News & Events

The Civic Circle was honored to lead a news literacy panel for middle school Emerging Leaders at the Montgomery County Commission for Women’s Legislative briefing on January 30. Students discussed why knowledge is power, explored youth-centered news sites, and learned skills for discerning truth from fiction. They also played a “find the fake” game, reviewing news stories that were both fabricated and real. Sometimes it was hard to tell the difference! Thanks to the Commission

The Civic Circle was excited to kick off its first Civic Club at Weller Road Elementary School with two outstanding assembly shows in January. Things got off to a lively start with virtual performances featuring the wonderful Lea Morris and Nick Newlin. The shows were simulcast to multiple 4th and 5th Grade classrooms, and students sang, moved, and interacted directly with the performers one classroom at a time. Thank you, Weller Road, and thank you,

The Civic Circle is thrilled to welcome Ann Levin and Ericka Stevens to our Board of Directors. Levin is an international health economist and president of Levin & Morgan LLC, and signs on as Treasurer. Ericka Stevens is Director of Contracts & Operations at Employ Prince George’s, and has more than 15 years of experience supporting nonprofits and grassroots organizations in grants management and capacity building. She signs on as Fundraising Chair. Welcome, Ann (left)

The Civic Circle ended winter programming on a high note, with a series of outstanding workshops with storyteller Janice Curtis Greene, an “American Griot” who embodies the civic power of storytelling. Greene shared stories in the African American tradition with students, then led them through the process of creating and telling their own stories. The theme was “Listen,” the first “step to democracy” in the Civic Circle’s program: civility, peaceful conflict resolution, and treating others

THANK YOU to all those who made our GivingTuesday campaign such a success! We well exceeded our goal, thanks to generous contributions from our supporters and friends. We had contributions coming in over multiple channels on Facebook and PayPal, and six people shared or replicated this campaign on social media. Thank you! A special thanks goes out to the generous board members, advisory council members, and leading supporters who pledged matching funds to double the