EMEAN is a faith-based non-profit organization whose mission is to provide financial assistance with housing, utilities, and/or prescriptions to families in crisis that resides in the Eastern part of Montgomery County. EMEAN leverages about 900 volunteer hours annually from 14 member congregations to provide financial assistance to 356 families in crisis.
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Interfaith Works
www.iworksmc.org Interfaith Works is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency and a non-sectarian interfaith coalition of more than 165 affiliated congregations of diverse faiths, working together to meet the needs of the poor and homeless in Montgomery County, Maryland. Our programs shelter, cloth, and feed our neighbors in need and provide supportive services with the goal of …
CASA of Maryland
www.casademaryland.org CASA of Maryland is a community organization that was founded in 1985 by Central American refugees and North Americans. CASA was created in response to the human needs of the thousands of Central Americans arriving to the D.C. area after fleeing wars and civil strife in their countries of origin. CASA’s primary mission is …
C4 – Colesville Council of Community Congregations
Started in the 1960s, the Colesville Council of Community Congregations (or C-4 as it is commonly known) is a non-profit organization established by a group of interfaith congregations from around the Colesville area. The Colesville Center houses the group’s C-4 Clothes Closet and Baby Closet, which provide families in need with clothing and household goods …
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Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington
http://www.samaritanministry.org Samaritan Ministry was created in 1986 by 12 Episcopal churches in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area to do more together than they could separately. Together, they decided to go beyond the provision of emergency assistance to people who are homeless and others in need. Samaritan Ministry now provides services at three locations in the …
COS Outreach: Soup 2 Go and Food Pantry
COS’s Outreach Commission operates a community food bank and provides sandwiches (summer) and soup (fall, winter, spring) to our homeless neighbors every Thursday.