Carbon County officials want to educate agencies on partnerships and barriers that the county's youth faces.

On April 7, the eighth annual Human Services Priority Brunch, formerly known as the Legislative Brunch, will provide an update from various agencies on community partnerships already in place to help school age children; as well as what needs to be done to better serve the children of the community.It is sponsored by the Carbon County Interagency and Family Collaborative Board.In addition, there will be brief discussions by state officials, including two from the Department of Budget, regarding initiatives and the state budget.The event, which is open to all county agencies and the public, will be held at the Whispering Pines, Penn Forest Volunteer Fire Company 1, 1387 Route 903, Jim Thorpe. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. Brunch begins at 9, and the discussion will start at 9:30.The brunch committee strongly encourages agencies and the public to attend to educate themselves and help with finding solutions. The cost for the brunch is $5 per person, which will benefit an annual grant given by the collaborative board at the brunch to one school to be utilized in the creation of an Aevidum program, which aims to bring support to students within the school.To register for the brunch, make checks payable to Interagency Council of Carbon County and send payment and the names of those attending and agency to Carbon County Interagency and Family Collaborative Board c/o Mindy Graver, Penn State Extension Office, 529 Lentz Trail, Jim Thorpe, PA 18229. RSVPs are due by March 24.For more information, contact Graver at 570-325-2788, ext. 2, or email

mjg26@psu.edu.The annual brunch has covered various topics, from problems the court systems face to children and families.