Voices for Children (VFC)
Voices for Children (VFC), Howard County's Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program was founded in September 1990, in response to the rising incidences of child abuse and neglect in Howard County. Voices for Children recruits and trains community volunteers who are matched with a child referred from the court. Having formed the most complete picture possible of a c
hild's developmental needs, the volunteer recommends to the Juvenile Court Master in a written court report, what placement is best suitable for the child and what specialized services the child and family will require. The CASA volunteer also gives the child a welcomed sense of consistency, helping to restore the child's self esteem, damaged first by the abuse suffered and then by the frightening legal process. Voices for Children has assisted 74 children during the last fiscal year and over 600 children since the program began. For additional information visit www.voicesforchildren.org
Damon Foreman Music Academy (DFMA)
DFMA established in 2007, is an instructional instrument and vocal music studio located in Glenwood, Maryland. DFMA offers lessons for guitar, bass, drums, percussion, voice, viola, voilin, saxophone, flute, clarinet, trumpet, coronet, flugelhorn, piano, keyboards, music technology and audio recording. Additionally, DFMA offers recording services to all of their students. This year DFMA sent seven students to All State, and two of our students have received full scholarships to major music schools such as Berklee School of Music in Boston Mass. Music is such an important foundation in the development of an individual that it should reside in schools as a core curricular course. However, some schools do not have programs and some students do not participate in the formal band program but find popular music attractive. The academy was established to fill this void. DFMA is dedicated to bringing opportunites to all who want them, regardless of student resources; this is the motivation for the formation of the DFMA scholarship fund. Here at DFMA we live music, and we want to share that excitement with you. For additional information visit www.damonforemanmusicacademy.com
