Linkages to Learning

Linkages to Learning is a school-based collaboration among Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and private sector health and human service agencies in Montgomery County, Maryland. The program is designed to enable at-risk children and their families to improve adjustment to and performance in school, home and in the community. Parents work as partners with program staff to develop solutions to various challenges confronting their children.

Mission:

To improve the well-being of children and their families through a collaborative delivery of school-based services that address the social, economic, health, and academic success of a child.

MCPS and Linkages to Learning

Services: 

• Mental health assessment
• Individual child and family therapy
• Consultation with school staff and other agencies
• Prevention, early intervention, & therapy groups for children

• Family needs assessment
• Assistance obtaining clothes, furniture, and food.
• Assistance with legal/immigration issues.
• Assistance with Government Program i.e., SNAP, MEDICAID, HOUSING, SOCIAL SECURITY 
• Assistance with Employment Needs
• Assistance with Medical/Dental needs
• Transportation Assistance
• Assistance accessing daycare, summer, and recreational programs.
• Assistance with back-to-school supplies