Return to Community of Action Action In Montgomery County (AIM) The Community of Action continues to partner with AIM to support the group’s effort specifically related to South Lake Elementary School and after-school programming. AIM’s 2021 victories have included: Expanded Excel Beyond the Bell to two more MCPS schools, bringing the total to 12 (South […]

Return to Community of Action Voter Registration, Civic Engagement and Advocacy The Community of Action’s history of Civic Engagement began with the well-received Candidates’ Forum held in June 2018 for County Executive and State Delegates to the Maryland House. It has continued with supporting Voter Registration drives in Montgomery County at Montgomery College and area […]

Return to Community of Action The Literacy Council of Montgomery County The Council is working to keep students and their families safe. All programming for the summer was online; a decision about the fall is still to be made if students will physically be back in classrooms. Even with COVID learners have continued to seek […]

 Return to Community of Action Working Toward Racial Equality in Montgomery County The Black and Brown Coalition was founded by Byron Jones (Montgomery County Chapter of the NAACP) and Diego Uriburi (Identity Inc.) in order to close the opportunity gap by advocating for educational equity for Black, Brown and low-income children through evidence-based policies. […]

Return to Community of Action Prepare for the June Election! January/February: * Maryland State and County Government 101 with Jews United for Justice * What issues do you care about? We want to know * Redistricting and how does it affect us? March: * Meet the Candidates April: * Meet the Candidates   This series […]

Return to Community of Action South Lake Elementary School TBA members Sue Fox and Susan Stern help to host Teacher Appreciation Brunch for South Lake Faculty and Staff with Principal Celeste King. South Lake students, parents, and faculty collected trash and planted flowers as part of the School Beautification Project supported by Temple Beth Ami. […]