Sheppard Pratt - Thriving Germantown

Sheppard Pratt’s Thriving Germantown program in Germantown, Maryland, is a community-focused initiative designed to support families across multiple generations by providing comprehensive care coordination and case management. The program serves children, teens, young adults, and adults, with a particular emphasis on families connected to the Captain James E. Daly and Clopper Mill Elementary School communities. Thriving Germantown helps alleviate barriers related to poverty while promoting safe, stable, and nurturing environments for children and families. By addressing challenges across home, school, and community settings, the program ensures that families have access to the resources and support they need to thrive.

The program emphasizes a multi-tiered, family-centered approach. Care coordinators conduct in-depth assessments across twenty areas of life to create individualized family service plans, facilitate access to health, educational, and social services, and improve overall outcomes for participants. Thriving Germantown utilizes cross-system collaboration and partnership-building strategies to connect families with schools, healthcare providers, and community resources. By combining intensive assessment, integrated care planning, and community engagement, the program fosters academic achievement, behavioral development, and healthy family dynamics for all participants.