Our September 2023 newsletter is now available online. To receive future newsletters in your inbox, join our mailing list. This month’s newsletter includes a message about fear and wonder from Executive Director Elijah Wheeler, some upcoming events for Hispanic Heritage Month, a recap of our back-to-school event for MoCo BOOST families, and more. Read September 2023 Newsletter [...]
Our June 2023 newsletter is now available online. To receive future newsletters in your inbox, join our mailing list. This month’s newsletter includes a highlight video from MoCo ReConnect's June 30 Pride & Arts Festival, information on pregnancy and postpartum Medicaid coverage for noncitizens in Maryland, resources for Minority Mental Health Awareness Month and Disability Pride Month, and more. Read July [...]
Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW), taking place April 11-17, is an annual campaign founded and led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance to build awareness, activism, and community-building. Each year, BMHW kicks off on April 11 to coincide with the annual International Day for Maternal Health and Rights. This year's theme is “Our Bodies Belong to Us: Restoring Black [...]
Our March 2023 newsletter is now available online. To receive future newsletters in your inbox, join our mailing list. This month’s newsletter includes information about Black Maternal Health Week (April 11-17), congratulations to the herstory-making women on the Montgomery County Council, an update about the recent Out-of-School (OST) Conference with partner Wonders Professional Development Consortium, information about a new MoCo [...]
On November 16, an explosion and fire in an apartment complex in Gaithersburg injured multiple residents, including several children. Many families were evacuated, taking little or nothing, and are currently in temporary shelter. In times like these, there is nothing more powerful than the support of the community. You can donate to help the residents impacted by this unexpected [...]
Our community has experienced a great loss with the passing of Arva M. Jackson. She will be greatly missed and her legacy long remembered. Arva was a member of the Collaboration Council’s Board of Directors for 14 years, including service on multiple committees. During her time as Board Chair, from 2002 until 2004, she helped shepherd the Collaboration Council [...]