While homelessness in Montgomery County has risen 160% since 2022, the nonprofit Bethesda Cares had what it is calling “a record-breaking year” for helping unsheltered people get into and stay… Read More
Currently, 1,444 students attending Montgomery County Public Schools are without stable housing. Some are living with friends or in hotels; others are in shelters or living outside. Rainbow Place Shelter… Read More
The number of homeless people in Montgomery County increased 32% in last year. Individuals living in shelters, on the streets and in cars rose from 1,444 people to 1,510 this… Read More
Many residents of Seneca Heights Apartments in Gaithersburg have faced serious setbacks in their lives, including spending time living on the streets, but thanks to funding from Montgomery County and… Read More
Following President Trump’s statement about cleaning up the nation’s capital, “The homeless have to move out, ” County officials fear homelessness will spike here. The County shares a border with… Read More
Shepherd’s Table, a nonprofit in Silver Spring addressing hunger and homelessness, announced a change in leadership. Starting Friday, Aug. 1, Dr. Jan Weetjens will serve as Interim Executive Director. He… Read More
Executive Director Manny Hidalgo will leave Shepherd’s Table after six years leading this nonprofit in Silver Spring that helps the less fortunate. Hidalgo will step down at the end of… Read More
Homelessness rose substantially in Montgomery County during the past year. According to the Point in Time survey coordinated by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 1,510 people experienced homeless in… Read More
Montgomery County will hold its annual Point-in-Time (PIT) Count on Jan. 29 and 30 to identify unhoused individuals. The count will run from 8 p.m. Wednesday to 3 a.m. Thursday,… Read More
Montgomery County staff who deal with the homeless presented a grim picture of increasing evictions and not enough money to help people get their lives back together during a presentation… Read More
According to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ (COG) Point in Time Survey that was conducted Jan. 24, 250 more Montgomery County residents are experiencing homelessness than were in the… Read More
The Nebel Street Shelter that opened about 10 months ago currently is at “over capacity” but we are making do,” explained Susie Sinclair-Smith, CEO of the Montgomery County Coalition for… Read More