What if a baseball bat wasn’t just a baseball bat? What if it was a chance to get involved in a new community and new school after your father passed away and you recently moved? What if it was an opportunity to be part of a healthy, fun sport where you could learn...
Joy Ammerman is a long-time resident of Montgomery County where she raised her three children and taught school. She manages the Ammerman Family Foundation to give back to the community that has been so good to her family. In deciding what organizations to...
We are living in a difficult time, one that has forced all of us to rearrange our lives. Children and their families in Montgomery County’s Child Welfare System have been particularly hard hit. In September there were 436 children in foster care in the county....
Workout for Good What an amazing evening. On September 22, 2020, in the midst of a global pandemic, we hosted a virtual exercise class, led by one of the premier trainers in the DMV, Jennifer Blackburn. Forty five minutes of heart pumping exercise was preceded by a...
For over five years now and with the generous support of donors like you – THANK YOU SO MUCH! – 4 Montgomery’s Kids has helped close to 700 foster kids in the county’s Child Welfare System. But today these kids are more vulnerable than ever. Their schools, from...
A high priority for 4MK has been helping youth move towards independence. Each year, with the assistance of Montgomery County social workers, we offer scholarships to a few students who are moving on to higher education after high school. This year, Kayla and Carson...
More than 550 in less than five years! That is how many children and youth have been helped by 4Montgomery's Kids (4MK) and we can’t thank you enough! In 2015, 4Montgomery’s Kids began this incredible journey of helping Montgomery County’s neediest...
We are particularly excited to be sending more than 35 children to summer camp this year. Summer camp can change a child's life in so many ways. As a social worker told us: "this young lady had a number of issues, including an inability to make friends. She went to...
This month we are saluting the social workers in the Transitioning Youth Services Unit, headed by Shari Zouhairi. These social workers develop and implement plans for youth who must leave the Child Welfare system at age twenty-one. The youth they work with have some...