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Education
Employment
End of Life
Howard County Library System
East Columbia Branch
6600 Cradlerock Way
Columbia, MD 21045
Ph: 410-313-7701
Fax: 410-313-7741
Email:
Closed in the Spring. We deliver high-quality public
education for all ages. A major component of Howard
County’s strong education system, we advance the economy,
enhancing quality of life.
Howard County Library System
Elkridge Branch
6540 Washington Boulevard
Elkridge, MD 21045
Ph: 410-313-5077
TTY: 410-313-5090
Fax: 410-313-5095
Email:
Closed for construction. HCLS Elkridge Express Branch, 7065
Montgomery Road, Elkridge, MD 21075.
Howard County Library System
Glenwood Branch
2350 State Route 97
Cooksville, MD 21723
Ph: 410-313-5577
TTY: 410-313-5597
Fax: 410-313-5575
Email:
We deliver high-quality public education for all ages.A major
component of Howard County’s strong education system, we
advance the economy, enhancing quality of life.
Howard County Library System
Miller Branch
9421 Frederick Road
Ellicott City, MD 21042
Ph: 410-313-1950
TTY: 410-313-1957
Fax: 410-313-1999
Email:
www.
We deliver high-quality public education for all ages.A major
component of Howard County’s strong education system, we
advance the economy, enhancing quality of life.
Howard County Library System
Savage Branch
9525 Durness Lane
Savage, MD 20723
Ph: 410-313-0760
TTY: 410-880-5979
Fax: 410-313-5999
Email:
We deliver high-quality public education for all ages.A major
component of Howard County’s strong education system, we
advance the economy, enhancing quality of life.
Howard County Library
System Project Literacy
10375 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD 21044
Ph: 410-313-7900
Fax: 410-313-7811
Email:
Provides free instructions for adults without a high school
diploma. Prospective student must live or work in Howard
County.
J Group (Formerly Cultural Connection),
Jewish Federation of H.C.
10630 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 400
Columbia, MD 21044
Ph: 410-730-4976 Ext. 103
Fax: 410-730-9393
Email:
Programs for active seniors exploring Jewish culture and arts
through interactive presentations and group discussions. For
more information please see .
Osher at Johns Hopkins University
6740 Alexander Bell Drive
Columbia, MD 21046
Ph: 410-516-9719
Fax: 410-290-0007
Email:
Daytime non-credit classes for older adults interested in
lifelong learning. Classes meet for 12 weeks each in the
fall and spring in Baltimore and Columbia.
University of Maryland,
Department of Health Services
Center on Aging, School of Public Health
3310 SPH Building
College Park, MD 20742
Ph: 301-405-2469
Fax: 301-405-2542
Email:
The Graduate Gerontology Certificate Program at the
Center on Aging addresses the national need to educate
professionals to work with the growing population of older
persons.
EMPLOYMENT
Howard County Office of
Workforce Development
7161 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite D
Columbia, MD 21046
Ph: 410-290-2620
Fax: 410-290-2626
Email:
Provides employment assistance to job seekers: resume
critique, employment workshops, interviewing techniques
and career consultation. Training assistance based upon
funding.
Pinnacle Empowerment Center
P.O. Box 8136
Elkridge, MD 21075
Ph: 410-782-3004
Email:
Pinnacle Empowerment Center provides women in transition
with customized career and life management services and
resources needed for lifelong success.
Senior Community Service
Employment (SCSEP)
Family and Children’s Services
Ph: 410-366-5614
Provides employment, training and skills development in
public and nonprofit agencies to low income residents
age 55+.
END OF LIFE
BEREAVEMENT
SUPPORT GROUPS
Bereaved Parents, USA,
Baltimore Metropolitan Area Chapter
8948 Iron Horse Lane
Baltimore, MD 21208
Ph: 410-321-7053, 410-363-0549
Support group for parents who have lost a child of any age
and from any cause. Monthly meeting 3rd Wednesday, 8 pm.
Call 410-321-7053 for meeting location.
FUNERAL ASSOCIATIONS
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Maryland
9601 Cedar Lane
Bethesda, MD 20814
Ph: 301-564-0006
Email:
A consumer advocacy organization providing comprehensive
information on how to plan meaniful and affordable burial
and cremation services.
Harry H. Witzke’s Family
Funeral Home, Inc.
4112 Old Columbia Pike
Ellicott City, MD 21043
Ph: 410-465-2848
Fax: 410-465-0020
Email:
Caring services in the community since 1912. Family owned
and operated. Funerals-cremations-pre-arrangements.
Available 24 hours each day.