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Aug 11, 20241 min read
Encuentros Youth Peer Leaders Make a Powerful Impression at NACRJ Conference
Youth Peer Leaders and Identity staff lit up the 2024 National Association for Community and Restorative Justice (NACRJ) Conference last...


Jul 15, 20241 min read
Job Fair Makes Connections
In June, 100 job-seekers and eight employers made real connections during Identity’s first in-person Job Fair. Employer representatives...


Jul 14, 20241 min read
Summer is Identity’s Growing Season
Identity’s Summer 2024 programming is well underway, offering students a season packed with fun and enriching activities! Students in...


Jun 17, 20242 min read
Ileana’s Workforce Journey
Ileana V. says she has an “entrepreneurial soul”, as she always enjoyed working with customers and providing items that made them happy....


Jun 9, 20242 min read
Identity Youth Enjoy Weekend of Fun and Self-Discovery at NorthBay Adventure Camp
Young people from across Montgomery County joined Identity staff for a weekend retreat at NorthBay Adventure Camp in April 2024. Retreats...

May 5, 20242 min read
Latino Youth and Parents Request More Information on Substance Use Prevention
A series of focus groups of Latino teens, parents and educators in Montgomery County has revealed a troubling disconnect between the...


Apr 28, 20243 min read
Identity’s Alternative Spring Break
Young people across Identity experienced new adventures, had fun learning and made new friends during our Alternative Spring Break –...

Apr 28, 20242 min read
Identity’s Carolyn Camacho honored with City of Gaithersburg Distinguished Friend Award
We are delighted to share that Identity Program Director Carolyn Camacho has been awarded the City of Gaithersburg’s Distinguished Friend...


Apr 18, 20241 min read
Webinar Series Highlights Identity Strategies to Heal Youth Mental Health
The youth mental health crisis among teens nationwide inspired The Annie E. Casey Foundation to produce a six-part webinar series to...


Nov 8, 20232 min read
Maryland Today Article Highlights Encuentros Presentation with UMD Researchers
The power of a community to heal itself in a way true to its culture was the core of a public presentation hosted by Montgomery County’s...


Oct 16, 20231 min read
Newest Wellness Center Builds Community at John F. Kennedy High School
The newest Identity-managed Wellness Center is now up and running at John F. Kennedy High School where staff are working tirelessly to...


Sep 14, 20231 min read
Identity to Provide 21st Century Community Learning Centers at Two Elementary Schools
We are excited to announce that Identity has been awarded two competitive contracts from the Maryland State Department of Education to...


Aug 27, 20231 min read
2023 Back to School Drive Provides 950 Youth with Backpacks & Supplies
Thank you to everyone who made sure 950 Identity students received new backpacks and supplies, so they were ready to learn on the first...


Jul 19, 20232 min read
ENCUENTROS: Responding to the youth mental health crisis
Designed with and for the Latino community, we are really pleased by the increased interest in our Encuentros model of non-clinical...

Jul 10, 20231 min read
New Identity-run Wellness Center Opens at John F. Kennedy High School
Identity is very excited to announce the opening of a new Wellness Center at John F. Kennedy High School! The new center, operated in...


Jul 9, 20233 min read
Youth Peer Leaders and Identity Staff Showcase Encuentros at National Conference
Identity youth and program facilitators showcased our Encuentros program in front of a national audience at the 2023 National...


Jul 9, 20231 min read
Celebrating Latino Activists: 67 Parents Graduate from Identity’s Parent Leadership Academy
Over 250 people celebrated the graduation of 67 Latino parents from Identity’s Parent Leadership Academy | Padres Latinos Conectados at...


Jun 27, 20232 min read
Latino Entrepreneurs Wow Guests at Identity’s First Entrepreneurship Expo
Budding entrepreneurs pitched their small business start-ups, from custom-made piñatas and mobile mani-pedis and pet grooming to catering...


Jun 21, 20232 min read
On World Refugee Day, Council Recognizes Identity as Part of Coalition Supporting Refugees
The Montgomery County Council marked World Refugee Day with a proclamation recognizing the “rights, needs and dreams of refugees” and the...

May 14, 20232 min read
Identity Honored for Excellence in Public Health Work
Identity was honored to be inducted into the Gamma Zeta chapter of the Delta Omega Honorary Society at the University of Maryland School...
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