Great Places to Donate Your Time, Talent, Money, and Keep it Local! If you would like more information, contact the number listed with each of the organizations. Help for the Homeless
Food, Clothing, and Furniture
Youth and Family Services
Cultural Diversity
Emergency Funds
Chase Partnership House - A program of Community Ministries of Rockville, 114 W. Montgomery Ave., Rockville.
- 36-bed shelter for homeless men who are recovering from drug and alcohol abuse and who may have a chronic mental illness.
- Services include: housing, hygiene/laundry facilities, a structured evening program, a computer lab, recreational activities, case management and coordination of services.
Contact: James Booker
Phone: 301-424-1380 and 315-1091
Web address: www.cmrocks.org
Dorothy Day Place - A program of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington.
- 24-hour, seven-day a week, year-round transitional shelter for 45 homeless women. Provides beds, three meals a day, laundry, showers and telephone.
Contact person: Uwana Collins
Phone: 301-762-8314
Web address: www.catholiccharitiesdc.org
Helping Hands Center - A program of Mount Calvary Baptist Church
- Provides emergency shelter to approximately 140 homeless women and young children 24 hours a day throughout the year.
- Services include case management, three meals a day, private bedrooms, laundry facilities, workshops on money management, parenting, job preparation and search.
Contact person: Ann L. Chapman or Tammy Holland
Phone: 301-340-2796
Hope Housing - A program of Community Ministries of Rockville, 114 W. Montgomery Ave., Rockville.
- Three Rockville sites provide permanent housing services to 16 formerly homeless men and women with physical and/or mental disabilities.
Contact: Agnes Saenz
Phone: 301-762-8682 (ext. 103)
Web address: www.cmrocks.org
Horizon House - A program of Interfaith Works, 114 W. Montgomery Ave., Rockville.
- Five houses provide case management and support to 25 men and women. All have physical and/or mental disabilities and fixed or very low incomes.
Contact person: Priscilla Fox-Morrill
Phone: 301-770-2413
Web address: www.iworksmc.org
Jefferson House - A program of Community Ministries of Rockville, 114 W. Montgomery Ave, Rockville.
- Provides permanent supportive housing services for formerly homeless men who have completed a formal addiction treatment program.
- Offers six men personal living quarters, support services and social and recreational activities.
Contact: Agnes Saenz
Phone: 301-762-8682 (ext. 103)
Web address: www.cmrocks.org
Men’s Emergency Shelter - A program of the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless.
- Provides a safe place throughout the year for vulnerable men awaiting placement in another community shelter or for those not eligible for other shelters.
- Offers a warm, safe environment, shower and toilet facilities, laundry, hot beverages, snacks and a bed.
Contact person: Sharan London
Phone: 301-217-0314
Web address: www.mcch.net
Montgomery Avenue Women’s Center - Daytime program for homeless women.
- Helps homeless women find jobs and assists with computer training, relocation assistance and prescription costs.
Contact person: Norma Fagan
Phone: 301-762-2288
Rainbow Place - Provides a warm, safe, caring environment for homeless women during the winter months of November through March.
- Women receive a warm bed, a hot supper, breakfast and a bag lunch, access to showers and laundry facilities and case management.
Contact person: Andie Sante
Phone: 301-762-3363
Web address: www.rainbowplace.org
Sophia House - A program of Interfaith Works, 114 W. Montgomery Ave, Rockville.
- A 30-bed emergency shelter and assessment center for homeless women with issues related to mental illness, domestic violence and long-term disabilities.
- The facility is open from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. and offers professional case management, meals, laundry, showers and programmatic meetings.
Contact person: Priscilla Fox-Morrill
Phone: 301-770-2413
Web address: www.iworksmc.org
Stepping Stones Shelter - Provides safe emergency shelter, food, clothing, case management and supportive services to families.
- Services include individual budget and financial counseling, employment and job workshops, computer training, domestic violence education, parenting classes and health education.
Contact person: Robin Sparer
Phone: 301-251-0567
Web address: www.steppingstonesshelter.org
Welcome Homes - A program of Interfaith Works, 114 W. MontgomeryAve., Rockville.
- Two houses provide case management and support to 10 elderly women. All have physical and/or mental disabilities and fixed or very low income
Contact person: Priscilla Fox-Morrill
Phone: 301-770-2413
Web address: www.iworksmc.org
Interfaith Clothing Center - Distributes donated clothes, housewares, school supplies, infant items, toys and children’s books to low-income Montgomery County residents. Donation hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., at 751 Twinbrook Pkwy.
- The ICC’s work is accomplished by hundreds of volunteers who annually provide more than 10,000 hours of service.
Contact person: Sabrina Wilson
Phone: 301-424-3796
Web address: www.iworksmc.org
Manna Food Center, Inc.- Distributes food to Rockville residents and to Rockville shelters, pantries and the Lincoln Park Community Center.
- Provides each household with a box of staples and perishables to feed a family for three to four days.
- Located at 614 Lofstrand Lane, accepts food donations.
Contact person: Amy Gabala
Phone: 301-424-1130
Web address: www.mannafood.org
Top Banana Home Delivered Groceries - Provides home-delivered grocery services with personalized extra help to people with limited mobility and strength, especially the elderly and disabled.
- Staff and volunteers receive orders by telephone, deliver groceries into the kitchen and even unpack, when needed.
Contact person: Jean Guiffré
Phone: 301-372-FOOD (3663)
Web address: www.topbananagroceries.org
Friends in Action - A program of Interfaith Works, 114 W. Montgomery Ave., Rockville.
- Bilingual program that recruits, trains and supports teams of volunteer mentors who commit to working with low-income families for at least one year.
- Case management services are provided by professional staff.
Contact person: Monica Barberis-Young
Phone: 301-315-1103
Web address: www.iworksmc.org
Healthy Families Montgomery - A program of Family Services Agency, 610 East Diamond Ave., Suite 100, Gaithersburg.
- First-time parents receive home visits, case management, health education, child development and parent education/support groups. All services are available in both English and Spanish.
Contact person: Janet Curran
Phone: 301-840-3231
Web address: www.familyservicesagency.org
Elderly and Disabilities Ministries- A program of Community Ministries of Rockville, 114 W. Montgomery Ave., Rockville.
- Provides case management, assistive devices and homemaker service for the elderly by certified aides
- Offers free repair, maintenance and modifications to the homes of low-income seniors and persons with disabilities
Contacts: Sylvia George, director; Barbara Smith-Brady, assistant director
Phone: 301-315-1096 or 301-762-8682 (ext.116)
Web address: www.cmrocks.org
Mansfield Kaseman Health Program - A partnership between Community Ministries of Rockville and Mobile Medical Care.
- Provides community outreach and wraparound case management to uninsured adults with medical needs.
- Schedules appointments for mobile clinic sites in Rockville.
- Services are available in both English and Spanish; additional translation services are available on request.
Contact person: Francisco Orantes
Phone: 301-251-0812
Web address: www.cmrocks.org
Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington, Inc. - Provides information and referral services, welfare, health and immigration case management services and counseling.
- Provides translation and interpretation services and educational services including ESL classes, computer classes, civics education, five-week summer school for students K-12.
Contact person: Julia Chang
Phone: 240-683-6663
Web address: www.kcscgw.org
Latino Outreach Program - A program of Community Ministries of Rockville, 114 W. Montgomery Ave., Rockville.
- Provides English as a Second Language classes to Hispanic adults and tutoring to children of adult participants.
- While parents attend classes, preschool and school-age children participate in enrichment classes staffed with bilingual instructors. Childcare is provided for children under age 2.
Contact person: Cecilia Rojas
Phone: 301-251-2136
Web address: www.cmrocks.org
Chinese Culture & Community Service Center - Provides English literacy instruction to newly immigrated adults.
- Three levels of classes include instruction on naturalization, citizenship and intensive pronunciation for elderly immigrants who rarely have the opportunity to speak English in their daily lives.
Contact person: Vincent Tang
Phone: 240-631-1200
Web address: www.ccacc-dc.org
Rockville Emergency Assistance Program (REAP) - Provides financial assistance to residents faced with an emergency relative to shelter, utilities and medical prescriptions. Also provides assistance with getting IDs and job-related transportation. To be eligible for assistance, persons must have resided within the corporate city limits of Rockville for at least six months and provide documentation of their emergency.
- Contributions to REAP can be made directly through a designation on City water bills.
Contact person: Monica Mendoza
Phone: 301-762-8682 (ext. 106)
Web address: www.cmrocks.org
Rockville FISH/Help- All-volunteer organization serving residents of the City of Rockville.
- Provides emergency financial assistance for prescriptions, housing, utilities and food.
Contact person: Nell Hubbard
Phone: 301-564-0800
Division of Community Services
20 Courthouse Square • Suite 205
Rockville, MD 20850
240-314-8310 |
