On July 6, WAMU 88.5 interviewed two Identity youth, Paola and Stefano, who are part of our Safety Ambassadors program, about their work to get more people in our community vaccinated. In Montgomery County, the [...]
A May 12 WAMU report in DCist about outreach efforts to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations highlights Identity's work: In Montgomery County, door to door outreach by trusted case workers from Identity....helped to increase testing rates among [...]
COVID-19 devastated the youth and families in our client community, and for a year, Identity has sustained an unprecedented response to stave off hunger, homelessness, disconnection and despair. Read about how neighbors helped neighbors and community helped community, [...]
WAMU 88.5 reports that Black, Brown and low-income students burdened with economic worries and household duties during the pandemic are experiencing "adultification," the expectation of taking on responsibilities usually managed by adults, citing UMD researchers [...]
At the end of 2020 and into the new year, Identity trained and deployed 72 teens and young adults as Safety Ambassadors. These young people, members of five Identity-run youth centers, completed 40 hours of [...]
Study Bubbles are proving to be bright lights in an otherwise dim school year for teens struggling to learn virtually. In partnership with the City of Gaithersburg and the Identity-run Wellness Centers at Gaithersburg and [...]
In light of the disproportionate effects on our client community in health, education, and economics, Identity not only continues to keep young people engaged in their education, older youth in their work skills development, and [...]
The Black and Brown Coalition for Educational Equity and Excellence has released a new report entitled Securing Educational Equity: Learning from the Lived Experiences of Black, Latino, and Low-Income Families During the COVID-19 Pandemic and [...]
In light of the disproportionate effects on our client community in health, education, and economics, Identity not only continues to keep young people engaged in their education, older youth in their work skills development, and [...]
One of the biggest challenges to fighting hunger in Montgomery County during the pandemic has been reaching people who need food most – families in sudden financial distress who are not only isolated by language, [...]
