Thank you to the members and partners that have joined or renewed for 2019-2020. Together we can help strengthen the nonprofit sector serving Montgomery County. If you forgot to renew, don’t worry there’s still time!
Passion for Learning (P4L) is celebrating 15 years of helping more than 1,600 students strive and succeed in school and start their path to college and careers. They’ll be celebrating their remarkable students, educators, and P4L’s community advocates. The event is on October 24, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the Cultural Arts Center, Montgomery College in Silver Spring. Click here for more information.
Nonprofit Montgomery members Manna Food Center, KindWorks and Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless were in featured on WAMU’s segment ‘Humans For Humans’: Maryland Group Turns ‘Ugly’ Produce Into Cooked Meals For The Needy. Click here to listen/read.
Jewish Foundation for Group Homes (JFGH) named David A. Ervin as CEO. For the past 14 years, David has led The Resource Exchange (TRE), an agency providing more than 4,400 children and adults with intellectual and development disabilities with a broad spectrum of health and support services.
The CollegeTracks board has chosen Linda Youngentob to succeed Nancy Leopold as CollegeTracks’ CEO. Nancy Leopold is retiring after 17 years leading the organization. Linda Youngentob served on the CollegeTracks board for six years until 2017, and she has been a CollegeTracks volunteer for about 10 years.
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The Arc Montgomery County’s headquarters will now be at 7362 Calhoun Place, Rockville, MD 20855. KFICCC, After All, and Urban Thrift will remain in their current community locations.
NAMI Montgomery County’s new address is: 9210 Corporate Blvd. Suite 170, Rockville, MD 20850.
Stable + Affordable: Housing as a Foundation of Health – 2 Part Event
The Primary Care Coalition is exploring the health and housing relationship in two parts – from the existing interventions that mitigate health/housing problems to big ideas for integrative solutions. Two informative half-day sessions will explore the impact of stable and affordable housing on health outcomes.
Session One: September 17
Peter Edelman will walk us through his new book Not a Crime to Be Poor, in which he examines the socio-political influences that have led to the criminalization of poverty.
Session Two: October 15
We’ll explore the role quality, affordable housing plays in the health of residents and look at ways to form strategic links between housing and health systems.
Identity’s Report on Early Care and Education Needs
Recently Identity, Inc. released a report, “EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT-Among Latino Families in Montgomery County, Maryland.” In it Identity hoped through the assessment, they could better understand two issues:
The report contains survey findings of 130 local families and provided recommendations on them.
Congratulations Hope Gleicher and Andy Burness
The Greater Washington Community Foundation-Montgomery County recently named the 2019 Philanthropists of the year: Hope Gleicher, Chief Strategy Officer, Identity, Inc. and Andy Burness, President, Burness. Both Hope and Andy serve on Montgomery Moving Forward’s Leadership Group. Hope was also a founding leader of Nonprofit Montgomery. The Celebration of Giving where the couple will be honored, will be on December 9 at the Round House Theatre.
Age Discrimination Affects All in the Workplace
Recently, the Office of Human Rights released an article on age discrimination in the workplace that all employers should read. The County established the OHR to help educate and promote compliance with human rights laws, provide technical assistance to the residents and the marketplace and provides mediation and conciliation services. For additional information visit theOHR website.
Membership has its privileges! Nonprofits in Montgomery County join our alliance for a lot of reasons, but here are three big ones:
Whether you enjoy our regular advocacy alerts, the ability to post job openings, or priority registration for our workshops, there are many advantages to being a part of the Nonprofit Montgomery alliance. And here’s one more benefit: the chance to save $25 if you renew by July 31. Not sure if you’ve renewed? Check the list below to see if you are a current member.
Your membership in Nonprofit Montgomery matters, as we are only as strong as our alliance. And your organization needs to be counted in that collective voice. Please renew your membership today.
As of today, over half of our 170 members have renewed their 2019-2020 membership. We need all of our past members to renew today so we can get to work reaching out to new members and welcoming them into our community.