community coordination

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The Association strives to establish win-win partnerships that guide growth and preserve the natural, cultural, and economic characteristics of value to all citizens of St. Mary's County.

Please sign this petition to  call for an anti-racism curriculum 

Focus:  Viewing the curriculum and all areas that impact students, staff and families through an equity lens.
 

The NAACP and community members are deeply concerned about systemic racism and its harmful impacts on both students and our community, and are  committed to working for racial equity. We are circulating a petition  to call upon the St. Mary's County Board of Education (BoE) and the SMCPS to implement and enforce the state-mandated and locally-approved Equity in Education policy, and to ensure that an SMCPS education enables students to understand racism, privilege, and justice.

The Chair of the YMCA Exploratory Committee, Bennet Wilson,  presented  their report and recommendations to the County Commissioners tomorrow/Tuesday morning.  As actively involved partners in the Steering Committee for a Community Youth Center/ YMCA,  #7025 is so appreciative of the work of the Exploratory Committee and the SMC Commissioners approval of the recommendation  Committee.  To see Final Report Select Download below.

Highlights:
*The CSMC should enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the YMCA of the Chesapeake to further specify the business model for our County's YMCA based on the needs and characteristics of the community. 

* Based on the study's findings, St. Mary's county Government (SMCG) should move to break ground on the YMCA building in FY2l using its current committed amount of $14.5 million.

*Lexington Park should be host to the first YMCA location in St. Mary's County.  The County should anticipate and support other YMCA locations in the future. 

*Three County-owned sites as being appropriate for the YMCA location. In no particular order: a. Shangri-La Drive(Property next to Lex Pk Library . Nicolet Park and property next to  Great Mills Pool. r recommendation

* SMCG and the YMCA should work together to ensure that all families feel comfortable inside the facility and its surrounding area. SMCG should explore methods beyond policing to increase public safety, such as well-lit, cleaner streets and sidewalks, "place making" strategies for Lexington Park, and property improvement and other business incentives. The YMCA will, in-turn, make the rest of the community feel safer.  

Partners in our  region have come together to   enhance and promote a deeper understanding of race and race relations in St. Mary’s County and the entire tri-county region. We are  educating  and mobilizing  to help build a fair and just community for all.   It began with The  Big Conversation Partnership for Dismantling Racism & Privilege in Southern Maryland initiated at  Middleham and St. Peters Episcopal Parishes in Calvert County  and is now made up of churches, organizations, agencies and citizens in the tri-county.  In St. Mary’s County  as a means of  sharing   collaborative activities and events  for St. Mary’s County and the entire region, the  Tri-County All Community Collaborative (TRACC) was formed.        

We are  hosting and  providing  information and opportunities for exposure to cultural, historical, and contemporary experiences   and discussions that reflect on   equity…. race, race relations the scientific histories of race in the United States and other issues such as environmental racism .  These activities   help us   learn across ethnic, cultural, gender, ability and orientation lines.   #7025 has taken a leadership role and has representatives on steering committees in the Big Conversation and  TRACC.

Go to the website to find these activities and a calendar of events for the TRACC and more.