A gathering to celebrate the opening of a Silver Spring office for the Maryland-based Advocates for Children and Youth was held Monday afternoon, with U.S. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D) speaking on the importance of the organization.
Advocates for Children and Youth was founded in 1987 as a group that worked on research and policy on behalf of the state’s families and children.
Its mission remains the same: to ensure children and families have access to quality education and health care, safe communities, and economic assistance.
Tiffany Knight, director for organizing at the Silver Spring office with the Advocates for Children and Youth, said the new office opened to increase efforts promoting the organization’s three-year ‘‘Maryland Can Do Better For Children” campaign.
‘‘Right now, a lot of people associate us with just Baltimore, but our campaign is for all of Maryland’s children,” Knight said.
Awards were also presented Monday to Vincent DeMarco, president of the Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative and Del. Heather R. Mizeur (D-Dist. 20) of Silver Spring. State Sen. Ulysses Currie (D-Dist. 25) of Forestville did not attend but was also slated to be honored.
All three worked to expand health care insurance and access for children in Maryland during the 2008 session of the Maryland General Assembly, according to a news release from Cardin’s office.
The Silver Spring office is at 8720 Georgia Ave., Suite 303. Offices also operate out of Baltimore and Annapolis. For more information about Advocates for Children and Youth, visit www.acy.org, or call 301-585-5333.
Its mission remains the same: to ensure children and families have access to quality education and health care, safe communities, and economic assistance.
Tiffany Knight, director for organizing at the Silver Spring office with the Advocates for Children and Youth, said the new office opened to increase efforts promoting the organization’s three-year ‘‘Maryland Can Do Better For Children” campaign.
‘‘Right now, a lot of people associate us with just Baltimore, but our campaign is for all of Maryland’s children,” Knight said.
Awards were also presented Monday to Vincent DeMarco, president of the Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative and Del. Heather R. Mizeur (D-Dist. 20) of Silver Spring. State Sen. Ulysses Currie (D-Dist. 25) of Forestville did not attend but was also slated to be honored.
All three worked to expand health care insurance and access for children in Maryland during the 2008 session of the Maryland General Assembly, according to a news release from Cardin’s office.
The Silver Spring office is at 8720 Georgia Ave., Suite 303. Offices also operate out of Baltimore and Annapolis. For more information about Advocates for Children and Youth, visit www.acy.org, or call 301-585-5333.
