FY23 Funded Programs

Reducing Childhood Hunger

The Reducing Childhood Hunger programs provide food to food insecure families with children in Wicomico County on the weekends, professional days, and during holidays when the schools cannot provide the students with meals.

Grantee: Adopt-A-Block 

Location: 217 Beaglin Park Dr, Salisbury, MD 21804 

Phone: 443-783-4711

 

Family Education

The Family Education Program focuses on building family strengths and focus on meeting the family’s needs by promoting parent involvement and increasing resources for families.

Grantee: Healthy Families Lower Shore

Location: 30519 Prince William St., Princess Anne, MD  21853

Phone: 844-224-5264 X1

 

Navigation

The Navigation program assists families and children with navigating resources, specifically housing related resources and assistance. The program is geared toward families with minor children, youth and families impacted by incarceration, however, will not turn away other families in need.

Grantee: Lead4Life 

Location: 100 Clemwood St., Salisbury, MD 21801 

Phone: 443-978-7864

 

Youth Homelessness

The Homeless Youth Drop In Center Program will focus on reducing youth homelessness and identifying youth that are homelessness. To assist in providing resources to meet youth where they are by providing accesses to community housing stability resources, providing a safe place for peer support, access to washing and hygiene, physical and mental health referrals, and self-expression.

Grantee: Fenix Youth Project Homeless Youth Drop In Center

Location: 212 West Main St., Suite 309, Salisbury, MD 21801

Phone: 443-736-8028

 

Trauma Informed Care

Trauma Informed Care program provides continuing education to all Wicomico County behavioral health providers in trauma informed care. Additionally, it provides Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) training for Wicomico County clinicians who provide therapy services for youth up to age 18.

Grantee: Wicomico Partnership for Families and Children 

Location: 125 North Division St., Room 101, Salisbury, MD 21801 

Phone: 410-546-5400

 

Healthy Families Wicomico

Home visitation program that supports & assist parents to promote health, learning & development in their young children.

Grantee: Wicomico County Health Department 

Location: 108 East Main St., Salisbury, MD 21801

Phone: 410-543-6942


Youth Workforce Development

Provides mentoring and coordination of employment services, education resources, and budgeting education for youth ages 16-24 in Wicomico County who have either not completed high school, are at risk for homelessness, or are currently homeless.

Grantee: Lead4Life 

Location: 100 Clemwood St., Salisbury, MD 21801 

Phone: 443-978-7864


Truancy and Absenteeism

This program has been designed to address the root causes of truancy and absenteeism in Wicomico County Schools. The primary objectives of this program are to assess root causes of students’ truancy and absenteeism, connect students to resources and overcome related barriers, provide Individualized support to promote student accountability and educational success, and prevent need for legal intervention. 

Grantee: Maple Shade

Location: 23704 Ocean Gateway, Mardela Springs, MD  21837

Phone: 410-677-0202


Early Childhood Aces

Provides comprehensive psychological evaluations for very young children and provides available resources based on the results. Caregivers of children being evaluated are also offered an attachment-based parenting class.

Grantee: The Child and Family Center 

Location: 213 West Main St., Suite 205, Salisbury, MD 21801 

Phone: 443-359-0662


Local Care Team

Parents, family members or agencies make referrals directly to the Local Care Teams to seek assistance with accessing services, to develop plans of care for community-based services and to coordinate services from multiple agencies. Families and children at risk of out-of-home placement or out-of-state placement, with complex needs and/or who are in crisis are identified as priorities for the Local Care Teams.

Grantee: Wicomico Partnership for Families and Children 

Location: 125 North Division St., Room 101, Salisbury, MD 21801 

Phone: 410-546-5400


Birth to 5 Early Learning Center Quality Improvement

Provides continuing education for early learning centers and day care providers to improve outcomes for children and increase school readiness.

Grantee: Wicomico Partnership for Families and Children 

Location: 125 North Division St., Room 101, Salisbury, MD 21801 

Phone: 410-546-5400


Promoting Positive Outcomes for Infants and Toddlers

Provides attachment-based learning for children identified as experiencing ACEs or at risk for experiencing ACEs. It also provides funding for substitutes for at-home daycare providers.

Grantee: Salisbury University, ABC Program

Location: 1101 Camden Ave., Salisbury, MD 21801 

Phone: 410-543-6000