MC Dept. of Rec to the Rescue
Montgomery County Department of Recreation came to the aid of Identity families this month with 330 large boxes of fresh produce over four days. With each delivery, Soccer Coaches Efrain Viana and Marlon Morales would transfer [...]
OUR COVID-19 RESPONSE (as of 6-23-2020)
Increased Case Management and Direct Client Assistance In the past 3 months, Identity has: Provided support to almost 1700 different families, speaking on average 6 times to each family. Provided 1457 different families (more [...]
Fighting Hunger and Building Job Skills: Another WIN/WIN
Identity parents train as community outreach workers to connect hungry neighbors to food. Identity has entered into two new collaborations to fight hunger while empowering community members with new outreach skills and meaningful work [...]
Diego Uriburu interviewed by The Daily Record about Montgomery County rent assistance program
On June 22, 2020 Identity was highlighted in a The Daily Record article about critical rent assistance for our County's most vulnerable communities. “I believe the most vulnerable among us will be the last ones to [...]
Black and Brown Coalition’s call for MCPS to begin planning to help disadvantaged students when schools reopen highlighted in Bethesda Beat
A recent article in the Bethesda Beat highlights a call from the Black and Brown Coalition to MCPS to ensure those students that have suffered the greatest learning losses during the remote learning period are not [...]
Neighbors Rising empowers DC/MD neighbors to help each other stay healthy
Identity’s Youth Opportunity Center clients are producing reusable cloth masks for residents of DC’s Brookland Manor, thanks to the connection and support of Neighbors Rising, a virtual community of local residents who work to support [...]
Mask Production: Enterprising Identity youth help keep us all healthy
Our YOC clients have been some of the hardest hit by job losses, and the resulting threat of hunger and homelessness in the shadow of Covid 19, at the same time all Marylanders are now [...]
Reading with Identity
Young readers with Identity’s Jóvenes de Mañana stay connected with Identity and stay focused on their language arts progress, reading kid-friendly articles and discussing them with program facilitator Imara Guerrero. We have moved Identity’s services to [...]
Swift and generous donation to Identity families from Business Leaders Fighting Hunger
Identity is grateful for the quick and generous action of Business Leaders Fighting Hunger, who today donated $12,500 for emergency food support for Identity families suffering from sudden financial stress and hunger since the COVID 19 [...]