Lillie May Carroll Jackson is a Y in Central Maryland Community School!
What is a Community School?
Community schools are a national strategy designed to improve student and family outcomes by promoting the physical, mental, academic and extracurricular supports needed for them to thrive. Community schools are designed to be a neighborhood hub, where families, staff members, partners and residents unite to provide all students with high quality academics, enrichment opportunities, social services and more. Because each community school reflects the needs and interests of the community it resides in, no two are the same, but all community schools have similar focus points:
- Integrated Student Support – A dedicated staff member coordinates support programs to address out-of-school learning barriers for students and families. Mental and physical health programs support student success.
- Active Family and Community Engagement – Schools function as neighborhood hubs. There are educational opportunities for adults, and family members can share their stories and serve as equal partners in promoting student success.
- Expanded and Enriched Learning Time and Opportunities – Enrichment activities emphasize real-world learning and community problem solving. After-school, weekend, and summer programs provide academic instruction and individualized support.
- Collaborative Leadership and Practices – Parents, students, teachers, principals, and community partners build a culture of professional learning, collective trust, and shared responsibility through site-based leadership teams and teacher learning communities.
Read more about the community school strategy in Baltimore City Schools here.
What Can We Do For You?
As a community school, Lillie May Carroll Jackson can support your scholar and family in a variety of ways either right here at the school or by connecting you to a community partner. Some of these supports include:
- Food pantry
- Toiletry closet / feminine hygiene products
- Academic Support
- In school, after school, weekend and summer scholar support
- Youth Development Opportunities
- Family Engagement and Support
- Volunteerism/Service Learning Opportunities
- Student Leadership Opportunities
- Physical and Mental Health Resources
Contact Our Coordinator:
Stephanie Okonkwo, Community School Coordinator, Y in Central MD
Stephanie.okonkwo@lilliemay.org / stephanieokonkwo@ymaryland.org
Phone: 443-320-9499 (school) / 410-635-0638 (cell)
Lillie May Carroll Jackson Mental Health Partners
Ms. Asia Humphries, clinician with the University of Maryland School Mental Health Program in partnership with Lillie May Carroll Jackson Charter School
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Other Providers and Partners
Bridging Gaps Through Positive Solutions
BGTPS is a community-based behavioral health program that provides integrated behavioral health services utilizing a person-centered approach to children, adolescents and adults in Baltimore City and surrounding counties.
We maintain a culture that is dedicated to continuous improvement and strive to meet and/or exceed the needs and desires of the individuals that we serve through community integration, restoration, and self-awareness.
BGTPS accepts referrals from many sources which include but is not limited to community medical providers, local schools, hospitals, Department of Juvenile Services, Department of Social Services and self-referrals. Referrals can be made on their website at bgtps.org
Virtual Crisis Walk-In Clinic | Sheppard Pratt
Sheppard Pratt is offering a virtual crisis walk-in clinic (urgent online therapy and telemedicine at Sheppard Pratt. They accept medical assistance and private insurance. You can click HERE to access the virtual clinic.
Sheppard Pratt is now offering psychiatric triage and referrals to our other virtual and in-person care options through a secure, online platform. Click HERE to access.
Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc
Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc. (BCRI) is a private, non-profit organization with a proven track record of providing behavioral health crisis services to individuals with mental health and substance use disorders. Established in 1992, the BCRI mission is to provide timely and effective behavioral health crisis response services and treatment in the least restrictive environment. BCRI offers 24 hour hotline service: 410-433-5175 www.bcresponse.org
Community Resources:
Crisis text line: Text the word “HOME” to 741741 for free 24 hour support (You are never in Isolation)
Maryland Suicide and Crisis Hotline: 1.800.422.0009
211 Maryland: 211, https://211md.org
Y Membership
The Y has announced that all families that are part of a Y community school can receive a family center membership at $10 dollars a month for your household (membership for up to 4 adults plus all dependent children in the household valued at 106.00/month) . There are five family centers that are participating in this partnership: the Weinberg Y on 33rd, the Y in Druid Hill, the Orokawa Y in Towson, the Y in Parkville and the Y in Catonsville. To take advantage of this membership:
- Inform the school that you need a letter! A signed and stamped original letter must be picked up in the front office. Please let the school know that you would like a letter by phone or email and it will be ready for parent/guardian or scholar pickup by the end of the day.
- Take the stamped letter, the card you will be using for payment, and your ID to your chosen Y center so that they can process your membership. There will be a one-time 25.00 activation fee and the monthly 10.00 membership fee.
- Use your membership to take advantage of pools, group fitness, rock walls, special events and more! Your reduced-cost membership is active for as long as your scholar is enrolled at Lillie May Carroll Jackson Charter School.
Community Resources
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Family and Community Engagement
The goal of the Family Engagement Team is to promote the active connection, learning and growth of all scholars through continued effective partnerships with families, community partners and other stakeholders that support the mission and vision of the school and district. Our goals are:
- Every family coming into the school and/or interacting with school personnel feels welcome and included.
- Families and school personnel engage in regular, meaningful, two way communication about scholars.
- Families have a voice in decisions that affect children and work together with school personnel and the community to create policies, practices, and programs.
- Families are connected to learning opportunities, community services and civic participation.
- Families are empowered to be advocates for their own and other children.
Ideas:
Be a mentor family for a new LMCJ family.
Volunteer in our food pantry, school library/book room, or elsewhere in the building.
Give feedback on 2023-2024 Parent/Family Workshops (linked to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkmpymLzdX_xt_zcEnJQKHZiqy3_I6I6e-Bf0eu8sAEdPrhA/viewform)
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