Montgomery Community Media

Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death for Americans. 41,149 suicides were reported in the most recent full year of statistics available. Find out how two local women are turning their tragedies into something positive on this episode of Connecting Our Community. Host Karen Allyn speaks with Susan Rosenstock, one of the founders of […]

Team of Starts, a program in Rockville part of the nonprofit Project Change, is offering a free summer camp program to teens who qualify for FARMS- Montgomery County Public School free and reduced meal program. Camp is from June 29 to July 30 and runs Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Debra […]

The Montgomery County Council recently hosted a Youth Town Hall meeting in Rockville and a variety of topics were covered. Take a look: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Here are five things to know today, Sept. 28, in Montgomery County: 1. There’s a town hall meeting on bullying in schools in Silver Spring today. 2. It’s Then and Wow today at Glen Echo Park. 3. Are you a fan of The Great Gatsby? Well in Gaithersburg, today, there’s a celebration planned called, “Gatsby […]

Parents, students, educators, and elected officials will meet September 28 at the Silver Spring Civic Center for a conversation about bullying in schools. Montgomery County Office of Human Rights, the Committee on Hate and Violence, and Montgomery College are hosting the meeting that will feature a panel with experts ready to start the conversation about […]

The Montgomery County Council on Oct. 1 continued its efforts to prevent bullying—both in schools and in the workplace—when it recognized Bullying Prevention Month. Councilmember Valerie Ervin (second from left) was among those who spoke about increasing awareness about the lifelong impacts of bullying. Also at the ceremonies in Rockville were, left to right: James […]

Being bullied is something that most individuals experience at one time or another while growing up. Many individuals also bully others. In today’s society, bullying has gotten a lot of media attention and schools/parents are somewhat more aware of the significant impact that bullying can have on children and adolescents. However, despite anyone’s best efforts […]

School leaders and counselors from across Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) gathered together for a conference on bullying.  Topics included bullying prevention and safe learning environments at our schools.   Professor Dr. George Bear was the keynote speaker and he emphasized that, “rarely does bullying occur when a teacher is standing there.”  Participants are encouraged […]