Partnering to fulfill a shared vision.

Throughout Montgomery County, scores of public and private agencies work to provide smarter choices and better options to children, youth and families in need of services. In 1993, the State of Maryland established Local Management Boards (LMBs) in every jurisdiction to provide a vehicle for collaboration and partnership among those agencies and others to achieve positive results in the community.

The Montgomery County Collaboration Council for Children, Youth and Families is one of those LMB partnerships. Comprised of public and private agencies, faith-based organizations, families, elected officials, businesses and community advocates, our main purpose is to assess community needs, identify priorities, target resources and oversee service delivery on initiatives that require collaboration between two or more child-, youth- and family-serving entities.

Together, we have developed The Children’s Agenda, a blueprint to assure that funding and strategies will improve lives and futures. This blueprint acts a guide to assist our partnerships in nurturing a community where children are safe, healthy, successful in school, prepared for life, and supported by a caring family and neighborhood.