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Building a Pipeline of Qualified Early Childhood Educators Through Innovative Career Pathway Efforts

2022-09-23T13:16:39-04:00September 25th, 2022|Uncategorized|

Please join The Office of Head Start to explore a range of innovative strategies to build and support career pathways for the early childhood education (ECE) workforce. This webinar is part of the Workforce Wednesday series. Topics include: discussing challenges and opportunities for developing career pathways and sharing information on how federal resources can support career pathway efforts. The webinar is on October 5, 2022, 3:00–4:30 p.m. Click here to register.

Prescription Drug Affordability Forum on October 4

2022-09-23T13:13:12-04:00September 25th, 2022|Uncategorized|

Maryland Health Care for All is hosting community forums about how Maryland is working to make high-cost drugs more affordable. There will be an update on federal and state initiatives, including the Inflation Reduction Act as well as Maryland’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board and new legislation enacted in 2022.

Montgomery & Prince George’s Counties, Host: County Executive Marc Elrich
When: October 4, 10:00AM: Riderwood Senior Living (3140 Gracefield Road, Silver Spring, MD)

Click here for more information.

Help provide input on Child Trends Study … closes 9/30

2022-09-19T13:55:33-04:00September 19th, 2022|Uncategorized|

Do you own/manage an early childcare facility or work with infants, toddlers, or preschoolers at a childcare facility (e.g., a preschool, Head Start, public pre-K program)? Or provide childcare out of your home? Or are you a teacher or caregiver at a center-based or home-based childcare or early education center?

The NORC at the University of Chicago is looking for folks to participate in an hour long zoom interview and you will receive a $50 gift card as a token of appreciation. If interested, please call 1-800-487-4609 or email:  NSECE24@norc.org  

Jubilee: Housing Specialist

2022-09-16T14:18:55-04:00September 16th, 2022|Uncategorized|

Position Summary. Jubilee is a leading provider of Housing Support Services for adults with intellectual disabilities in Maryland. The Housing Support Specialist is a key member of a small team of professionals who provide one-on-one services helping people identify and navigate housing opportunities, address, or overcome barriers to housing, and secure and retain their own home. The Housing Support Specialist will directly serve participants and assist the Housing Support Manager in advancing Jubilee’s housing support program.

Key Responsibilities

1. Provide Housing Support Services. Provide direct housing support services in accordance with each participant’s Person-Centered Plan, service authorization, and goals for where they want to live. Services may include, for example:

· Searching for housing.

· Scheduling viewing of identified houses with realtors, property owners, agents, and property managers.

· Viewing Houses with the beneficiaries and their representative(s) (if applicable).

· Assessing the living environment to determine it meets accessibility needs.

· Coordinating with Office Manager, Program Manager, and families to facilitate move-in process.

· Assist with Scheduling and attending Walk-in session during move-in and move-out processes.

· Requesting reasonable accommodation under the Fair Housing Act.

· Completing application and recertification for housing vouchers.

· Applying for, processing and recertification of housing voucher programs.

· Assisting with monthly budget development and setting up payments systems for rent, utilities, and other housing related expenses.

· Assisting with applications for utility assistance, rental assistance and other benefits related to improving housing affordability.

· Maintain regular communication with participants as needed to help them reach and maintain their housing goals.

2. Medicaid Billing and Compliance.

· Maintain housing support professional training certification as required by the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration.

· Comply with all Medicaid and Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Requirements.

· Track and record services provided to participants in Jubilee’s service tracking database (currently Therap) to support billing and Medicaid reimbursement.

3. Meetings and Record Keeping:

· Participate in Jubilee’s team meetings and other meetings relevant to the role.

· Record and prepare minutes during Housing and Transition Meetings.

· Filing of documents both online and in hard copy formats.

4. Complete other duties as assigned by the Housing Manager.

Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree.

· Minimum of 2 years of professional experience delivering community-based services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

· Experience and knowledge related to affordable housing programs preferred.

· Bilingual with fluency in English and Spanish preferred.

· Advanced reasoning abilities and good judgment.

· Advanced written and verbal communication, with strong interpersonal skills. Use of Person-first language and thinking is essential.

· Excellent organizational/time-management skills and attention to detail to effectively manage documents and project lists.

· Strong technology skills to effectively use Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, Zoom, and data systems relevant to the position.

· Desire to work with and learn from people who have intellectual and Developmental Disabilities required.

· Jubilee Association of Maryland requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID, included booster shot if eligible. Requests for health and religious exemptions will be reviewed.

We are currently operating a hybrid workplace model for most administrative roles. Candidates should live within commuting distance of our Kensington, MD office.

Salary Range: $60K and competitive benefits, including health insurance, vacation and sick leave, paid parental leave, dental, life and disability, holidays, student loan assistance, periodic reimbursement for vacation expenses, a $1000 annual professional development fund, and more.

About Jubilee. Jubilee Association of Maryland is a faith-based nonprofit that provides opportunities and support for adults with intellectual and other developmental disabilities to live in and enrich their community while fulfilling their personal, family, social, and spiritual needs. Jubilee was started by Hyattsville Mennonite Church in 1978 as part of the movement to bring people with intellectual disabilities out of segregated institutions and into the community. Since then, Jubilee has grown to be a leader in person-centered disability services, currently supporting more than 140 people who are included in their communities across Montgomery County, Maryland. The organization has a staff of more than 300 and an annual budget of more than $20 million. Through partnerships, innovation, and attentive care, Jubilee is a leader in providing the highest quality services and demonstrating the power of inclusion. Learn more at www.jubileemd.org.

Jubilee Association of Maryland is an equal opportunity employer that values a diverse workforce. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, physical characteristics, veteran status, or religion.

Nonprofit Montgomery Meet-Up: Get to Know the New Grants Management Office

2022-09-08T13:00:28-04:00September 10th, 2022|Events, Nonprofit Resources, Uncategorized|

Please join Nonprofit Montgomery as we host Rafael Murphy, Montgomery County’s Director of the county’s Office of Grants Management. He will present on what the new office will be doing and answer questions from attendees.

This meeting is open to to everyone, not just Nonprofit Montgomery members. Please feel free to submit your questions in advance via the registration form.

When: Wednesday, September 21, 11am-noon
Where: on Zoom, click here to register

Learn More About Project 2023

2022-09-08T12:58:28-04:00September 9th, 2022|Advocacy, Nonprofit Resources, Uncategorized|

The 2023 Project, a strategic planning process that will develop a model gubernatorial transition plan for the next administration that lays the groundwork for an impactful four years, with policies and principles that serve all Marylanders. The project will use community-informed collaboration to develop administrative and policy priorities that meet the needs of the people, and promote accountability and transparency in Maryland state government. This is a candidate-neutral, non-partisan project that will provide support and guidance to the next administration and establish accountability measures to track implementation of recommendations.

They are asking organizations to contribute to the project by joining a workgroup and helping organize additional workgroups. If you’re interested in contributing to a workgroup, please fill out this survey.

2022 – 2023 Community Advocacy Institute

2022-08-29T10:50:27-04:00August 29th, 2022|Uncategorized|

The Community Action Board’s Community Advocacy Institute is a FREE program that provides County residents with the opportunity to learn and utilize advocacy skills. Successful completion of the program includes attendance at all monthly workshops and completion of an advocacy project (testifying before County Council or submitting a letter to County Council). This year’s program includes mostly virtual workshops and a few in-person sessions. Click here to learn more.

Mobile Markets Montgomery County – Five openings!

2022-08-29T10:48:53-04:00August 29th, 2022|Nonprofit Resources, Uncategorized|

Capital Area Food Bank has openings for Five monthly Mobile Markets in Montgomery County. Mobile Markets are a free food distribution that works with the help of  community members and organizations, such as social service agencies, places of worship, community centers etc. The focus of MMs is to provide fresh produce. Please contact Kayla Posie-Nelson, Capital Area Food Bank for more information.

MARYLAND READY for REBUILDING

2022-08-29T11:06:48-04:00August 28th, 2022|Uncategorized|

Register for MSDE Department of Early Childhood’s forum MARYALND READY for REBUILDING. It will be on October 11, 2022 at 8:00 AM. The forum, crafted to build relationships, expand perspectives, and provoke new thinking, is open to interested research organizations, universities, and stakeholders who want to understand the latest research efforts and apply them to Maryland’s early childhood systems and context. Click here to learn more and to register.

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