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Montgomery County has money. These kids have nowhere safe to go.

“Don’t drop me off yet.” Children are asking a trusted adult to keep driving because they don’t want to go home.

At the State of Mid-County Communities Summit, Isabella with Street Outreach Network made it plain: she cannot do this work alone. Where is the investment in the people our children already trust?

#MontgomeryCountyMD #Gaithersburg #YouthAdvocacy #InvestInOurYouth #MidCounty

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Before the drug use, there was a child carrying hunger, isolation, crowded housing, and responsibilities no child should have to carry. How many adults saw the struggle before someone offered a pill?

At The State of Mid-County Communities Summit Nora Morales from Identity, Inc asks us to see the child before we judge the behavior. Her scenario traces a devastating path from unmet needs to addiction, then exclusion from the very places that should provide support.

Montgomery County, where is the urgency while these children are still asking for help? If our response is to push them out once their suffering becomes disruptive, who exactly are we protecting? Watch the full video at the link in the bio. #MontgomeryCountyMD #YouthMentalHealth #SupportOurYouth #AddictionAwareness #MidCounty

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Dayvon Love, @westbaltimorelove Director of Public Policy, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle, articulates the position that confronting white supremacy requires Black institutional power.

Seeking recognition of our humanity will not deliver justice. Organizing, controlling our institutions, and investing in Black communities’ capacity to wield power must be the priority.

Watch the full The State of Mid-County Communities Summit video, link in the bio #montgomerycounty #montgomeryvillage #gaithersburg #rockville #whitesupremacy

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Who is raising the children while their parents work two or three jobs?

Military veteran and retired Montgomery County fire captain Dave Kennedy, owner of Rec-Mode Fitness brings lived experience to that question. His father died when he was in fifth grade. His mother worked. The streets helped raise him.

At The State of Mid-County Communities Summit, his challenge was clear: officials say they love the work, but where is the funding? Black boys need mentors, and the people showing up for them need resources.

Montgomery County, make your budget a moral document.

Watch the full video: link in bio #MontgomeryCountyMD #BlackBoys #YouthMentorship #MidCounty

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Not much has changed. How do I know? Because I work with families like this every single day.

Soon to be Dr. Isabella Wise tells her story of being pushed out of MCPS and how @donchancleta787 saved her life… literally. They are with Montgomery County Street Outreach Network. Watch the full video from The State of Mid-County Communities Summit at https://youtu.be/-UQ_jZZgUaA?is=OGsal4WXsk4PoihC.

All I can think about is what if?

Our school district has not kept up with the educational needs of its community. It is still functioning as the Montgomery County of the past. Too many Black and non-native English speaking children cannot read.

Our children are being failed and we should be up in arms that they take our money and do not deliver year after year. #mcps #montgomerycounty #montgomeryvillage #gaithersburg #rockville

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If Black people are at the top, what is the problem? @zsj__40 co-founder and co-executive director of @racialjusticenow talks about her work and why she does it.

Many of the “Top Dogs” in leadership are Black in Montgomery County, MD. Elected officials, county, government directors, the Black who’s who occupy the top spaces.

Yet, only 38% of Black children are reading on grade level. Half of the defendants in our court system are Black. Black boys are 87% of those in juvenile detention centers. 50% of those counted as homeless last year were Black men.

No public outcry. Black people don’t matter.

The data tells it all but there is no targeted intervention geared to the Black experience in Montgomery County. #blackexperience #montgomerycountymd #gaithersburg #rockville #montgomeryvillage

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What does it mean to be Black in Montgomery County? At the State of Mid-County Communities Summit, we made space for experiences that countywide averages can hide. Listen to what our neighbors shared.

#BlackExperience #MontgomeryCountyMD #MidCounty #gaithersburg #rockville

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The full State of Mid-County Communities Summit video is now on YouTube!

We brought residents, advocates, and elected officials together to hear directly from the people whose experiences should shape public decisions. From youth and working families to seniors and adults with disabilities, these voices deserve our attention and action.

Thank you to Montgomery Community Media for capturing this important conversation.

Watch and please share: link in the bio #MidCounty #MontgomeryCountyMD #CommunityVoices

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Current Line Up!!

It's going to be a great show!!

Tickets:
www.knowledgeboxingcenter.com

LIVE BOXING back in Southern Maryland! 🥊🥊

Tickets:
www.knowledgeboxingcenter.com

Oct. 10, 2026 live from @therex_20650 in @leonardtownmd @leonardtownmainstreet

Featuring the BEST amateur boxers on the East Coast, our girls the @knowledgeboxingbeauties
and our Ring Announcer @skyboxcorey

It will be another great day of LIVE BOXING presented by the Knowledge Boxing Center!! 🥊🥊

Get your tickets at www.knowledgeboxingcenter.com

Thanks to our Sponsors:
@garagedoorsandmore
@infinitasrealty
@bj4smc
@ryandanielscountycommissioner
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@k3y76
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#knowledgeboxing #southernmarylandboxing #southernmdsmoke #kbcsmoke #boxingringrental

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SESSION #220

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This year has been both eye and mind opening…
So it’s important Q4 ends Strong the way this year started!

If you don’t know “Why” I’m passionate about one’s wellness, it brewed when I was 15yrs old…
Growing up in Baltimore I noticed at an early age what my community was provided and NOT, as well as ON PURPOSE!
This disturbed me tremendously, but my eyes traveled to the root cause of health declining in youth, and older adults.
•It’s with one’s mindset: healthy habits being guarded, resources deprived, and implemented stress.
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Fitness not only makes your physical stronger but your mental! Your mind is the first to move you and your body follows. Control of healthy choices is the key to success, and having a community to support is essential!
And the building of each will continue🫶🏼✨…

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Nathaniel Hernandez
PG County Police Athletics League
PG County, MD
@4_philippeaux
vs
Tyren Edwards
RecMode Boxing
Silver Spring, MD
@recmodefitness

LIVE BOXING back in Southern Maryland! 🥊🥊

Tickets:
www.knowledgeboxingcenter.com

Oct. 10, 2026 live from @therex_20650 in @leonardtownmd @leonardtownmainstreet

Featuring the BEST amateur boxers on the East Coast, our girls the @knowledgeboxingbeauties
and our Ring Announcer @skyboxcorey

It will be another great day of LIVE BOXING presented by the Knowledge Boxing Center!! 🥊🥊

Get your tickets at www.knowledgeboxingcenter.com

Thanks to our Sponsors:
@garagedoorsandmore
@infinitasrealty
@bj4smc
@ryandanielscountycommissioner
@taylor.gas.heating.air
@k3y76
@knockoutjunksomd
@cheseldinetire

#knowledgeboxing #southernmarylandboxing #southernmdsmoke #kbcsmoke #boxingringrental

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