Community Action Council of Howard County
Carrie Youssi is an experienced education professional currently serving as the Education Coordinator at the Community Action Council of Howard County since November 2021. In addition, Carrie has been an Educational Trainer with Innovations in Education, LLC since November 2018, focusing on Maryland state-approved trainings for early childhood and school-age center staff. Previous roles include Trainer at the Center for Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Director and Trainer at Peter Pan Learning Center Inc., and Director positions at Bright Horizons and The Goddard School. Carrie's extensive background includes overseeing curriculum implementation, teacher training, accreditation processes, and family engagement initiatives. Carrie holds a B.S. in Elementary Education from Towson University, earned between 2001 and 2003.
Community Action Council of Howard County
** We're Hiring! The mission of Community Action Council of Howard County is to provide programs and services to low-income residents of Howard County in order to alleviate the effects of poverty; to promote self-sufficiency as a means of interrupting the cycle of poverty; and to stimulate increased awareness of, and responsiveness to, the needs of the low-income population on the part of the larger community. As a community action agency, we provide community and neighborhood-based services that are integrated, comprehensive, and empowering for individuals, families and communities. We utilize technology to enhance the quality and efficiency of our services and service delivery, holding ourselves accountable for measurable results. As an organization that believes the low-income population must be active participants in the ultimate solutions to poverty, Community Action Council will develop civic capital and promote community involvement within the low-income community by identifying and capitalizing on asset, leadership and talent that is present within the community. As advocates, we listen, understand, and take our lead from the low-income population; we assist the low-income population in advocating for themselves; and we advocate for the low-income population at all levels of public policy including economic, legislative, government and business.