The Family Works

The Family Works is Maryland's parent information and resource center. The goal of The Family Works is to expand opportunities for families to be involved in their children's education,  by delivering a variety of direct services, consultation and technical assistance services. Activities of the program are statewide in scope and, the majority of the funding responds to the needs of urban and rural areas with high levels of poverty, cultural diversity and English language learners.

The services of The Family Works are delivered through collaborative state partnerships with the Maryland State Department of Education, the Center for Educational Leadership at Towson University, the Maryland Association of School Superintendents, the Maryland Association of Elementary School Principals, the Maryland Association of Secondary School Principals, Ready at Five Partnership, and the Maryland PTA. National partners include the Center for School, Family and Community Partnerships at Johns Hopkins University, and Parents as Teachers Home Visiting Program.

Services include

Implementation of Parents as Teachers, a comprehensive home visiting program that The Family Works has aligned with the Maryland Kindergarten assessment, to train parents to support their child's early development and understand the importance of early development on later student achievement.

Implementation of a Maryland Parent Leadership Institute, which will develop a network of skilled parents who understand Maryland's standards based assessment system, the resources of No Child Left Behind, and can involve other parents in working with schools to improve student achievement.

Eligibility requirements

Services are available to any parent, educator or school administrator in the state of Maryland.

For more information, send an e-mail to gimperlingb@familyservicesagency.org
or call (301) 840-3192.