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Paraprofessionals and school-related personnel are often overlooked because of their support roles. They are the last ones hired and often the first ones fired when budgets get tight. This certainly seems true right now as the Trump administration withholds nearly $7 billion in education funds, effective July 1, which has hamstrung summer school programs, hindered English language support, halted professional development this summer, and left before- and after-school programs in limbo for the coming school year.

Paraprofessionals are key employees in all these programs. For example, in Alabama

Scarlett Ahmed has started counting the number of people sleeping outside the Queens Career Center in New York City when she arrives at work in the morning.

“It was already bad,” she said. “But this? This will just add to it.”

Ahmed, a career center supervisor and an executive board member of New York’s Public Employees Federation, is referring to the devastating disruption in benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. The break in benefits—resulting from the longest federal government shutdown on record—has a seismic impact, reaching even programs and departments

UPDATE: Due to passing of the Father of President Ryan-Johnson, the February rescheduled meeting has been cancelled. A new date will be provided ASAP. 

No arrangements have been finalized or published at this time.

Attention Members! The regularly scheduled, in-person member meeting for February has been POSTPONED until Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 5:00 p.m., and will be held via Zoom.

The zoom will open at 4:30, and the meeting is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m.

Please call the office with any questions: 410-962-1492

JOIN US for Trunk-or-Treating in Baltimore! 

Saturday October 26, 2024 from 1-4pm, at 1000 N Stricker St (between Riggs & Mosher). 

We'll have books and treats for the kids, and voter information for the grown-ups!

Read on for more information!