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Family Support and Information

As your child's first teacher, you hold the key to school success. 

Healthy Beginnings:  Supporting Development and Learning from Birth through 3 Years of Age

A resource to help you nurture the tremendous potential for learning and growth that every child has... that every child is born with.  Specifically designed for caregivers of infants and toddlers from birth through age three, Healthy Beginnings gives you knowledge and support around child care and child development, while our Activity Planner provides you with fun, developmentally appropriate activities that build young children's skills and promote all kinds of learning.

Healthy Beginnings may not be that long-missing instruction manual for child care, but it is a tool that can help you give the very best you can to the infants and toddlers in your life.

www.marylandhealthybeginnings.org

Understanding and Supporting Your Child's Development

School Readiness - How You Can Help Your Child

http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/child_care/commres

Early Childhood Mental Health Project - Office of Childcare links, Head Start information and

a variety of assistance programs.

http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/child_care

Family Support Centers

http://friendsofthefamily.org - links you to Maryland Family Network

http://marylandfamilynetwork.org - which has links to locate child care, family suppport centers, training and technical assistance.

Children with Disabilities

http://www.mdecgateway.org- Early Childhood from birth through age 5 for parents of children with disabilities.

http://marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/earlyinterv- links to 6 branches of Early Intervention at MSDE

Choosing Child Care

http://marylandfamilynetwork.org- helps locate childcare

http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/child_care/lists- early care and education

Southern Maryland list through MSDE - also has trainings for day care providers, how to become a licensed provider, etc.

http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/child_care/licensing_branch/licensing_office_south_md.htm

Help with the Cost of Child Care

http://www.msde.maryland.gov/MSDE/divisions/child_care/subsidy/ccs.htm

Public Prekindergarten-Kindergarten Programs

http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/child_care/early_learning/PreK-K

Child Health and Safety

http://www.msde.maryland.gov/MSDE/divisions/child_care/chhealth

Parents Place of Maryland - a center for familites of children with special needs

http://www.ppmd.org/

The Promise Center - A private non-profit agency dedicated to improving the quality of childcare in Souterhn Maryland

http://thepromisecenter.org

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - health information and services, bhavioral health and disabilities, emergency preparedness, environmental health, infectious disease, health care facilities regulations

www.dhmh.state.md.us

http://www.dhmh.maryland.gov/SitePages/Home.aspx

www.healthcare411.org

Calvert, Charles and St. Mary's Counties Network of Care

http://calvert.md.networkofcare.org/mh/index.aspx

This Web site is a resource for individuals, families and agencies concerned with behavioral health.  It provides inforamtion about behavioral health services, laws, and related news, as well as communication tools and other features.  Regardless of where you begin your search for assistance with behavioral healthissues, the Network of Care helps you find what you need - it helps ensure that there is "No Wrong Door" for those who need services.  This Web site can greatly assist in our efforts to protect our greatest human asset - our beautiful minds.

Developmental DisabilitiesProgram/Resource Coordination

PO Box 980

134 Main Street, Room 202

Prince Frederick, MD  20678

410-414-9367 or 301-855-1550

Fax: 410-414-5846

http://www.calverthealth.org/personalhealth/healthservices/developmental.htm

The Developmental Disabilities Program/Resource Coordination is the local link to the Developmental Disabilities Admnistration.  This program is designed to assist individuals with disabilities by processing eligibility for DDA, to identify appropriate services and resources, to abtain needed services, and to enable them to gain as much independence as possible in their lives.

Arc of Southern Maryland

Phone: 410-535-2413

Address: 268 Merrimac COurt Prince Frederick, MD  20678

http://www.arcsomd.org

Helping families keep their children with developmental disabilities at home for as long as is possible or practical.  Services may include, but are not limited to, purchases of medical supplies, specialized and adaptive equipment, installation of ramps, rails or other architectural modification.

Calvert County Health Department
975 N. Solomons Island Rd
Prince Frederick, MD 20678
410-535-5400

410-535-1121 (Crisis Hotline)

www.calverthealth.org

Calvert County Mental Health Clinic, Crisis Intervention Center, Calvert County Substance Abuse, WIC,Community Health, MCHPS, Core Service Agency, Environmental Health (County SErvices Annex), Core Service Agency.

Calvert County Department of Social Services

200 Duke Street

Prince Frederick, MD  20678

443-550-6900

http://www.dhr.state.md.us/county/calvert/index/php

The Family ACCESS Center - Tri-County Youth Services Bureau

3695 Hallowing Point Road Suite, 6

Prince Frederick, MD 20678

443-975-7357

The Family Access Centers provide the following services"

• Single point of access for information on community services and resources.
• Referrals to services.
• Formal and informal assessments.
• Linkage with both traditional and non-traditional services.
• Advocacy on behalf of children and families.
• On-going coordination and support for children and families.
• Individual services and supports wrapped around children and their families' needs.
  
  

Call the Family ACCESS Center if:

• You are confused about how to obtain services.
• You are unsure about what activities are available in our community.
• You are worried your child may be using drugs or alcohol.
• You think your child may be depressed.
• Your child's behavior is becoming unmanageable.
• Your child is failing in school.

We want to help your children, or any other children who may be in need!

Calvert County Family Network

P O Box 1098

Prince Frederick, MD 20678

410-414-5997

Calvert County Family Network is a Local Management Board (LMB).  LMBs operate in each Maryland jurisdiction, partnering with county leadership, public and private agencies and businesses to build communitites in which all children and familites thrive.  CCFN uses grant funds to pay for the following functions:  Planning; Fiscal Management; Oversight; and Public Awareness.  Offices are ADA compliant and within 100 yeards of public transportation.