Let's work together to improve the Black Community
Contact:
info@thecouncilofelders.org
+1 898 678 68 89
Elder:
Name: Erica McGowan Num: +1 898 678 68 89 Email: erica@gmail.com
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Main Office:
P.O. Box 1252. Columbia, MD 21044
Opening Hours:
Mon to Fri: 9.00am - 8.30pm
Sat: 10.00am - 6.30pm
Sun: Closed
Office 2:
P.O. Box 1252. Columbia, MD 21044
Opening Hours:
Mon to Fri: 9.00am - 8.30pm
Sat: 10.00am - 6.30pm
Sun: Closed
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In 1992, The Council of Elders of the Black Community of Howard County (TCOE) was established by Gloria Washington Wallace to serve as advisors to The Black Student Achievement Program (BSAP) in the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS).
Our initial purpose was to provide a historical perspective on the education of Black youth in the County, provide substantial role models of moral standing and spiritual leadership for our children, and serve as regal representatives for BSAP ceremonies and programs, such as the Evening of Excellence celebration for Black graduates.
In 1997, TCOE became an independent entity — responsible first to the Black community of Howard County, based on a change that we wanted to make in the criteria for acknowledging Black students.The mission of the Council of Elders of the Black Community of Howard County is two-fold.
To develop, strengthen, guide and advance the educational and cultural well-being of the Black Community of Howard County.
To sustain and grow itself as a community of Elders that actively serves to advocate for the Black Community of Howard County in collaboration with parents, educators and other community leaders.
We envision a vibrant organization whose members have pride in our Ancestry and who work together to support the educational, cultural and social opportunities for the Howard County Black Community resulting in a confident, aware Community and optimum success in the Black family.
We envision a vibrant organization whose members have pride in our Ancestry and who work together to support the educational, cultural and social opportunities for the Howard County Black Community resulting in a confident, aware Community and optimum success in the Black family.
We envision a vibrant organization whose members have pride in our Ancestry and who work together to support the educational, cultural and social opportunities for the Howard County Black Community resulting in a confident, aware Community and optimum success in the Black family.