The nonprofit providers of services to residents in need were honored by the Montgomery County Council on November 29 as the County Council joined in the national celebration of Nonprofit Awareness Month. Montgomery County has 5,431 nonprofit organizations that collectively employ 10 percent of the County workforce.
From left to right: County Councilmember Hans Riemer; Brigid Howe, Nonprofit Montgomery; Christina Johnson, Rebuilding Together Montgomery County; Council VP Roger Berliner; Susie Sinclair-Smith, Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless; Abe Schuchman, Housing Unlimited; and Gustavo Torres, CASA.