Talbot County Department of Social Services Educates Parents at Multicultural Festival in Easton

Talbot County Department of Social Services offered festival goers the opportunity to create a wind chime craft provided by the Department’s Nurturing Parenting Program at the recent Multicultural Festival in Easton. Staff also offered information on the Department’s many programs and initiatives. The Nurturing Parenting Program is a family-centered trauma-informed initiative designed to build nurturing parenting skills as an alternative to abusive and neglectful parenting and child-rearing practices.

The Department offers free classes for families to learn new ways to understand one another and have fun together using the evidence-based Nurturing Parent Curriculum. Classes can be completed either completely virtual or half-in-person and half-virtual and are open to all parents and guardians with children of all ages.

For further information, contact Chrissy Montague at christine.montague@maryland.gov or call or text 410-253-5608.

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Francoise Sullivan is the new Associate Editor of The Chestertown Spy and a community advocate based in Worton, Maryland. She previously served a term on the Kent County Board of Education, where she focused on transparency, fiscal responsibility, and student-centered policy. Sullivan also serves as Chair of the Kent County Chapter of the Delmarva Pride Center. Her work centers on local government, education, and civic engagement, providing clear, accessible coverage of issues affecting Kent County.