ASIST is a two-day workshop that teaches how to intervene and save a life from suicide. Over a million people around the world have participated in this award-winning program. Most people thinking about suicide don’t actually want to die, but they need help deciding to stay alive. You don’t need any prior training to attend Continue Reading
Enjoy an Easter Egg Hunt fundraiser for Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center, on Sunday, April 2, from 1-3 p.m., at the Kittleman Family Farm, 3021 Kittleman Lane in West Friendship. The benefit will include a Petting Farm, Chocolate and Mimosa Bar. Games and other activities for children and adults will be featured. The egg hunt will Continue Reading
Due to extremely cold temperatures, tonight will be a CODE BLUE evenings in Howard County. Should you need shelter, contact the Grassroots hotline at 410.531.6677 or drop by the Crisis Center at 6700 Freetown Road, Columbia MD, 21044 to coordinate your evening’s shelter. Continue Reading
The National Art Honor Society, the Black Student Union and Culinary Department at Marriotts Ridge High School are hosting “Empty Bowls 2023,” a community fundraiser for Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center, on Thursday, Feb. 23, from 5-7 p.m., in the school cafeteria. Tickets are $10 and must be purchased in advance via the Online School Payments Continue Reading
Due to extremely cold temperatures, the next few nights will be a CODE BLUE evenings in Howard County. Should you need shelter, contact the Grassroots hotline at 410.531.6677 or drop by the Crisis Center at 6700 Freetown Road, Columbia MD, 21044 to coordinate your evening’s shelter. Continue Reading
Due to predicted cold temperatures, tonight will be a CODE BLUE evening in Howard County. Should you need shelter, contact the Grassroots hotline at 410.531.6677 or drop by the Crisis Center at 6700 Freetown Road, Columbia MD, 21044 to coordinate your evening’s shelter. Continue Reading
Join the Coalition to End Homelessness on Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day On Wednesday, December 21, the first day of winter and the longest night of the year, the Howard County Coalition to End Homelessness will hold a gathering to remember those lives lost in Howard County in 2022 who were homeless or had a history of homelessness. Limited Continue Reading
There will be Code Blue temperatures into the early morning, meaning Grassroots will be activated as a Cold Weather Shelter. Continue Reading
Wake up bright and early to have breakfast with Jolly Ole’ Saint Nick! All guests will enjoy breakfast from Seasons 52 and a special visit with Santa. The events will benefit Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center. Continue Reading
Wake up bright and early to have breakfast with Jolly Ole’ Saint Nick! All guests will enjoy breakfast from Seasons 52 and a special visit with Santa. The events will benefit Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center. Continue Reading
Non-perishable food and financial donations sought to provide meals for individuals and families in Howard County’s shelter for the homeless The Mall in Columbia is hosting a Thanksgiving Food Drive on behalf of Grassroots, Howard County’s 24-7 crisis intervention center and shelter for the homeless, during November, national Hunger and Homelessness Awareness month. Non-perishable food Continue Reading
Date: November 14 Time: 9am-5pm (hour for lunch break) Location: Virtual Notes: Mental Health First Aid is a full-day training course that teaches you how to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. People across the country — in all 50 states and the District of Columbia Continue Reading