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Title: Family Connections
Description: Family Connections is a community based, outreach program providing psychosocial services to families. The program partners with families to help them address their needs including
  • food, clothing and housing
  • education
  • employment and training
  • health and mental health
  • substance abuse
  • family violence
  • parent education and support
  • child behavior
Family Connections has collaborations with nine elementary schools in West Baltimore.

These schools are: James McHenry, George Washington, William Pinderhughes, Harlem Park, Gilmore, George Kelson, Morrell Park, Robert Coleman and Charles Carroll Barrister.

Families are referred through these schools to the program. Family Connections works with teachers to develop behavior plans for classes and has conducted group programs at several schools. Family Connections works in cooperation with numerous agencies, major health care providers and the Department of Social Services.
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School(s): School of Social Work
Contacts:
Dr. Frederick H. Strieder
410-706-5479
fstriede@ssw.umaryland.edu

Community Served: Baltimore City/ West Baltimore
Services Provided: Behavioral Intervention,Child Protection,Clinical,Counseling,Mental Health (School Based),Parenting Services
Client type: Children,Teenagers,Adults,Elementary School Students
Client Type Other: Families
Physical Location: Off Campus
School System Served: Baltimore City
Office Location: 1701 Madison Ave Baltimore Md 21217
Service Location: 1701 Madison Ave Baltimore Md 21217
Program Timeframe: Continuous
Health Fairs: Educational Materials

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