Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center, in Columbia, has officially opened the New Beginnings Crisis Stabilization facility. This facility is an important component of Howard County’s opioid intervention strategy to meet immediate needs for assessment, treatment, referrals and brief overnight housing and food. Pictures from the event can be found here. Video can be found here. Crisis […]
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County joins partners for disaster readiness
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced a new partnership of local organizations that respond during disasters. The Howard County Community Organizations Active in Disasters (COAD) is one of only two in Maryland. This group of faith-based, nonprofit and private organizations, along with businesses and educational institutions, will help the county be better prepared and improve […]
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CAMI elects 2020 board of directors
The Cybersecurity Association of Maryland Inc. (CAMI) has elected its 2020 executive committee and board of directors with Gregg Smith, president and CEO of Attila Security, serving a one-year term as board chairman effective Jan. 1, 2020. He succeeds Gina Abate, president and CEO of Edwards Performance Solutions, who served as board chair since 2018 […]
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Mayer/ Broccolino Cancer Resource Center holds ribbon-cutting at HCGH
Howard County General Hospital’s (HCGH) Claudia Mayer/Tina Broccolino Cancer Resource Center recently held a ribbon-cutting event to celebrate the center’s new location: Suite 150 of the Little Patuxent Specialty Care Center at 11065 Little Patuxent Parkway on the HCGH campus in Columbia. The center will continue to offer services to patients diagnosed with cancer and […]
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Students learn philanthropy through new CFHoCo fund
The Community Foundation of Howard County (CFHoCo) has established the Youth in Philanthropy (YIP) grant program to empower high school students to solicit and evaluate grant applications and award funds to local nonprofits. The program will facilitate “student members of the YIP committee [to] actively engage with community nonprofits and learn first-hand about the wide […]
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COLA conducting survey on PAMA’s impact on clinical labs
COLA, a Columbia-based, private, nonprofit laboratory accreditation organization, is inviting clinical laboratories to participate in a new survey to gather data about how cuts in Medicare’s Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) are impacting their services to patients. Since the implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) of 2014, clinical laboratories have experienced as […]
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Horizon Foundation announces inaugural equity grantees
The Horizon Foundation has announced five inaugural racial equity grantees receiving a total of $306,000 along with intensive training, coaching and organizational development as part of an initiative to address health disparities affecting communities of color in Howard County. The grantees are: African American Community Roundtable, Association of Community Services of Howard County, Equity4HC, HopeWorks […]
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Howard Chamber marks 50 years
The Howard County Chamber of Commerce (HCCC) marks its 50th anniversary in 2019. Established when Columbia itself was just two years old, the Chamber has followed a similar trajectory of growth and evolution alongside its home of record. “When I look at the founding documents, they were done on stencil paper and typewriter in multiple […]
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MBX to host Chili & Coat Drive Jan. 10
The Maryland Business Connection (MBX) will kick off 2019 with its Mega Networking Kick-Off Party Chili Showcase & Coat Drive on Thursday, Jan. 10, from 4 to 8 p.m., at Michael’s Eighth Avenue, in Glen Burnie. In addition to networking with approximately 400 business people, the event will feature chili samples from local restaurants and […]
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Q&A with Tonya Kennon– New library leader plans for the future
Nearly six months ago Tonya (pronounced TONE-ya) Kennon took leadership of the Howard County Library System (HCLS). Kennon joined HCLS following a long career working in her native California, most recently serving as director of the Riverside Public Library. During her tenure, she secured unanimous City Council approval to construct a new $40 million main […]