2008 Annual Report - Montgomery County Collaboration Council for ...

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