Promoting Positive Development for All Youth

CONNECTIONS is a ground-breaking initiative of  based in Howard County, Maryland, that seeks to motivate all county residents—about a quarter of a million children, teens, adults, and seniors—to take part in weaving a new, stronger, more resilient social fabric.

CONNECTIONS is an initiative of The Horizon Foundation.

Youth Summit Update

The second Howard County Youth Summit was held on Friday, April 11 at The Gathering Place inClarksville.  Speaker Derek Peterson helped empower young people in Howard County to take action on issues important to them. Click here to see pictures from the Summit.

For more information about the Summit, click here to read Lisa Silverman's article in the Baltimore Sun.

Link to Voices for Change: Howard County Facebook



Click here to learn more about Developmental Assets and the Search Institute.



The Search Institute has created a website geared specifically toward parents and is a hub for information, advice and resources for parents so they can be the "most valuable players" in their children's lives. MVParents.com is supported by TV advertising developed in partnership with Player Inc., the NFL players' association.





Click here to see photos of the Howard County participants in the Healthy Communities * Healthy Youth conference held in Rochester, NY.