Maryland has a network of 24 Patty Centers (formerly named Family Support Centers) in 14 counties that offer free, educational and health-related services to parents and their children ages birth through three.  

The Patty Centers provide services designed to:

• Promote the optimal development of young children
• Help adults develop more effective parenting skills and fulfill their aims related to school, employment and family life
• Provide supportive networks among parents in local communities
• Connect parents and children to the agencies and community resources that can help them

The Patty Centers offer a range of services including:

• Quality infant/toddler care and assessment while parents are on site
• Parent education
• Adult education, family literacy and job readiness training programs
• Health education and referral for services
• Home visits for some services
• Peer support
• Service coordination between agencies

Network funding is provided by the Maryland State Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, private foundations, corporations, and individuals.

Patty Centers are located in the following jurisdictions:

Allegany County

Cumberland Family Support Center
205 Baltimore Avenue
Cumberland, MD 21502
tel 301.724.5445   fax 301.724.0642
email janicefsc@msn.com
Director Janice Cannon
Sponsor Cumberland YMCA

Anne Arundel County

Annapolis Family Support Center
80 West Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
tel 410.269.4478   fax 410.974.2139
email karen.nissly@maryland.gov
Director Karen Nissly
Sponsor Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services

Kingdom Kare Family Support Center
1350 Blair Drive, Suite G
Odenton, MD 21113
tel 410.672.2006   fax 410.989.1335
email acorrea@kingdomkareinc.com
Director Ashley Correa
Sponsor Kingdom Kare Inc.

Baltimore City

Bon Secours Family Support Center - EHS
26 North Fulton Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21223
tel 410.801.5100   fax 410.362.3649
email andrea_person@bshi.org
Director Andrea Person
Sponsor Bon Secours of Maryland Foundation, Inc.

Excel Drop-in Center
222 Redwood Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
tel 410.837.1800
email sdefrancisci@goodwillches.org
Director Sherry DeFrancisci
Sponsor Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, Inc.

Waverly Early Head Start Center of Goodwill
829 Montpelier Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
tel 410.235.0555   fax 410.366.7720
email adillard@goodwillches.org
Director Annissa Dillard
Sponsor Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, Inc.

Our House Early Head Start
2707 Sethlow Road
Baltimore, MD 21225
tel 410.396.8469   fax 410.350.0212
email claudia.ray@habc.org
Director Claudia Ray
Sponsor Housing Authority of Baltimore City, Division of Family Support Services

St. Vincent De Paul Early Head Start - Pimlico
4330-D Pimlico Road
Baltimore, MD 21215
tel 410.578.0244   fax 410.367.1927
email shainna.ashe@vincentbaltimore.org
Director Shainna Ashe
Sponsor St. Vincent De Paul of Baltimore

RISE Early Learning & Family Support Center
940 Madison Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21202
email tyrone.roper@ssw.umaryland.edu
Director Tyrone Roper
Sponsor University of Maryland, School of Social Work

United Way Family Support at Excel Academy
1001 West Saratoga Street
Baltimore, MD 21223
tel 410.547.8000
email michelle.macer@uwcm.org
Director Michelle Macer
Sponsor United Way of Central Maryland

Baltimore County

Center for Family Success
201 Back River Neck Road
Essex, MD 21221
tel 410.887.4700   fax 410.686.5479
email juanita.ignacio@maryland.gov
Director Juanita Ignacio
Sponsor Baltimore County Department of Social Services

Carroll County

Carroll County Family Support Center
10 Distillery Drive, Top Floor
Westminster, MD 21158
tel 410.857.0629   fax 410.386.6675
email jtierney@hspinc.org
Director Joyce Tierney
Sponsor Human Services Program of Carroll County

Cecil County

Cecil Family Education Center - EHS
200 Road B Hollingsworth Manor
Elkton, MD 21921
tel 410.287.1100   fax 410.392.9548
email amcninch@mrfc.net
Director Abby McNinch
Sponsor Maryland Rural Development Corp.

Dorchester County

Dorchester Learning Center - EHS
824 Fairmount Avenue
Cambridge, MD 21613
tel 410.901.2015   fax 410.901.2836
email gtaylor@shoreup.org
Director Gail Taylor
Sponsor SHORE UP! Dorchester County

Frederick County

AACF Family Support Services
5901 Old National Pike
Frederick, MD 21701
tel 301.694.3355 ext. 2000
Sponsor Asian American Center of Frederick

Family Partnership
8420 Gas House Pike, Suite EE
Frederick, MD 21701
tel 301.600.2774   fax 301.600.2209
email cduckett@frederickcountymd.gov
Director Chantell Duckett
Sponsor Frederick County Government

Howard County

Howard County Family Support Center
9790 Patuxent Woods Drive
Ellicott City, MD 21043
tel 410.313.2273
email asullivan@howardcountymd.gov
Director Ashton Sullivan
Sponsor Howard County Government Department of Community Resources & Services

Kent County

Kent County Family Support Center 
115B S. Lynchburg Street
Chestertown, MD 21620
tel 410.810.3790
email lmazingo@kentgov.org
Director Lisa Mazingo
Sponsor County Commissioners of Kent County

Montgomery County

Family Discovery Center
1010 Grandin Avenue
Rockville, MD 20850
tel 301.424.2989   fax 301.251.7865
email ecyr@jssa.org
Director Elizabeth Cyr
Sponsor Jewish Social Services Agency (JSSA)

Prince George’s County

Family Support Center Prince George's
8908 Riggs Road
Adelphi, MD 20783
tel 301.431.6210   fax 301.431.6212
email mhakans@childresource.org
Director Mariela Hakans
Sponsor Child Resource Connect

Queen Anne’s County

Family Support of Queen Anne’s County
103 N. Linden Street
Sudlerville, MD 21668
tel 410.438.3182   fax 410.438.3806
email jennifer.crossley@qacps.org
Director Jennifer Crossley
Sponsor Queen Anne’s County Board of Education

Talbot County

Talbot County Family Support Center - EHS
305 Glenwood Avenue
Easton, MD 21601
tel 410.820.6940   fax 410.820.6958
email barbra.diaz@maryland.gov
Director Barbra Diaz
Sponsor Talbot County Health Department

Washington County

Washington County Family Support Center
221 McRand Court, Suite 300
Hagerstown, MD 21740
tel 301.790.4002   fax 301.790.4007
email christina.mccauley2@maryland.gov
Director Christina McCauley
Sponsor Washington County Department of Social Services

Worchester County

First Wave Families
10900 Ocean Gateway
Berlin, MD 21811
tel 443.577.0810   
email jsnelsire@firstwavefamilies.org
Director Jocelyn Snelsire
Sponsor Fusion Partnerships, Inc.