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Program Description

  Linkages To Learning

Linkages to Learning is a community-school partnership with an integrated focus on health, social services, community engagement, and leadership to support student learning, strong families, and healthy communities. Linkages to Learning services include mental health and social wraparound services to mitigate the effects of poverty and reduce non-academic barriers to learning. This program is a partnership with Montgomery County Public Schools and local public and private non-profit agencies. Services are provided in elementary and middle school communities with high indicators of poverty.

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Program Contacts

Contact Oscar Mensah of the HHS - Children, Youth and Family Services at 240-777-3850 or Deborah Lambert of the Office of Management and Budget at 240-777-2794 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

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Program Performance Measures

Program Performance MeasuresActual FY23Actual FY24Estimated FY25Target FY26Target FY27
Percent of students receiving mental health services through Linkages to Learning that experience maintained or improved psychosocial functioning after 6 months 189%81%83%83%83%
Percent of families receiving case management that experience an increase in one or more domains of family self-sufficiency after 6 months of service 283%81%80%80%80%
Percent of clients completing surveys reporting satisfaction with services received 398%97%95%95%95%
1  FY24 actual performance is based on results from 346 youth who were receiving services and completed a second assessment during the fiscal year, even if they began services before the start of the fiscal year. This is the second full year of usage of this new measure. FY23's results were based on a smaller number of clients which may have created inflated outcome results. FY24 is a more accurate reflection of expected outcomes.
2  The program transitioned to using a new instrument in January 2024 with the implementation of a new contract. The instrument is similar enough to prior years such that data are likely comparable over time. Only households with sufficient data using the new measure are included in this measure, and not all households are served by Linkages to Learning. In FY24, the program evaluated the data of 142 cases for this measure.
3  FY24 percentage based on 852 surveys completed by adult and youth participants.
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Program Budget Changes

FY26 Recommended ChangesExpendituresFTEs
FY25 Approved149119789.00
Enhance: Operating Budget Impact Associated with Contractual Staffing for Greencastle Elementary School and Silver Spring International Middle School Linkages to Learning2141340.00
Enhance: Add Linkages to Learning Services at Burnt Mills Elementary School2000000.00
Enhance: Linkages to Learning Bilingual Therapist Contractor Salaries to Improve Recruitment and Retention650000.00
Multi-program adjustments, including negotiated compensation changes, employee benefit changes, changes due to staff turnover, reorganizations, and other budget changes affecting multiple programs.-331316-3.00
FY26 Recommended150597966.00