CAROLINE HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL

**PLEASE NOTE - This free workshop is limited to 90 participants, and spots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Through partnerships across government, community, and the private sector, the GOC takes on the key issues impacting Maryland children.

The GOC administers the ENOUGH Initiative – a first-in-the-nation effort to reduce the number of children living in poverty through community-led, government-supported solutions. The initiative addresses the root causes of poverty in specific neighborhoods that have been historically left behind and impacted by barriers to economic mobility. Driven by data, residents’ lived experiences and cross-sector collaboration, this grant initiative supports community-led organizations across every region of Maryland to improve access to quality healthcare, good schools, good jobs and safe neighborhoods so that more children and families can prosper.

Rather than building another independent department, GOC is designed to build cross-agency partnerships, initiatives and programs to employ the full resources of the Moore-Miller administration to support neighborhoods that have experienced historic disinvestment. This work includes increasing Marylanders’ access to benefits , improving the delivery of state resources into Community Schools, working to address the biggest challenges facing young men and boys in Maryland, and leveraging additional state and philanthropic dollars to generate sustainable investment opportunities in high-poverty communities.

Through a whole-community, whole-government approach, the GOC is designed to do what no single agency can do alone: align, coordinate, and maximize Maryland’s investment in children and families.

Coordinated, Interagency Support for Your Child

The Local Care Team provides FREE problem solving for individual and family needs. We help families who have children with intensive needs access resources within the community. We are committed to helping you, even when you feel like you have nowhere to turn. Not sure where to start? Email Gabe Gianninoto Horan, LCT Coordinator carolineco@localcareteam.com

or text (410) 924-4774.

Action Teams focus on achieving specific, identified outcomes. These groups include engaged residents and organization representatives. They develop and implement action plans to achieve the identified outcomes, measure results, and support each other's efforts to affect community-level change.

• Family & Workforce Resources
• Economic Mobility & Workforce Development
• Health & Well-Being
• Early Learning (Early Childhood Development & Education)
• Youth Development & Education

WEBSITE: https://carolinebettertogether.org/

END HOMELESSNESS-The round table meeting discusses permanent supportive housing solutions for individuals and families who are homeless and have a mental health disability. Please contact Ashley Kessinger, Continuum of Care Manager, at akessinger@midshorebehavioralhealth.org for additional information.

The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) has developed a Firearm Safe Storage and Youth Suicide Prevention Guide as part of their ongoing efforts to reduce youth suicides, reduce firearm violence, and improve health outcomes for all Marylanders. For additional resources please visit: https://health.maryland.gov/.../suicidepr.../Pages/home.aspx

is excited for a new collaborative partnership that connects Mid Shore residents to 211.

211 is a free and confidential way to connect 24/7 with community resources for food, housing, utility assistance, mental health support, and more.

Visit https://www.midshorehealth.org/post/what-s-the-211-hon and download the marketing materials.

After a long winter, spring blooms with hope. Parent coaching can be that breath of fresh air that guides you to sunnier days. Parent Coaching is a FREE and CONFIDENTIAL resource provided by your school district that connects you with a coach and content created by therapists. All coaching correspondence is HIPAA protected. Click here to register for on-going support from a coach: https://cookcenter.info/coaching

Spanish-Spring Coaching Flyer: https://app.box.com/s/bkq6mvgc2oazvuqw05pzfh1n6lm7nzfv

Families, be sure to add this your Back to School resources! Free coaching + other mental health resources for Caroline families, available through ParentGuidance.org and more information on carolineschools.org.

The Mid Shore Health Improvement Coalition is supporting the 'Building Healthy Families' program being led by the Eastern Shore AHEC.

Building Healthy Families is effective in helping families, children, and parents make sensible and sustainable changes to their nutrition and physical activity, using research-tested behavior change strategies through a person-first and health-centered approach.

The 12-month group-based program includes:

• An information session
• 12 weekly face-to-face family sessions (2 hours each)
• 6 refresher sessions (~90 mins each)

Healthy incentives provided to keep participants on track and a healthy dinner provided at each class!

ELIGIBILITY

1. Children must be between the ages of 6 and 12 years old

2. BMI above the 95th percentile compared to children of the same age and sex

3. Children and their families must reside in one of the five Mid-Shore counties (Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, Kent or Queen Anne’s)

Learn more by contacting the Eastern Shore AHEC @ 410-221-2600 or visit https://esahec.org/building-healthy-families/