Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and County Councilmembers Marilyn Balcombe, Sidney Katz and Laurie Ann-Sayles this week joined the County’s Community Action Board at a graduation ceremony for 21 residents who participated in the 2023 Community Advocacy Institute.
The CAI is a bilingual (English and Spanish) eight-month training program to help lower-income residents learn how to work with elected officials.
Since 2016, there have been 126 graduates from the program.Many now serve on County advisory groups and nonprofit boards, along with participating actively in a variety of advocacy efforts.
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The County Executive encouraged the 21 graduates to utilize the skills they learned in the program to make Montgomery County a more equitable place to live for all residents.
The CAB provides governance to the DHHS’ Community Action Agency, including Head Start, and facilitates the CAI.
For more information, visit www.montgomerycounty.org/cab and www.cab.org/.For more details on the CAB, go to http://www.
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For full press release, see here: http://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail.aspx?Item_ID=43440