County Council Virtual Youth Town Hall Planned for Oct. 28

The Montgomery County Council will host a virtual Youth Town Hall meeting on Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. with Montgomery County School Board President Shebra Evans and Student Member of the Board Nick Asante.

They would like to learn more about the issues currently impacting young people across the county. The virtual Youth Town Hall will also include information about some of the resources available for young people focused on mental health and wellness, activities beyond the virtual classroom, food assistance and other services.

Other people joining the virtual meeting via Zoom will be the following:

• Kathy Boland, pathways resource specialist with the Montgomery County Collaboration Council
• Elijah Davis, recreation specialist from Montgomery Recreation
• Allie Sklarew, AmeriCorps VISTA, program assistant, Montgomery County Food Council
• Lex Morgan, youth development specialist, Wheaton High School Wellness Center
• A representative from the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services

The virtual Youth Town Hall will be conducted through a Zoom webinar and will be streamed live on the Council’s web page via YouTube (MoCoCouncilMD) and on Facebook Live (MontgomeryCountyMdCouncil) and can also be watched on County Cable Montgomery on channels 30 (Fios), 1056 (RCN) and 996 (Xfinity).

The Montgomery County Council to host virtual #YouthTownHall meeting with MoCo Board of Education President, Shebra Evans and Student Member of the Board, Nick Asante on 10/28 at 7 p.m. To register, visit: https://t.co/QpbT5E4JlY pic.twitter.com/B83uKOzUmr

— Montgomery County Recreation (@MoCoRec) October 23, 2020

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Nicolle Schorchit was a senior dual degree student in plant sciences and multiplatform journalism at the University of Maryland during the fall 2020 semester when she interned with Montgomery Community Media.

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