continues to offer newopportunities for increasing therelevance of the wraparound processto the various service deliverysystems, as well as embedding Systemof Care values within our communityof providers and stakeholders. TheCollaboration Council is responsiblefor oversight and monitoring of theCare Management Entity to ensurefiscal accountability and high qualityof services.Performance Measures• 340 youth were served• 203 new children and familieswere served• 100% of youth (n=5) eligible tograduate in 2008 earned their HighSchool Diploma or GED• 87.4% of youth remained at orreduced level of restrictivenessof placement• 81.4% of youth attended schoolat least 80% of the days schoolwas available• Caregivers showed an increase inoverall strengths when comparingChild and Adolescent Needs andStrengths taken at intake anddischarge (length of service isvariable and may not equal 12months). This indicates an increasein the caregiver’s capacity tomanage the youth’s behaviors andother needs.Care ManagementEntity ReferralSourcesMontgomeryCounty PublicSchools27%Child WelfareServices9%CommunityAgency14%Family4%LCC(Interim CaseFund)4%IndividualProvider12%Core ServicesAgency3%Department ofJuvenile Services27%16

• The most recent WraparoundFidelity Index (WFI SummerReport—May through June of 2007)indicated that Montgomery Countyachieved a combined score of85% which indicates high fidelity• 105 providers contracted withMaryland Choices to provideservices for families and childrenwith mental health needs,representing a 46% increase inprovider enrollment from FY2007(72 providers enrolled).INCREASE LOCAL, COLLABORATIVEFLEXIBLE FUNDING FOR SERVICEDELIVERY ACROSS CHILD-SERVINGSYSTEMS TO CREATE A SYSTEM OF CAREThe Collaboration Council continuesto increase local and collaborativeflexiblefunding, which now totalsover $2 million, so that children andfamilies can access services and havepositive outcomes. In FY2008,resources were secured from theDepartment of Juvenile Services todivert youth from being placed ingroup homes. Resources were alsosecured from the Governor’s Office ofCrime Control and Prevention todivert youth from secure detentionand to develop a wraparound processso that the courts can refer childrenfor services. Montgomery CountyDepartment of Health and HumanServices continues to support and referchildren and youth, who are truant,suspended, at risk of expulsion, and/orinvolved with gangs, to the CareManagement Entity to participate inthe high-fidelity wraparound process.Montgomery County is one of thepilot sites for implementing the 1915(c)waiver from the Center for Medicareand Medicaid Services at the federallevel. This Psychiatric ResidentialTreatment Facility waiver provideshome and community-based servicesto children and youth ages 21 andunder who, absent the waiver, wouldrequire a Residential TreatmentCenter (RTC) level of care. In thefuture, this waiver allows for federalmatching funds, which results in themaximization of State funds. InFY2008, a total of 69 youth wereserved under this pilot, all of whomhad community medical assistanceand who have a clinically documentedneed of RTC level of care. Of the69 youth, 34 were enrolled in the CareManagement Entity for 12 months.Utilizing the Child and AdolescentNeeds and Strengths (CANS) toolto assess the child and familiesfunctioning, the following weresome of the outcomes:• 91% of families demonstrated anincrease in overall functioning• 94% of youth demonstrated anincrease in overall functioning• 97% moved to or maintained in aless restrictive setting.Cost Avoidance Achieved by theWraparound Pilot in FY2008:• Cost for wraparound process: Under$1 million ($72.54 per day per youth)• Residential Treatment Center for ayear would have cost $4.8 million($394 per day per youth)• Cost Avoidance: $3.8 million.For the Department of JuvenileServices Group Diversion Pilot, theCollaboration Council was able tocontinue to secure funding from theDepartment of Juvenile Services todivert children from group homeplacement. Although the contractwas to serve 10 youth, 30 wereserved in FY2008.Performance Measures• 30 youth were served• 86% of youth were maintained in ormoved to a less restrictive placement• 80% of youth were enrolled in school• 90% of youth enrolled in schoolattended school at least 80%of the time• 76% of youth did not violateprobation while enrolled inMaryland Choices.EMERGENCY FUND COMMITTEEThe Emergency Fund Committee is aninteragency body that reviews and providesone-time only emergency resources to afamily in need. The committee’s goal is toexhaust already existing resources beforeutilizing this Emergency Fund.Roseline BurnhillMontgomery County Department of Health andHuman Services, Child Welfare Division,Independent Living UnitDavid CrossMontgomery County Public Schools,Medical Assistance UnitShawn LattanzioMontgomery County Department ofHealth and Human Services, Aging andDisability ServicesJill LyonsCommunity AdvocateKatara WatkinsMontgomery County Department ofHealth and Human Services, Aging andDisability ServicesJamell WhiteJewish Social Service AgencyStaff: Rosemary Collins, Staff LiaisonKiran Dixit, Staff Liaison17

Cost Avoidance• Cost for wraparound process:$177,616 ($64.59 per youth per daytotal days 2750)• Group Home Placements wouldhave cost: $341,000 ($124 per youthper day for total 2750 days)• Cost Avoidance: $163,384.The Collaboration Council continuesto have a strong partnership with theMontgomery County Department ofHealth and Human Services (DHHS).The funding provided by DHHSallows system partners, all childservingagencies, family members,and community providers to referchildren that were presenting withmental health and/or behavioralproblems in the homes, schools orcommunities. Criteria for CountyWrap allowed children who were noteligible for Medical Assistance orwho had private insurance but fellunder the 400 percent of the federalpoverty guidelines to be referred toWraparound. Being able to servechildren with early interventionstrategies, thereby preventing theneed for higher level placement, wasmet with enthusiasm by systempartners, especially Pupil PersonnelWorkers and Emotional Disabled UnitSocial Workers at MontgomeryCounty Public Schools (MCPS), whoreferred 40 children this year.Performance Measures• Of the 90 youth served, 53 hadmedical assistance, 22 wereprivately insured, 5 had noinsurance and 10 were unknown.• 93% maintained or reduced theirlevel of restrictiveness of placement• 89% were in a non-paid, familyplacement at their time of discharge• 100% of eligible youth, a total offive, graduated with their diplomaduring the 2007-2008 school year• 86% attended school at least 80%of the time• 90.7% of youth reduced the meannumber of strengths still needing tobe developed from 8.14 to 4.08,indicating an overall 50% increasein strengths developed.INCREASE THE USE OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE INTERVENTIONAND TREATMENT APPROACHESThe Collaboration Council continuesto work with our partners to enhancequality of treatment in our County,ensure the use of evidence-basedpractice models, create and/or furtherdevelop public-private partnerships,create efficiencies in the delivery oftraining in the County, and bringawareness of what is happening at theState and National level to thetraining community.• The Mental Health Association inpartnership with the CollaborationCouncil applied for and received agrant of $30,000 from theSubstance Abuse and Mental HealthServices Administration (SAMHSA)to assist in financing its 2009Conference, titled—Building anEmotionally Healthy MontgomeryCounty, MD: A Mental HealthTransformation Conference.• The Collaboration Council haspartnered with the InnovationsInstitute, Department of JuvenileServices (DJS) and DHHS to exploreways to integrate evidenced basedpractices within our system of care.– With start-up funding from theGovernor’s Office for Children’sInvitation to Negotiate process,these partners will work togetherto implement MultidimensionalTreatment Foster Care program,an identified effective practice.– DJS has committed to sustain thestart up, and the CollaborationCouncil will be releasing a RequestFor Proposals to secure a providerwho will begin to implement thisprogram in the County.• The Collaboration Council was ableto allocate resources from theGovernor’s Office for Childrentoward implementing TraumaFocused Cognitive BehaviorTherapy, an evidence based practice.– partnered with the Children’sMental Health Institute at theInnovations Institute– anticipates training up to30 therapists in the community.• Resources were allocated to othergroups that provide training on avariety of issues impacting childrenand families with intensive needs inFY2008, such as the Mental HealthAssociation and the Youth WorkersTraining Committee. Some of thetopics on which clinicians andothers in the community weretrained in:– Healing the Bonds of Attachment– A Day with Fred Hannah—Working with Difficult Youth– Autism Spectrum Disorders: FromMaking the Diagnosis toMaximizing the Potential– Wall, Waves and Bridges—Cultural Competency– Working with YouthSession I: UnderstandingAdolescent Development andCommunication with Adolescentsabout SexualitySession II: Compassion Fatigue &Ethics in Mental Health WorkSession III: Shhh! The EthicalDilemmas No One Talks About– A Mind-Body Connection:Understanding and TreatingChronic Illness18

Success forEvery StudentYoung PeopleMaking SmartChoicesChildren Safe inTheir Home, Schooland CommunityStrategies for Success: What will ittake to get us to where we want to be?In Fiscal Year 2007, the Collaboration Council updated its Planning Brighter Futures forChildren, Youth and Families: A Five-Year Community Strategic Plan for Montgomery County,Maryland. The following strategies were selected as the most effective to make significantprogress in achieving The Children’s Agenda outcomes to address disproportionateminority contact (DMC).Strategy 1:Strategy 2:Strategy 3:Strategy 4:Strategy 5:Strategy 6:What We KnowInitiate regular data collection, analysis and reporting processes that guide DMCreduction strategies and assess progressIncrease parent and youth involvement in policy, program and services decisionsIncrease objective assessment and decision-making tools at the diversion andsecure detention decision-making points and monitor their implementationEnsure timely and fair case processingIncrease availability of culturally and racially competent community-basedalternatives to secure detention (ATD)Increase availability of culturally and racially competent effectivecommunity-based diversion optionsMontgomery County had over 100,000 youth ages 10 to 17 years old in 2005 of which47 percent were minority youth. Findings from the Relative Rate Index (RRI) show thatminority youth, and African American youth in particular, are more likely to be referred to theDepartment of Juvenile Services (DJS) Intake, though this trend has decreased since FY2002.Unfortunately, minority youth remain 1.5 times more likely to be given a formal petition whichis a formal charge brought by the State’s Attorney’s Office; they are also more likely to beadmitted to residential committed programs and less likely to be assigned communityprobation. The cumulative effect is that African American youth have a six fold rate of casespetitioned and are nearly nine times more likely than white youth to be committed to aresidential juvenile facility.Note: DMC funding sources are integrated with the Youth Development, Children With IntensiveNeeds, and Capacity Building sections.19

DMC REDUCTION COMMITTEEDolores Kozloski, DMC Interim Chair,Community MemberAyesha Bajwa,Maryland Choices, Inc.Joe Beach, Montgomery County Office ofManagement and BudgetMelissa Bonomo, Maryland Choices, Inc.Margaret Burrows, State’s Attorney’s OfficeLuis Cardona, Montgomery CountyDepartment of Health and Human Services,Youth Violence PreventionKatrina Colleton, Institute for FamilyCentered ServicesPaul DeWolfe, Public Defender’s OfficeTracy Ferguson, State’s Attorney’s OfficePat Flanigan, Maryland Department ofJuvenile ServicesDarrell Fleming, Community Detention/EMSupervisor, Department of Juvenile ServicesLeon Geter, Board Member,Collaboration CouncilCaptain Russell Hamill, Board Member,Collaboration CouncilDavid T. Jones, Board Member,Collaboration CouncilMadeleine Jones, Montgomery CountyCircuit CourtJennifer Gauthier, Voices Versus Violence, MentalHealth Association of Montgomery CountyLinda McMillan, Montgomery County CouncilPat Mosby, Maryland Coalition of Families forChildren's Mental Health and Maryland Child andAdolescent Innovations InstituteDennis Nial, Maryland Department ofJuvenile ServicesRodolfo Nogales, Maryland Choices, Inc.Tammy O’Rourke, Hearts & Homes for YouthJeff Penn, Commission on Juvenile JusticeDjohariah Pfaehler, State’s Attorney’s OfficeCarmen Ramirez, Maryland Choices, Inc.Ron Rivlin, Montgomery County Department ofHealth and Human Services, Children, Youth andFamily Services, Juvenile ServicesCelia Serkin, Montgomery County Federationof Families for Children’s Mental HealthMary K. Siegfried, Office of the Public DefenderMelody Smith, Montgomery CountyFederation of Families for Children’s Mental HealthMichael Subin, Criminal JusticeCoordinating CommissionLeon Suskin, Office of the Public DefenderDiego Uriburu, Identity, Inc.Paul Williams, Maryland Choices, Inc.Ann Wilson, Montgomery County Circuit CourtCollaboration Council Lead Staff:Carol Walsh, Chief, Planning, Policyand ProgramsJeff Williams, DMC Reduction CoordinatorHighlights of OurStrategic Plan’s ProgressStrategies of DMC focus on ensuringthat all youth receive equal and fairtreatment in the juvenile justicesystem regardless of race andethnicity. There are now alternativesto secure detention such as theAlternative to Detention Wraparoundprogram and the Caithness ShelterTraining Project. Families havelearned to better advocate on behalf oftheir children who are involved in thejuvenile justice system. From thesestrategies, performance measures areobtained to evaluate the progress on:• reducing the overrepresentation ofminority youth at all decision pointsin the juvenile justice system• increasing the parent/youthknowledge and engagement atsystem, program and case levels• increasing pro-social behaviors ofyouth so they will not reoffend.How Are We Doing?INCREASE AVAILABILITY OFCULTURALLY AND RACIALLYCOMPETENT COMMUNITY-BASEDALTERNATIVES TO SECURE DETENTIONThe Alternative to Detention (ATD)Wraparound Program is analternative to secure detention forpre-adjudicated youth awaiting trial.These youth received court orderedCare Coordination services throughMaryland Choices, Inc. that includebut are not limited to: mentoringservices, anger management, conflictresolution, behavior management,individual and family therapy.Performance Measures• This program served 37 of 40 youthwho were referred by the Departmentof Juvenile Services (DJS) andcourt ordered by the Circuit Court20

• 86% of the served youthsuccessfully completed theATD Wrap Program– appeared for scheduledcourt hearing– did not recidivate or violateprobation while in the program• 75% of the youth who successfullycompleted the program had nofurther contact with the police orinvolvement with DJS.Caithness Shelter Training Project isan initiative that built on therecommendations of The WinnowGroup, LLC. to increase the capacityand quality of services at the onlyJuvenile Justice shelter inMontgomery County. This project hasenabled more Montgomery Countyyouth who needed a residentialalternative to detention to stay withinthe county and remain close to family.16 staff members were trained on thefollowing topics:• Staff Roles and Expectations• Adolescent development• Maintaining a Safe EnvironmentConducive to Learning• Behavior Management• Communication Skills• Cultural Sensitivity• Engaging Youth in PositiveProgramming• Leadership/Team building.INCREASE PARENT AND YOUTHINVOLVEMENT IN POLICY, PROGRAMAND SERVICES DECISIONSFamilies Linked to Advocacyand a Variety of Resources andSupports (FLAVORS) project, througha contract with the MontgomeryCounty Federation of Families forChildren’s Mental Health, targetsparents and other family memberswhose children, ages 10 to 18, havebeen or are involved with lawenforcement and/or have furtherinvolvement with the juvenile justicesystem. The program providesJuvenile Justice ConsumerInformation, Parent to Parent Supportand Education, and LeadershipDevelopment and Advocacy. Themajority of parents served have beenAfrican American or Hispanic.Performance Measures• 75 parents received informationabout the juvenile justice system• 41 parents participated in asupport group• 41 parents received leadershipdevelopment training• 100% of families reported increasedconsumer knowledge of the juvenilejustice system• 100% of families reported increasedability to access services as a resultof educational workshops andparent to parent support• 90% of families reported decreasedisolation and increased availabilityof support from other families• 85% of families served reportedincreased ability to advocate onbehalf of their child.FAMILIES LINKED TO ADVOCACY AND AVARIETY OF RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS (FLAVORS)Strength and Empowerment Begins with Participation:Helping Families Overcome BarriersThe parent,“Jane”, was overwhelmed with all the court appointments, mental healthappointments, facility visits, and meetings for her two sons who are involved withDepartment of Juvenile Services (DJS). She lost her job because of taking time off fromwork to attend all of these appointments. She does not have a vehicle. She had a lot ofunanswered questions for the DJS staff but was not attending the meetings because shedid not have money for transportation. The Montgomery County Federation of Familieswas able to provide a cab to take her to and from the DJS meetings. The ParentEngagement Coordinator from the Federation helped “Jane” prepare for the meetings. Shethen attended the meetings with her. As a result,“Jane” was able to get all of her concernsaddressed and receive additional written information, such as pamphlets, and informationon workshops. She has been very pleased with the assistance she received from theFederation of Families because she felt that if she had not attended the meetings, DJSwould have perceived her as a parent who was unconcerned about her sons’ welfare.21

Through capacity-building, theCollaboration Council increases the abilityof organizations and partnerships toenhance their business and programpractices for sustainability and delivery ofhigh-quality, effective services to children,youth and families. The CollaborationCouncil has several approaches includingproviding information, mapping resourcesand needs, and creating public awarenessabout the needs of and legislative issuesaffecting children, youth and families.Providing Information,Mapping Resources and NeedsinfoMONTGOMERYA unique web-based directory of up-to-dateinformation on community services forchildren, teens, families, adults and seniors,infoMONTGOMERY.org is a collaborativeinteragency effort led by the CollaborationCouncil with the guidance of a SteeringCommittee. In June 2008 there were over500 programs operated by 161 agenciesincluded in infoMONTGOMERY.Since October, there have been 6,238 visitorsto the site. Montgomery County’s governmentwebsites provide the most referrals such as theDepartment of Health and Human Servicesand the Recreation Department. Forty percentof all visits are from Montgomery Countypublic education and government employees.People are coming to infoMONTGOMERYsearching for information based on keywordssuch as: housing, mentoring, counseling, food,and tutoring. Or they are browsing topics onkey services for adolescents, parentingprograms, services for older adults, afterschool activities, and mental health services.This database has become a useful tool notonly for information and referral, connectingresidents to needed services, but also in thedevelopment of service inventories forMontgomery County leaders. Theseinventories look at what programs areavailable to assist in the appropriateallocation of current and future resources.Creating Public AwarenessUsing the Collaboration Council’s 2008 Childand Family Budget and Legislative Agenda tohelp our State and local elected officialsmake educated decisions on funding andsupporting key strategies outlined in ourFive-Year Community Strategic Plan, thefollowing priority areas were supported bythe Governor and the Maryland GeneralAssembly, Montgomery County Executiveand County Council:Early Intervention and Supports forChildren with Developmental DelaysIn FY2009, the Governor and MarylandGeneral Assembly allocated $4.6 millionmore to Maryland Infants and ToddlersProgram (MITP) to provide early interventionservices to infants and toddlers withdisabilities and their families.22

Accessible, Affordable, High QualityAfter-School ActivitiesThe Montgomery County Governmenttargeted $100,000 in one time onlyfunds to the Collaboration Council toleverage additional funds to build thesystem of services and supports toenable youth to easily access highquality after school activities.infoMONTGOMERY: Fiscal Year 20086,238 People visited our site between Oct. 1, 2007 and June 30,200845040035030025020015010050Week of theCollaborationCouncil AnnualMeetingFlexible Funding for Coordinated andHighly Individualized ServicesOur State and local officialsmaintained nearly $2 million in Stateand local investments to fund highfidelity wraparound services so thatchildren with developmental andsevere emotional disabilities areserved in the least restrictive level ofcare possible while striving for thebest possible outcomes.Improving Participation inMaryland’s School Health SurveysPassive parental consent for theYouth Risk Behavior SurveillanceSystem (YRBS) survey, whichmeasures youth behaviors that putsthem at risk, was secured throughlegislative action in the MarylandGeneral Assembly’s 2008 session.Passive consent will yield enoughparticipants in the survey sample formeaningful data collection aboutyouth’s risky behaviors across theState. This statewide data will informneeds assessments and programdevelopment for Maryland’s youth.0Wk of Sept 30, 2007Wk of Oct 21, 2007Wk of Nov 11, 2007Wk of Dec 2, 2007Wk of Dec 23, 2007Wk of Jan 13, 2008Wk of Feb 3, 2008Wk of Feb 24, 2008Wk of Mar 16, 2008Wk of Apr 6, 2008Wk of Apr 27, 2008Wk of May 18, 2008Wk of Jun 8, 2008Wk of Jun 29, 2008First quarter data from July, August, and September are not comparable.23

Statementof ActivitiesFor the 12 MonthsEnded June 30, 2008Unaudited(In Whole Dollar)TemporarilyUnrestricted Restricted TotalSUPPORT AND REVENUEProgram Service Fees $ 9,123,766 $ – $ 9,123,766Contributions 7,360 – 7,360Reinvestment Earnings* – 515,143 515,143Investment Income – 220,605 220,605Subtotal 9,131,126 735,748 9,866,874Net Assets Released from RestrictionsSatisfaction of Restrictions 150,000 (150,000) –Total Support and Revenue 9,281,126 585,748 9,866,874OPERATING EXPENSESProgram Services –Early Childhood 689,662 – 689,662Youth Development 1,530,125 – 1,530,125Children With Intensive Needs 5,912,347 – 5,912,347Service Capacity Building 499,488 – 499,488Total Program Services 8,581,622 – 8,581,622Supporting ServicesManagement and General 572,221 - 572,221Total Supporting Services 572,221 - 572,221Total Operating Expenses 9,153,843 - 9,153,843Change in Net Assets 127,283 585,748 713,031Net Assets at Beginning of Year 81,663 1,858,037 1,939,700NET ASSETS AT JUNE 30, 2008 $ 208,946 $2,443,785 $2,652,731*includes prior period adjustments of $446,185Program AreasFiscal Year 2008Total Expenditures $9,153,843Service Capacity BuildingFiscal Year 2008Total Expenditures $449,488YouthDevelopment17%LMB ProgramServices27%Data Research andinfoMONTGOMERY27%Early Childhood8%Managementand General6%Service CapacityBuilding5%Children WithIntensive Needs64%DisproportionateMinority ContactReduction23%Non-ProfitCapacity Building16%Quality ShelterBeds Research4%Conference onMiddle SchoolAttachment3%24

ComparativeStatementof FinancialPositionJune 30, 2008 June 30, 2007UnauditedAuditedASSETSCurrent AssetsCash $ 4,849,756 $ 3,449,473Accounts Receivable 1,320,111 1,982,980Investments – 1,513,479Prepaid Expenses 30,162 35,113Total Current Assets 6,200,029 6,981,045Property and EquipmentFurniture, Fixtures and Equipment 285,351 134,604Less: Accumulated Depreciation (105,612) (65,606)Net Property and Equipment 179,739 68,998Other AssetsDeposits 25,200 16,189Total Assets $ 6,404,968 $ 7,066,232LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETSCurrent LiabilitiesAccounts Payable and Accrued Expenses $ 2,021,966 $ 1,583,588Due to State of Maryland 236,789 2,379,825Deferred Revenue 1,465,441 1,118,581Deferred Rent 28,011 44,538Total Liabilities 3,752,237 5,126,532Net AssetsUnrestricted 208,946 81,663Temporarily Restricted 2,443,785 1,858,037Total Net Assets 2,652,731 1,939,700TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $ 6,404,968 $ 7,066,232For a copy of our completeaudited financial report forFiscal Year 2008, pleasecontact our office at301-610-0147.Total Program Operating RevenueFiscal Year 2008$9,281,126Maryland Departmentof Juvenile Services2.1%Maryland StateDepartment ofEducation5.0%Local Governmentsand Agencies18.5%Reinvestment Fund1.6% Foundations1.3%Other Revenue0.2%Governor’s Officeof Crime Controland Prevention2.7%Governor’s Officefor Children68.6%25

MONTGOMERY COUNTY COLLABORATION COUNCILFUNDERS AND DONORSMary AllmanAnnie E. Casey FoundationAnonymous (3)Susan Guevara AugustyMr. & Mrs. John BahadoriBetty BaldwinBank of AmericaShawn BartleyRonnie BiemansScott & Lynn BirdsongKathy BolandJeanne BoothPatricia BrownTeresa ChapaAlicia ChurchJoe CoffeyJaracus CopesJohn DabrowskiJane De WinterJoseph DiPietroKiran DixitNicki DrotleffAngela EnglishBeryl & Ed FeinbergMary FinnFoundation of Youth, Inc.Dr. Carol GarveyKate GarveyGovernor’s Office for ChildrenGovernor’s Office of Crime Controland Prevention“Green for Jeans” Program MontgomeryCounty Circuit Court—Charity CommitteeDebora GresalfiCarol GrossMr. & Mrs. Thomas HerlihyArva JacksonJackson & AssociatesConsulting Services Inc.JM Zell Partners, LTDSusan JohnsonJoan KarasikCarol Klein-GoldsteinDonna LabadieKathy LallyJoan LocastroLoomis Sayles & Company, L.P.Maryland AEYCMaryland State Department of EducationMaryland State Department of JuvenileServicesJerry MatthewsEmily McDonellMontgomery CollegeMontgomery CountyCommunity FoundationMontgomery County Federation ofFamilies for Children’s Mental HealthMontgomery County GovernmentMontgomery County Public SchoolsFelicia PiacentePolinger FoundationElizabeth QuinnRenner ConsultingDenise RidgelyLorraine RogstadLawrence RosenblumSaggar and Rosenberg, P.C.Ellie SalourAyda SanverCelia SerkinMichelle ShayMichael SubinThe National Campaign to PreventUnplanned PregnanciesTiger Woods FoundationDebbie Van BruntCarol WalshDavid & Katherine WilsonPeter WolkWork/Family Directions, IncRonald Worth

Progress On Building Brighter Futures:Montgomery County Collaboration Councilfor Children, Youth and Families, Inc.2008 Annual ReportPublished 2008 by the Montgomery County Collaboration Councilfor Children, Youth and Families, Inc.7361 Calhoun Place, Suite 600Rockville, Maryland 20855www.collaborationcouncil.orgPermission to copy portions of the written document is granted as long as appropriateacknowledgement is given. However, no part of this book’s cover design, inside design,corporate logo and outcome icons may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by anymeans without the prior written permission of the publisher. Requests for permission to useany art design from this publication should be emailed to info@collaborationcouncil.orgTo download a free copy of Progress On Building Brighter Futures: Montgomery CountyCollaboration Council for Children, Youth and Families, Inc. 2008 Annual Report, please visit theCollaboration Council’s website at www.collaborationcouncil.org.Publication Design by Kylee Breedlove, Ellicott City, MarylandPrinted by Colorcraft of Virginia, Inc.Disclaimer: The author and publisher have used their best efforts in preparing this annualreport. FY2008 end of the year reports submitted by providers receiving funding from theCollaboration Council were compiled and submitted to the Governor’s Office for Children andthe Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention as a reporting requirement of a LocalManagement Board. These reports were used to prepare the Collaboration Council’s 2008Annual Report with the intent to highlight programs and program measures.