Talbot Family Network
Talbot County’s Local Management Board
Local Management Boards were established by the state of Maryland to change the way services are provided to children and families. We identify priorities and target resources for our jurisdiction’s communities, while also coordinating child and family services and administering state resources. LMBs improv coordination across state agencies and ensure local stakeholders are empowered to drive local priorities.
The mission of the Talbot Family Network is, through collaboration with public and private entities, to identify and develop support systems for a healthy, safe, caring and equitable community for all Talbot County children and families.
Join the Conversation
Conversations on Race is a community of practice program hosted by Talbot Family Network that brings together interested community members for thoughtful and productive dialogue about the impact of race on their lives and in our community. Each monthly session employs these norms and has a new theme, allowing first time and returning participants to take part in the facilitated discussion.
Advance registration is required. By registering for this event, participants agree to follow Talbot Family Network’s Workshop Ground Rules.
Upcoming Sessions:
- Monday, December 9, 2024 from 5:30-7:30pm at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. Register here.
Talbot Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Book Club
Co-hosted with Talbot County Free Library
Open to interested community members. Attend a single session or the entire series. Register one time to receive session information. The book group will resume on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 6pm after a summer break.
About the Talbot Family Network
Talbot Family Network concentrates on prevention, early intervention and intervention services to children, youth and families in Talbot County. Tasks include planning, developing and monitoring family-oriented, community-based programs that are culturally relevant. To prevent fragmented and duplicated services in the county, Talbot Family Network serves as the coordinating body for community-level grants and initiatives.
Collaborating with Talbot Family Network, a number of community task forces develop long-range plans based on proven or innovative strategies as well as on previously collected local, regional, state and national data. These efforts focus on these Result areas: Families are Safe and Economically Stable, Youth will Complete School, Youth have Opportunities for Employment and Career Readiness and Healthy Children.
Role of Talbot Family Network in Talbot County
Talbot Family Network is the Local Management Board (LMB) for Talbot County. LMBs receive an annual allocation of State funding from Maryland’s Children’s Cabinet. With oversight from the Governor’s Office for Children, each LMB is then responsible for ensuring that services are provided to families in its jurisdiction. In addition, as more funds are identified and secured, the LMB must carry out these responsibilities:
- To continually assess the needs and identify gaps in services to children, youth and families in Talbot County.
- To develop and enhance communication between and among agencies and organizations that serve children, youth and families through partnership building.
- To plan, coordinate, and evaluate programs and services that benefit children, youth and families so as to improve child and family outcomes.
- To secure, distribute and monitor public/private funding for the benefit of children, youth and families.
- To provide information to the public on the status of services for children, youth and families.
Governor’s Office for Children
The Governor’s Office for Children, (GOC) advances the health, safety, education, and well-being of Maryland’s children and youth, in partnership with families and communities.
In January 2024, Governor Wes Moore today signed an executive order reaffirming the Moore-Miller administration’s commitment to fighting child poverty and public safety throughout Maryland. The executive order re-established the Governor’s Office for Children.
GOC is leading statewide efforts to build a comprehensive network of supports, programs, and services for children and their families to promote social and emotional well-being; reduce food insecurity; combat youth homelessness; expand access to health services; improve education outcomes and job readiness; expand access to good jobs; and increase economic opportunity in sustainable ways. Through The ENOUGH Act, the Office will drive a holistic, coordinated approach within state government and across public and private sectors at the federal, state, and local levels.
Click HERE for more detailed information on these programs.
Workshops and Events
All TFN hosted workshops, conversations, and events will HERE be posted to Healthy Talbot’s events page.
Talbot Family Network Workshop Ground Rules and Norms
Talbot Family Network Data and Community Plans
FY25 Community Plan: TFN FY25-27 Community Plan
FY 24 Data Review: FY24 Results and Indicators Data Review
FY 23 Data Review: FY 23 Results and Indicators Data Review
FY 22 Data Review: FY 22 Results and Indicators Data Review
FY 21 Data Review: FY 21 Results and Indicators Data Review
FY 20 Data Review: FY 20 Results and Indicators Data Review
FY 20 TFN Community Forum Summary
FY 20 TFN Community Survey Results By Race
FY 20 TFN Focus Group Summary
FY 19 Data Review: FY 19 Results and Indicators Data Review
FY 18 Data Review: FY 18 Results and Indicators Data Review
FY 17 Data Review: FY 17 Results and Indicators Data Review
FY 16 Community Plan: TFN FY16 Community Plan
FY 16 Community Plan Executive Summary: TFN FY16 Community Plan Executive Summary
Other Data Sources
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Delmarva Index: Hub for publicly available datasets
- Talbot County Economic Development and Tourism: Fast Facts
- Upper Shore Workforce Investment Board: Economic Overview Report by County
POVERTY and ECONOMIC MOBILITY
- Living Wage Calculator: Talbot County (Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Dr. Amy K. Glasmeier)
- Maryland Community Action Partnership (network of Community Action Agencies in MD, DE & DC): Maryland 2023 Self-Sufficiency Standard
- Maryland Food Bank: Hunger Statistics including the Maryland Hunger Map 2021
- Opportunity Insights: Opportunity Atlas – select Data – (with county and zip code level data) identifying barriers to economic opportunity and develop scalable solutions that will empower people throughout the United States to rise out of poverty and achieve better life outcomes
- Rural Maryland: Outlook interactive dashboard
- United Way: Asset Limited Income Constrained Employed (ALICE) 2022 County Data
COMMUNITY WELL BEING
- Department of Juvenile Services – Data Resource Guide FY23
- Department of Juvenile Services – Region 2 Data FY23 (with Talbot County)
- Governor’s Office on Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victims Services – Data Dashboard (includes data on ACEs among adults, Crime, and Out of Home Placements)
- Kids Count (Annie E. Casey Foundation) – 2024 Data Book and Maryland Data Profile
- Maryland Child Well Being Scorecard
- Maryland Nonprofits: Maryland Quality of Life Dashboard
COMMUNITY ASSESSMENTS AND PLANS
- Mid Shore Planning Collaborative / Mid Shore Behavioral Health: Community Behavioral Health Plan FY24-26
- Neighborhood Service Center: 2023-26 Community Needs Assessment
Maryland Association of Local Management Boards
FY23 Annual Report
FY22 Annual Report
FY21 Annual Report
Talbot Family Network Presentations
Talbot County Council Presentation – October 26, 2021
Talbot Family Network Board
Chair – Samantha Martinez
Vice Chair – Sharon Pepukayi
Talbot Family Network Board and Committee Meetings
Information:
The TFN Board generally meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 2:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada). The public is welcome. Board meeting agendas are generally posted to this page by close of business on the Friday prior to the meeting date. To attend a Board meeting virtually, use the meeting link below.
Members of the public are also welcomed to attend TFN committee meetings. Agendas and minutes for those meetings are posted to this page. Use the zoom link below to access Board and committee meetings virtually.
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FY25 Meeting Schedule
Generally no Board meetings in July, August, and December
July 24, 2024 (special planning meeting: ENOUGH Act)
August 8, 2024 (special meeting: FY25 Equity Grants)
September 17, 2024
October 15, 2024 (Board retreat 12:30-4:30pm in-person) – Agenda
November 19, 2024 – Agenda
January 21, 2025
February 18, 2025
March 18, 2025
April 15, 2025
May 20, 2025
June 17, 2025
RFP – Review/Selection Meeting
September 10, 2024 (Equity Coalition Facilitator)
Agendas and Minutes FY24
Generally no Board meetings in July, August, and December.
September 19, 2023
October 17, 2023
November 21, 2023
January 19, 2024
February 20, 2024
March 19, 2024
April 16, 2024
May 21, 2024
June 18, 2024
Bylaws Committee
September 18, 2023
Executive Committee
July 13, 2023
August 9, 2023
August 25, 2023
February 26, 2024
Nominating Committee
June 4, 2024
Racial Equity Committee
September 8, 2023 – Agenda
Agendas and Minutes FY23
July 6, 2022
August 17, 2022
September 20, 2022
October 18, 2022
November 15, 2022
January 17, 2023
February 21, 2023
March 21, 2023
April 18, 2023 (Followed by: Community Planning Meeting at 3pm – Agenda)
May 16, 2023
June 20, 2023
Executive Committee
December 5, 2022
Finance Committee
March 17, 2023
Mental Health RFP Planning Meeting
July 21, 2022
Nominating Committee
November 15, 2022
Racial Equity Committee
August 18, 2022
September 19, 2022
November 3, 2022
December 8, 2022
January 13, 2023
February 9, 2023
Service Review Committee
October 13, 2022
Agendas and Minutes FY22
August 25, 2021
September 21, 2021
October 19, 2021
November 16, 2021
January 18, 2022 – FY22 Mid Year Program Update
February 15, 2022
March 9, 2022
April 19, 2022
May 17, 2022June 21, 2022 – TFN June Board meeting rescheduled for July 6, 2022
Bylaws Committee
October 12, 2021
Executive Committee
August 23, 2021
December 20, 2021
Finance Committee
March 18, 2022
May 10, 2022
Nominating Committee
April 19, 2022
Racial Equity Committee
August 12, 2021
September 28, 2021
October 25, 2021
October 29, 2021
December 9, 2021
February 7, 2022
Services Review Committee
September 1, 2021
June 15, 2022
Agendas and Minutes FY21
July 15, 2020
September 15, 2020
October 20, 2020
No November Meeting
No December Meeting
January 19, 2021
February 16, 2021
March 5, 2021 – CHANGED: No longer the 16th
April 20, 2021
May 18, 2021
June 15, 2021
Executive Committee
March 25, 2021
May 14, 2021
Finance Committee
April 5, 2021
Nominations Committee
March 22, 2021
Racial Equity Committee
July 1, 2020
March 1, 2021
Services Review Committee
May 3, 2021
May 13, 2021
Agendas and Minutes FY20
No meetings in July and August 2019
September 2019
October 2019
November 2019
No December meeting
January 2020
February 2020
March 17, 2020 – meeting cancelled due to Covid-19
April 21, 2020 – meeting cancelled due to Covid-19
May 2020
June 16, 2020
Executive Committee
November 25, 2019
December 13, 2019
March 10, 2020
March 30, 2020
April 23, 2020
May 13, 2020
Finance Committee
April 8, 2020
Nominations Committee
January 17, 2020
May 12, 2020
Racial Equity Committee
August 28, 2019
September 11, 2019
Services Review Committee
February 13, 2020
Agendas and Minutes FY19
September 2018
October 2018
November 2018
No meeting in December 2018
January 2019
February 2019
March 2019
No meeting in April 2019
May 2019
June 2019
Executive Committee
August 20, 2018
March 14, 2019
June 25, 2019
Finance Committee
April 9, 2019
Nominations Committee
May 21, 2019
Services Review Committee
August 17, 2018
June 24, 2019
Agendas and Minutes FY18
September 2017
October 2017
November 2017
January 2018
February 2018
March 2018
April 2018
May 2018
June 2018
Executive Committee
August 4, 2017
March 28, 2018
April 12, 2018
May 8, 2018
June 19, 2018
Nominations Committee
March 27, 2018
Racial Equity Committee
February 28, 2018
Services Review Committee
August 4, 2017
Agendas and Minutes FY17
September 2016
October 2016
November 2016
January 2017
February 2017
March 2017
April 2017
May 2017
June 2017
By Law Committee
August 11, 2016
Executive Committee
August 12, 2016
December 14, 2016
June 1, 2017
Finance Committee
April 13, 2017
Nominations Committee
March 21, 2017
April 10-14, 2017
April 28, 2017
May 9, 2017
May 15, 2017
Services Review Committee
August 8, 2016
December 9, 2016
Contact Us
Talbot Family Network
Nancy Andrew, Executive Director
Phone: (410) 770-6870 Cell: (410) 200 5532
E-mail: director@talbotfamilynetwork.org
Mailing Address
c/o County Manager’s Office
Courthouse – South Wing
11 North Washington Street
Easton, Maryland 21601