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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...
Jun 22, 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...
May 15, 20232 min read


Identity Youth and Families Explore Futures in STEM at Montgomery College
This Spring Break, Identity middle-school students participated in activities designed to give their science and math brains a workout...
Apr 14, 20232 min read


Student Leaders Empower Peers at 2023 Bienvenidos Cumbre
“Thank you for helping us feel good and giving us the opportunity to express ourselves.” “I felt like coming to this event was very fun...
Apr 14, 20232 min read


Identity Youth Rebound on Playing Fields
Interest in Identity’s Recreation Program is exploding, as Montgomery County middle and high school students are hungry for new ways to...
Feb 12, 20232 min read


Identity Teams Up to Roll out Bridges to Wellness Programs in 8 High Schools
This year Identity is bringing Positive Youth Development (PYD) programs to even more students who need extra support to thrive in high...
Feb 10, 20232 min read


Building a Path to a Career in Social Work
Meet Amy Caballero, an intern with the mental health team at the Seneca Valley High School Wellness Center. Amy is working towards her...
Feb 9, 20231 min read


Responding to Substance Use in the Schools and Community
Montgomery County Public Schools are seeing a spike in the number of youth drug overdoses, according to Dr. Patricia Kapunan, medical...
Feb 8, 20232 min read


Encuentros: National Attention to Promising Approach to Meeting Latino Health Needs
Identity’s Encuentros emotional support groups received increased attention in November 2022, as evaluators from the University of...
Dec 13, 20223 min read


Wellness Center Teens’ Overnight of Fun
Students connected to four Identity-run high school-based Wellness Centers swam, climbed and danced the night away from Friday November...
Nov 16, 20221 min read


Kids Helping Kids Do What They Love – Building With LEGOs
Two sisters in Bethesda are sharing their passion for LEGO building blocks with Identity youth and enlisting other students across...
Nov 8, 20222 min read


Summer at Identity – Making Up for Lost Time
This summer, Identity is running a wide range of activities for kids and their families, from sports and other fun outdoor events to...
Jul 6, 20222 min read


Identity and UMD School of Public Health launch Enlace
Identity is excited to announce the official launch of Enlace , our joint project with researchers at the University of Maryland School...
May 27, 20226 min read


Lunch & Learn Session Highlights Identity’s Emotional Support Groups
April 19th saw the launch of a new Lunch & Learn series hosted by Enlace, a joint project of Identity and the University of Maryland...
Apr 21, 20222 min read


New Identity-Run Wellness Center Opens at Seneca Valley High School
Identity is very excited to announce the opening of a new Wellness Center at Seneca Valley High School! The new center, provided in...
Apr 21, 20221 min read


Identity Youth Share their Harrowing Stories of Migration
Identity youth shared their emotional and very personal stories of migration with Georgetown University’s Collaborative on Global...
Mar 31, 20221 min read


Bethesda Magazine Article “The Young Arrivals” Highlights Identity Youth
The Watkins Mill High School Wellness Center is the backdrop for a far-reaching Bethesda Magazine article, “The Young Arrivals” , about...
Mar 8, 20221 min read


A Big Week for Educational Equity and Community Voices
Last week marked two milestone events in our pursuit of educational equity and excellence for children of Black, Brown and low-income...
Jan 24, 20223 min read


Identity’s Diego Uriburu honored with Nix Award
On December 17, 2021, Diego received the Roscoe R. Nix Leadership Award, the County’s equivalent of the Presidential Medal of Freedom,...
Dec 19, 20212 min read


Update: Our Continuing Response to COVID-19
COVID-19 devastated the youth and families in our client community, and since March 2020, Identity has sustained an unprecedented...
Dec 13, 20211 min read
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