Family Support Partners

American Community Properties Trust


  • Assists families in locating affordable housing
  • Hosts Annual Judy Center Harvest Festival
  • Invites Judy Center to march in annual holiday parade

    Craig Renner, Community Relations Manager
    301-843-8600
    craigr@stcharlesmd.com

    Cindy Johnson, PDRB Administrator
    301-843-8600
    cindyj@stcharlesmd.com

Arc of Southern Maryland

  • The Arc of Southern Maryland's Family Services Program provides support to children who are developmentally disabled and their families.

    Linda Clem, Family Service Coordinator
    301-645-0887 ext. 103
    lclem@arcsomd.org

Borders Books, Music and Café

  • Hosts monthly Story Hour for Judy Center families.

    Felicia Powers, Store Manager


Center For Children

  • Provides mental health services for children and their families.

    Cathy Meyers, Executive Director
    301-609-9887
    meyers@center-for-children.org

Healthy Families Charles County

  • Serves teen parents and first-time mothers residing in Charles County. It offers supportive services to new parents as they experience the day-to-day challenges that come with pregnancy and the birth of a new baby. The program seeks to form partnerships with moms beginning with pregnancy through preschool.

    Colleen Wilburn, Program Coordinator
    301-392-9332
    cwilburn@center-for-children.org


Charles County Community Services

  • Provides recreational activities for children and families. Contracts for Charles County's before/after school programs. Provides local transportation. Administers section 8 housing program

    Margaret Cheseldine, Director
    301-934-9305
    cheseldm@govt.co.charles.md.us


Charles County Department of Social Services

  • Provides social and medical assistance programs for children and their families including, but not limited to, TANF, Food Stamps, Purchase of Care Child Care Assistance, child support, child protection services, etc.

    Rebecca Bolton Bridgett, Director
    301-392-6675
    rbridgett@dhr.state.md.us


Charles County Detention Center

  • Coordinates with Judy Centers regarding incarcerated parents.

    Tracy Williams, Treatment and Classification Supervisor
    301-932-3095


Charles County Public Library

  • Provides books, information, and other library materials that match the needs of children and their families. Provides entertaining and educational children's programming designed to acquaint children with public libraries and to encourage a love of reading that will last a lifetime.

  • Outreach Services visit Head Start at the Judy Centers once a month to provide rich literacy experiences.
  • Co-sponsors parent workshops for the Judy Centers.
  • Provides readers for Story Hour at Borders

    Emily Ferren, Director
    301-934-9001
    eferren@somd.lib.md.us

Charles County Sheriff's Office

  • Ensures Charles County is a safe community for children and their families.

  • Officers read to Judy Center children, establishing a relationship with law enforcement and children.
  • Stores the Judy Center van for safe-keeping during non-school hours.

    Fred Davis, Sheriff
    301-609-6415
    davisf@so.govt.co.charles.md.us

    Patrol Division
    Capt. William Brown,
    301-932-7215
    brownw@so.govt.co.charles.md.us

Maryland Cooperative Extension

  • Provides workshops for Judy Center families in parenting, nutrition, and child development.

    Karol Dyson
    301-753-8195
    kdyson1@umd.edu


Southern Maryland Child Care Resource Center

  • Provides training workshops for early childhood professionals, child care providers, and parents.

  • Assists parents in locating child care for the Judy Centers.
  • Provides parent educator for infant and toddler daytime playgroups

    Becky Stevens, Executive Director
    301-290-0040
    bstevens@smccrc.org
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