Family

By Susan Shillenn

Effective Body of Believers ministries provided more than $4,000 worth of services and goods to people in need during a trip to Montego Bay, Jamaica, in July.

The nonprofit organization shared Bible stories, taught games, songs and art. The group also purchased school uniforms, shoes and other clothing for children at Garland Hall Children’s Home, Blossom Garden Child Care Facility and Granville All Age School.

The group also helped out at the St. James Infirmary, a nursing home for men and women.

A singing hairdresser from Brooklyn Park and a retired dental assistant from Severn won the chance to represent Anne Arundel County in the Maryland Senior Idol Vocal Competition after auditions were held today at the Pascal Senior Activity Center in Glen Burnie. More than 60 people watched the auditions on the center’s theater stage.

The stars often have to be aligned for busy parents to have a date night.

So, when a program such as Fantastic Friday Science aligns the stars for them, it’s a big plus.

As the longtime executive director of Opportunity Builders Inc. in Millersville, Vicki Callahan knows there are resources for families of people with developmental disabilities.

Getting the word out about the complex network of services and funds available for these families? That’s much harder.