About Us
The Somerset County Local Management Board (SCLMB) was established in January, 1997 in response to the State's desire to transform Maryland's human service delivery system for children and families. Based on the premise that local stakeholders are in the best position to understand their community's needs, the LMB's were given authority to plan, implement and monitor a system of care to children and families in their communities.
Every three years, the SCLMB conducts a community needs assessment
focusing on the eight areas of child and family well-being:
Babies Born Healthy
Healthy Children
Children Enter School Ready to Learn
Children Successful in School
Children Completing School
Children Safe in their Families and Communities
Stable and Economically Independent Families
Communities Which Support Family Life
By analyzing demographic data and talking to both key informants and
members of the community, the SCLMB assesses the most pressing problems
facing children and their families and develops a plan to generate the
resources and implement programs to meet those needs.
The SCLMB also focuses on individual children who are at risk for
failure in school and in the community. Because no one agency can
meet the needs of every child and family, Somerset County's LMB also
facilitates the collaboration of these families and the agencies who
serve them. Together families, local social service agencies,
health departments, schools, churches, and non-profits work together to
determine the issues that hinder a child from succeeding and developing
a system of care to support that child and his or her family.
For more information on the Community Needs Assessment
or Strategic Plan, please see the following links:
Community-Wide Needs Assessment
Strategic Plan
Please note, the Somerset County Local Management Board is not a provider of services.