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 and also I felt better after sharing what I was [...]
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 get active, connect with peers, and rebound physically and mentally after a long period [...]
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 school. We are now working in eight additional high schools through a Montgomery [...]
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 Masters of Social Work at the Universities of Shady Grove, and thanks [...]
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 officer for the schools– and Identity is hosting a series of bilingual conversations to [...]
Encuentros: National Attention to Promising Approach to Meeting Latino Health Needs
The UMD panel at NCFR 2022, November 17th. Left to right: C. Andrew Conway, Amy Lewin, Kevin Roy, Jessica Moore-Solórzano, Martha Yumiseva. Identity’s Encuentros emotional support groups received increased attention in November 2022, as [...]
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 11th at 7 p.m. to Saturday at 7 a.m. during a special “Lock-In” event planned with the [...]
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 Montgomery County to help. Thanks to their efforts, Identity distributed 100 LEGO kits to elementary school [...]
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 skill-building workshops to give students the tools and support to help close [...]
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 of Public Health (UMD SPH). In Spanish, “enlace” means link or connection. We use [...]