Public Service Grants Funded by the

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021

15 Grants, Total Funding: $591,067

A Wider Circle, Inc. $45,000 “Workforce Development Program” Provides holistic, intensive, and highly personalized support to adults seeking to enter or re-enter the workforce. Estimated to benefit 1,000 clients. Artpreneurs Inc., dba Arts on the Block $25,000 “Library Lanterns: Leveraging IoT to Light a Path Toward STEAM Learning” Provides support for four after-school workshops and a one-week summer camp to help close the STEAM academic achievement gap. Estimated to benefit 2,177 clients. CASA de Maryland, Inc. $45,000 “Career Focused Pre-Apprenticeship Youth Program - Wheaton” Provides a workforce readiness program, including six-month internships and workshops, focusing on post-secondary education awareness, career exploration, and workforce readiness. Estimated to benefit 8 youth. Community Bridges, Incorporated. $30,000 “CB College and Career Planning Program and Alumnae Program” Provides college and career planning opportunities to girls from low-income and immigrant backgrounds. Estimated to benefit 225 students. Community Reach of Montgomery County, Inc. $43,567 “Mansfield Kaseman Health Clinic: Expansion through Diabetes Center” Provides support for the operations of a new Diabetes Center, including podiatry services, ophthalmology services, and general care provided by a medical assistant. Estimated to benefit 300 clients. Community Reach of Montgomery County, Inc. $45,000 “REAP: Rockville Emergency Assistance Program” Provides case management services and financial assistance to low-income County residents facing eviction or utility terminations, or who are in need of expensive prescriptions or other basic needs, or who need social service referrals for dental and vision care, clothing, food, or refurbished computers. Estimated to benefit 275 clients. The Ethiopian Community Center, Inc. $45,000 “African Immigrant Workforce Development Program” Provides a two-track workforce development program for African immigrant residents. The first track will connect participants to career development and skill training programs and the second will connect participants to jobs. The program curriculum combines culturally/linguistically targeted training, counseling, and resource navigation. Estimated to benefit 80 clients.

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EveryMind, Inc. $45,000 “SASS - Stabilizing Adults through Situational Support” Provides assistance to low-income residents in preventing evictions, securing shelter, making and keeping appointments for physical and mental medical health care services, and finding and keeping jobs. Estimated to benefit 140 clients. Interfaith Works, Inc. (IW) $40,543 “IW Connections” Provides bilingual (English and Spanish) Outreach Coordinators at the IW Clothing who meet with clients to conduct comprehensive needs assessments, gather information to make referrals to appropriate partner service providers, and educate clients about available assistance. Estimated to benefit 750 clients. Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless, Inc. $45,000 “Home Builders Care Assessment Center Diversion Specialist” Provides a Diversion Specialist (DS) at the HBCAC emergency shelter to work with men who are experiencing a housing crisis to quickly identify and access safe and appropriate alternatives to emergency shelter. Estimated to benefit 35 clients. Mobile Medical Care, Inc. $40,000 “Expanding Family Planning Options for Uninsured, Low-Income Women” Provides safe and effective long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) for low-income, uninsured Montgomery County women for whom other birth control methods are not a viable family planning option. Estimated to benefit 60 clients. Montgomery Housing Partnership, Inc. (MHP) $45,000 “Middle School Afterschool Program in Wheaton and Takoma Park” Provides an afterschool academic enrichment program for middle school students at two MHP affordable housing properties (Amherst Square/Pembridge Square Apartments in Wheaton, and Sligo View Apartments in Takoma Park). Estimated to benefit 35 students. NAMI Montgomery County (MD), Inc. $27,500 “Mental Health Programs for Low-income Latinx Residents” Provides free mental health support groups, presentations and classes in Spanish at no cost to participants for the local Latinx community. The programs will support and educate low-income Spanish-speaking individuals living with mental illness and their family members. Estimated to benefit 425 clients. Per Scholas, Inc. $45,000 “Per Scholas NCR IT Job Training” Provides for a IT-focused Job Training Program for low-income Montgomery County residents, connecting them to jobs that are immediately available and providing ongoing post-employment support. Estimated to benefit 40 clients. The Shepherd's Table, Inc. $24,457 “Food Services Program” Pays a portion of salaries for two Chefs in a program that provides free meals to the homeless. Estimated to benefit 2,700 clients.

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Public Service Grants Funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program

July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020

Total Funding is $600,000 A Wider Circle, Inc. $34,103 “Workforce Development Program” Provides holistic, intensive, and highly personalized support to adults seeking to enter or re-enter the workforce. Estimated to benefit 900 clients. Bethesda Cares, Inc. $18,000 “Housing Stabilization and Dynamic Retention” Provides veteran focused outreach engagement, housing retention support, and homeless prevention resources. Estimated to benefit 32 clients. Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, Inc. $26,696 “STEAM Program for Montgomery County Youth” Provides (year 3) a program in Germantown for fifty (50) Title I youth in grades K-5 with after-school and summer learning programs to increase STEM knowledge and early interest in STEM-related careers. Estimated to benefit 50 students. CASA de Maryland, Inc. $45,000 “Bilingual Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program” Provides low-income immigrants with free tax return preparation assistance (third year of CDBG). Estimated to benefit 450 clients. Community Ministries of Rockville, Inc. $23,852 “REAP: Rockville Emergency Assistance Program” Provides case management services and financial assistance for residents and families who are facing eviction, utility terminations, or who need of expensive prescriptions or have other financial needs, or who need social service referrals for dental and vision care, clothing, food, or refurbished computers. Estimated to benefit 675 clients. The Ethiopian Community Center, Inc. $45,000 “African Immigrant Workforce Development Program” Provides employment training and placement assistance for African immigrant workers. Estimated to benefit 80 people. Horizons Greater Washington, Inc. $15,000 “Horizons Academic Program” Provides round-trip bus transportation for our students from their local community center to the program site in Bethesda, MD. Estimated to benefit 122 students. Interfaith Works, Inc. $44,503 “Community Engagement & Volunteer Coordinator for IW's Clothing Center”

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Recruit and develop the volunteer and donor partnerships needed to sustain the program. Estimated to benefit 14,000 clients. Interfaith Works, Inc. $40,543 “Resource Coordinator for IW Connections” Provide staff at the IW Clothing Center to connect as many of the 14,000 individuals that use the facility each year to much needed emergency and utility support and resource assistance and connections. Estimated to benefit 750 clients. Latin American Youth Center, Inc. $44,452 “Workforce Training for Reentry Youth” Provides a Reentry Case Manager to work with youth exiting the criminal/juvenile justice system in LAYC/MMYC’s Conservation Corps and Steps to Success programs to assist in reintegrating back into society including an aggressive job search. Estimated to benefit 35 clients. Legal Aid Bureau, Inc. $45,000 “General Operating Support for Montgomery County Maryland Legal Aid” Provides full-time staff attorney to provide free civil legal services for low-income Montgomery County residents. Estimated to benefit 120 clients. Mobile Medical Care, Inc. $37,500 “New Family Planning Options for Low-Income Women” Expands family planning options within the applicant's current healthcare services for low-income, uninsured Montgomery County women. Estimated to benefit 60 clients. Montgomery County Coalition For The Homeless, Inc. $45,000 “Assessment Center Employment Specialist” Provides an Employment Specialist at the Back to Work program at the emergency shelter for men experiencing homelessness. Estimated to benefit 120 clients. Montgomery Housing Partnership, Inc. $45,000 “Long Branch Middle School Afterschool Program” Provides a middle school after-school program to include literacy and math instruction, as well as enrichment activities. Estimated to benefit 240 clients. NAMI Montgomery County (MD), Inc. $30,000 “Mental Health Programs for Low-income Latino Residents” Provides free mental health support groups, presentations and classes in Spanish for local Latino individuals impacted by mental illness. Estimated to benefit 324 clients. Per Scholas, Inc. $45,000 “NCR IT Job Training” Enrolls Montgomery County residents in IT Job training, connects them to jobs that are immediately available and provides ongoing support throughout the process. Estimated to benefit 50 clients. The Shepherd's Table, Inc. $15,351 “Food Services Program” Pays a portion of salaries for two Chefs in a program that provides free meals to the homeless. Estimated to benefit 2,700 clients.

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Public Service Grants Funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program

July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019

Total Funding is $532,042 A Wider Circle, Inc. $45,000 “Workforce Development Program” Provides holistic, intensive, and highly personalized support to adults seeking to enter or re-enter the workforce. Estimated to benefit 925 clients. Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center, Inc. $38,280 “Immigration Legal Services - Naturalization” Provides free legal services to low-income Asian American Pacific Islanders at two walk in centers and through a legal hotline re immigration, family law, public benefits and housing law. Estimated to benefit 100 clients. Baby's Bounty MC, Inc. $37,000 “Health, Safety & Wellness Newborn Bundles” Provides safety, health and wellness "Baby Bundles" for at-risk infants. Estimated to benefit 500 clients. Bethesda Cares, Inc. $18,000 “Hunger Relief” Purchases a portion of the food and supplies necessary for serving thousands of hot meals to hundreds of people in need. Estimated to benefit 250 clients. Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, Inc. $44,240 “STEM Program for Montgomery County Youth” Provides (year 2) a program in Germantown for fifty (50) Title I youth in grades K-5 with after-school and summer learning programs to increase STEM knowledge and early interest in STEM-related careers. Estimated to benefit 50 students. CASA de Maryland, Inc. $43,762 “Bilingual Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program” Provides low-income immigrants with free tax return preparation assistance (second year of CDBG). Estimated to benefit 350 clients. Community Ministries of Rockville, Inc. $45,000 “Mansfield Kaseman Health Clinic: Removing Barriers to Healthcare” Provides phlebotomist and financial assistance to lower income residents in need of crucial diagnostic laboratory testing and/or diagnostic radiology testing, and the cost of prescription medications not covered by the Montgomery County Community Pharmacy. Estimated to benefit 250 clients.

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Home Care Partners, Inc. $35,000 “Light Care Program” Provides home care aide services to very low-income seniors and adults with disabilities. Estimated to benefit 55 people. Horizons Greater Washington, Inc. $15,000 “Year-Round Academic Program” Provides round-trip bus transportation for Rock Creek Forest Elementary School to program site in Bethesda, MD. Estimated to benefit 110 students. Latin American Youth Center, Inc. $44,463 “Workforce and Post-Secondary Connections for Re-Entry Youth” Provides a Reentry Case Manager to work with youth exiting the criminal/juvenile justice system in LAYC/MMYC’s Conservation Corps and Steps to Success programs to assist in reintegrating back into society including an aggressive job search; and find local business for employment. Estimated to benefit 35 clients. Montgomery County Coalition For The Homeless, Inc. $45,000 “Home Builders Care Employment Specialist” Provides an Employment Specialist (ES) at the Back-to-Work (BTW) program at the HBCAC emergency shelter for men experiencing homelessness. Estimated to benefit 120 clients. Montgomery Housing Partnership, Inc. $38,000 “Greenwood Terrace Middle School Afterschool program” Provides afterschool program for middle school students at MHP's affordable housing property in Long Branch, Maryland. Estimated to benefit 24 students. The Arc Montgomery County, Inc. $45,000 “Competitive Integrated Employment Benefits Counseling” Provides a Benefits Counselor to work with individuals and their families with intellectual and developmental disabilities (“I/DD”) entering the competitive integrated employment to retain entitlement benefits such as Social Security, Medicaid, and housing and food assistance. Estimated to benefit 60 clients. Urban Alliance Foundation, Inc. $38,297 “Montgomery County High School Internship Program” Provides year-round job training, mentoring, and case management to 30 high school seniors enrolled at Springbrook High School (Silver Spring) and Paint Branch High School (Burtonsville). Estimated to benefit 30 students

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Public Service Grants Funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program

July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018

Total Funding is $538,939

Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center, Inc. $45,000 “Legal Services for Asian Immigrants” Provide free legal services to low-income Asian American Pacific Islanders at two walk in centers and through a legal hotline re immigration, family law, public benefits and housing law. Estimated to benefit 180 clients. Baby's Bounty MC, Inc. $45,000 “Health, Safety & Wellness Newborn Bundles” Provide free car seats, clothing, baby furniture, etc to low-income mothers of newborn babies. Estimated to benefit 480 clients. Bethesda Cares, Inc. $40,000 “Outreach to Chronically Homeless (Critical Time Intervention)” Provide Intensive case management through the transition from homelessness to housed. Estimated to benefit 31 clients. Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, Inc. $40,000 “STEM Program for Montgomery County Youth” Provide after-school and summer STEM learning programs for K-5 low-income youth in Germantown. Estimated to benefit 50 students. CASA de Maryland, Inc. $44,093 “Bilingual Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program” Provide free tax preparation and financial education assistance for low income immigrants. Estimated to benefit 350 clients. Child Center and Adult Services, Inc. (dba Aspire Counseling) $44,846 “Mental Health Services to Meet the Needs of Our County's Low Income” Provide bilingual mental health diagnostic and treatment services and referrals to uninsured immigrants. Estimated to benefit 885 clients. Community Ministries of Rockville, Inc. $32,000 “Mansfield Kaseman Health Clinic: Removing Barriers to Healthcare” Provide administration and payment of partial lab costs for diagnostic and testing service for very low income residents. Estimated to benefit 200 clients. Everymind, Inc. (Previously Mental Health Association ) $45,000 “Clinical Mental Health Services for Individuals with Medicaid)”

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Provide mental health services to Medicaid recipients. Estimated to benefit 75 clients. Home Care Partners $30,000 “Light Care Program” Provide home-care aid to elderly disabled residents at five subsidized apartment complexes. Estimated to benefit 40 people. Housing Opportunities Community Partners, Inc. $20,000 “Kids' STEM Program” Provide a STEM program with after-school robotics training at two subsidized housing sites for low income students. Estimated to benefit 30 students. Latino Economic Development Corporation of Washington, DC $45,000 “Economic Advancement through Credit Building Financial Products” Provide financial capability workshops and counseling. Estimated to benefit 80 clients. Montgomery Housing Partnership, Inc. $45,000 “21st Century GATOR Program” Provide after-school program for 120 low income K-5 students at Arcola Elementary and Pembridge/Amherst Square Apartments. Estimated to benefit 120 students. The National Center for Children and Families, Inc. $33,000 “Respite for Undocumented Male Youth (RUMY)” Provide 90 days of respite care for undocumented male youth while reunification efforts are pursued with parents, legal guardian, kinship provider or sponsor. Estimated to benefit 20 clients. Young Men’s Christian Association of Metropolitan Washington $30,000 “YMCA Nob Hill Community Center” Provide after-school activities and summer camp for low-income youth. Estimated to benefit 100 youth.

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Public Service Grants Funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program

July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017

Total Funding is $539,948 Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center, Inc. $45,000 “Legal Services for Asian Immigrants” Provide free legal services to low-income immigrants on a wide range of legal issues including family law, immigration, consumer, employment law, etc. Estimated to benefit 180 clients. Baby's Bounty MC, Inc. $39,519 “Health, Safety & Wellness Newborn Bundles” Provide safety, health, and wellness "Baby Bundles" for at-risk infants born into poverty, homelessness, and other disadvantaged situations. Bundles include: a portable crib, car seat front carrier, diaper bag filled with diapers, other hygiene items, bottles, bibs, clothing, blankets, and towels. Estimated to benefit 480 clients. Diaspora Resources of Ethiopians in the $44,951 America's Metropolises, Dream North American Corp. “Elderly Service Plus Center Project” Provide low-income immigrant seniors with in-center, and field trip activities through culturally sensitive programs. Estimated to benefit 400 clients. Ethiopian Community Center in Maryland, Inc. $45,000 “Breast Cancer Awareness” Provide breast cancer awareness training, screening, counseling and treatment referral services for at-risk immigrant women. Estimated to benefit 480 clients. Greater Washington Boys & Girls Clubs, Inc. $38,655 “Power Hour” Provide homework assistance, tutoring, and reading assistance to raise the academic proficiency for at-risk students. Estimated to benefit 50 students. Housing Opportunities Community Partners, Inc. $20,000 “Kids' STEM Program” Provide an after-school Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) program at two subsidized housing sites for low-income families. Estimated to benefit 30 students. Interfaith Works, Inc. $45,000 “Job Developer for Low-Income Residents” Provide a Job Developer to build relationships with corporate partners to assist unemployed at-risk Montgomery County residents seeking employment to become more self-sufficient. Estimated to benefit 400 clients.

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Mental Health Association of Montgomery County (MHA) $44,997 “Mental Health Association of Montgomery County Medical Therapist” Provide low-income individuals receiving Medicaid with access to mental health services for clients that have experienced trauma and have symptom anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including suicidal ideation. Estimated to benefit 75 clients. Rockville Economic Development, Inc. $45,000 “Maryland Women's Business Center” Provide one-on-one counseling and business plan development training for start-up low- to moderate-income women entrepreneurs. Estimated to benefit 150 clients. The Arc Montgomery County, Inc. $45,000 “Transitioning Youth Employment Project (TYEP)” Provide classroom, experiential and paid internship learning for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities to assist with skills and attitudes that lead to lifelong employability. Estimated to benefit 36 clients. The Armand Center for Conflict Resolution, Inc. $36,826 “Supervised Visitation” Provide visitation monitoring for at-risk children to have regular contact with their parents. Estimated to benefit 832 families. The Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless, Inc. $45,000 “Home Builders Care Assessment Center (HBCAC) Housing Locator” Provide funding for the Housing Locator position at Montgomery County's year-round men's emergency homeless shelter, to ensure the accuracy of all assessments and referrals to the County’s housing programs, develop relationships with private landlords to house clients who cannot access subsidized housing and further implement of the national best practice model of rapid re-housing. Estimated to benefit 150 clients. The National Center for Children and Families, Inc. $45,000 “Future Bound Transitional Housing Program” Provide transitional housing support, case management, and workforce development for eight young adults, annually, who have aged out of the care of public systems and are homeless or living in unstable situations. Estimated to benefit 8 clients.

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Public Service Grants Funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program

July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016

Total Funding is $540,000 Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center $45,000 “Legal Services for Asian Immigrants” Provide linguistically accessible and culturally appropriate legal services to low-income Asian immigrants to assist them in accessing the legal system and to protect and enforce their rights. An estimated 180 people will benefit. Child Center and Adult Services, Inc. dba Aspire Counseling $15,614 “Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies” Provide free home-based mental health therapy to low income uninsured pregnant women and new mothers suffering from post-partum depression. An estimated 110 people will benefit. Bethesda Cares, Inc. $21,944 “Outreach to Chronically Homeless” Funding for "Critical Time Intervention" assistance to support persons transitioning out of homelessness into independent living. An estimated 40 people will benefit. Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, Inc. $38,655 “ECCM Heath Care Project” Continue Power Hour program of homework and reading assistance and tutoring after school and summer program to increase academic proficiency of low-income Germantown youth. An estimated 50 people will benefit. Eastern Montgomery Emergency Assistance Network $45,000 “Eviction Prevention and Utility Disconnection Prevention” Provide emergency eviction and utility assistance. An estimated 220 people will benefit. Interfaith Works, Inc. $29,186 “Volunteer Coordinator - Meals for the Homeless” Continue to fund a volunteer coordinator position for the third year to assist in providing 73,000 free meals each year. An estimated 14,273 people will benefit. Jewish Foundation for Group Homes, Inc. $38,500 “Living Independently with Autism” Continue to provide an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) specialist for support to low-income residents with ASD. An estimated 200 people will benefit.

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Jobs Unlimited, Inc. $25,200 “Peer Recovery Support” Provide training for a peer support specialist and then provide that resource referral services to staff and customers. An estimated 50 people will benefit. Mental Health Association of Montgomery County (MHA) $44,938 “Mental Health Association of Montgomery County Medical Therapist” Provide a therapist for low-income County residents receiving Medicaid to accommodate increase in demand resulting from the Affordable Care Act. The program will benefit an estimated 100 people. Mobile Medical Care, Inc. $40,072 “Anticoagulation Clinic for the Low-Income, Uninsured” Continue to provide free testing, assessment, dosing adjustments and patient education to low-income uninsured residents at risk for heart related conditions or disease. (Third year CDBG funding). An estimated 50 people will benefit. Montgomery County Collaboration Council for Children Youth & Families $29,510 “Strengthening Families Program” Provide parenting skills training workshops to targeted low income families. The program will benefit an estimated 72 people. Montgomery Housing Partnership, Inc. $38,000 “21st Century GATOR Program” Provide after School programs for students grades K-5 at Arcola Elementary School. The program will benefit an estimated 360 people. Stepping Stones Shelter $24,756 “Community Engagement Manager” Fund a portion of the Community Engagement Manager's salary to recruit, train and supervise volunteers to manage meal and in-kind donations. The program will benefit an estimated 82 people. The National Center for Children and Families, Inc. $45,000 “Future Bound Transitional Housing Program” Provide housing, counseling, life skills, etc. support for young adults who have aged out of the care of public systems and are homeless or living in unstable conditions. The program will benefit an estimated eight people. The Arc Montgomery County, Inc. $44,835 “Transitioning Youth Employment Project (TYEP)” Provide life skills for disabled youths ages 18-24. The program will benefit an estimated 36 people. The Shepherd's Table, Inc. $13,790 “Shepherd's Table Food Service Program” Provide salary support to assist in providing 55,000 free meals per year to at risk Montgomery County residents. The program will benefit an estimated 2,400 people.

Public Service Grants Funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program

July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015

Total Funding is $540,330 Asian American LEAD Leadership, Empowerment and Development for Youth and Family $45,000 “Asian American LEAD MD High School Program” Provide culturally appropriate enrichment activities, college preparatory assistance, service learning projects and opportunities for leadership development for low-income high school students in Wheaton and Silver Spring. An estimated 50 students will benefit. The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, Inc. $39,410 “Power Hour” Provide homework assistance, tutoring and reading time for elementary students at the Germantown Boys and Girls club. An estimated 50 students will benefit. Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, Inc. $36,820 “Immigration Legal Services” Continue to provide free immigration legal services to low income residents. (Second year CDBG funding). An estimated 100 people will benefit. Ethiopian Community Center in Maryland, Inc. $45,000 “ECCM Heath Care Project” Provide counseling services on health related issues, including hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and HIV/AIDS. An estimated 700 people will benefit. Home Care Partners, Inc. $20,000 “Montgomery Light Care” Provide Weekly home care aid services for 2 hours a week to frail elderly or disabled clients living in subsidized housing. An estimated 25 people will benefit. Interfaith Works, Inc. $45,000 “Volunteer Coordinator - Meals for the Homeless” Continue to provide partial salary for Volunteer Coordinator and Assistant Volunteer Coordinator to organize and manage volunteers for food preparation and distribution and other services to serve shelter residents and other low-income residents (Second year CDBG funding). An estimated 400 people will benefit.

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Jewish Foundation for Group Homes, Inc. $40,500 “Living Independently with Autism” Provide partial funding for three part time specialists in Autism Spectrum Disorders to assist low-income residents of their homes with that condition. An estimated 200 people will benefit. Jewish Social Service Agency $12,640 “JSSA Refugee Integration Project” Provide community integration support to refugees and recent immigrants including assessment, referrals, employment assistance, citizenship preparation and ESOL assistance. An estimated 40 people will benefit. The Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless, Inc. $45,000 “Housing Locator at the Home Builders Assessment Center” Fund a full time Housing Locator position at the County's main men's housing shelter to assist clients that are enrolled in case management services to identify and obtain affordable long term housing The program will benefit an estimated 225 people. Mobile Medical Care, Inc. $42,960 “Anticoagulation Clinic for the Low-Income, Uninsured” Continue to provide free testing, assessment, dosing adjustments and patient education to low-income residents at risk for heart related conditions or disease. (Second year CDBG funding). An estimated 50 people will benefit. Montgomery Housing Partnership, Inc. $45,000 “MHP Play and Learn Program” Continue to provide on-site preschool activities for low-income children at 5 affordable rental properties. (Second year CDBG funding). The program will benefit an estimated 96 children. The National Center for Children and Families, Inc. $45,000 “Future Bound Transitional Housing Program” Provide housing, counseling, life skills, etc. support for young adults who have aged out of the care of public systems and are homeless or living in unstable conditions. The program will benefit an estimated eight people. The National Center for Children and Families, Inc. $45,000 “Betty’s House” Continue to provide support for immigrant women and their American children who are the survivors of domestic violence. (Third year CDBG funding). The program will benefit an estimated 17 people. Sunflower Bakery, Inc. $33,000 “Next Steps Employment Service Program” Continue to provide wraparound employment services to students with developmental or other cognitive disabilities after they complete the Bakery Arts Program. (Second year CDBG funding). The program will benefit an estimated 16 people.

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Public Service Grants Funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program

July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014

Total Funding is $516,000

Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center, Inc. $40,655 “Immigration Legal Assistance” Provide immigration legal assistance to low-income Asian immigrants. The Countywide program will benefit an estimated 50 people. Bethesda Cares, Inc. $28,392 “Eviction Prevention Program” Provide small grants to rental agents or utility companies on behalf of identified families in Montgomery County who are seriously behind in their payments and eviction/utility shut-off is about to occur. The Countywide program will benefit an estimated 700 people. Board of Trustees for the Rockville Presbyterian $24,229 Church of Montgomery County “Rainbow Place” Provide salary support for critical positions for Rainbow Place, an emergency shelter for homeless women. An estimated 86 women will benefit. Community Ministries of Rockville, Inc. $42,447 “Manfield Kaseman Health Clinic” Provide for a part time (20 hours per week) nurse who will be responsible for managing the Quality Improvement and Quality Assurance Program of the Kaseman Health Clinic and help the Clinic prepare for health care reform. An estimated 2,500 people will benefit. IMPACT Silver Spring, Inc. $40,000 “Family Asset Building Network (FABNET)” Continue to grow the Family Asset Building Network, which consist of “circles” of residents who come together to practice mutual support, exchange, and accountability in the pursuit of achieving self-identified life improvement goals; support program recruiting efforts via the Long Branch Athletic Association. An estimated 140 people will benefit.

Interfaith Works, Inc. $45,000 “Volunteer Coordinator - Meals for the Homeless” Supports a new position that coordinates volunteers providing meals to homeless individuals. An estimated 1,125 homeless individuals will benefit.

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Mobile Medical Care, Inc. $44,958 “Anticoagulation Clinic” Provide an Anticoagulation Clinic for 50+ high-risk, low-income, uninsured individuals who have atrial fibrillation, venous thromboembolism, hereditary disease or other illnesses that require close monitoring. The countywide program will benefit an estimated 50 people. Montgomery County, MD. Delta Alumnae Foundation, Inc. $45,000 “Saturday Academy” Conduct a seven week learning experience for African-American middle-school students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) areas. The program will benefit an estimated 50 students. Montgomery Housing Partnership, Inc. $35,000 “Play and Learn Program” Supports the Play and Learn program, which provides an opportunity for preschool children to explore, socialize and acquire necessary skills for kindergarten, in a safe and nurturing learning environment. An estimated 110 children will benefit. National Center for Children and Families $45,000 “Betty’s House” Provide continued program support for immigrant women and their American-born children who are survivors of domestic violence residing in Betty’s House, a transitional housing program. The program will benefit an estimated 18 people. St. Luke’s House and Threshold Services United, Inc. $44,940 “Wellness Care Case Manager” Supports a case manager position dedicated to reducing in-patient psychiatric hospitalization rates and improving the physical health/wellness of individuals identified as high-utilizers of psychiatric hospitalization services. The program will benefit an estimated 50 people. Stepping Stones Shelter, Inc. $5,015 “Financial Literacy Classes” Provides for a financial literacy series for shelter residents, both adults and children. The program will benefit an estimated 70 people. Sunflower Bakery, Inc. $30,364 “Employment Service Program” Provides for the expansion of wraparound employment services for Sunflower students to secure employment upon completion of the Pastry Arts Training Program. The program will benefit an estimated 10 people. Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Washington $45,000 “YFS Nob Hill Community Center” Provides partial salary support for staff at the YFS Nob Hill Community Center in Silver Spring as well as various specified operating expenses of the Center. The program will benefit an estimated 120 people.

Public Service Grants Funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program

July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013

Total funding is $457,337 African Women’s Cancer Awareness Association (AWCAA) $44,928 “Health Women 2012” Support outreach efforts designed to increase breast cancer screening among African immigrant women. An estimated 300 people will benefit. Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington $45,000 “Immigration Legal Services” Provide legal services to enable Montgomery County residents to resolve immigration issues in such areas as naturalization/citizenship, employment- and family-based permanent residency and consular processing. The Countywide program will benefit an estimated 125 people. Community Bridges, Inc. $43,194 “Jump Start Girls! Adelante Ninas Elementary School Program” Support multi-cultural out-of-school-time activities for elementary school youth (4th & 5th graders) An estimated 48 students will benefit. Community Ministries of Rockville, Inc. $38,500 “Latino Outreach Program (LOP)” Support the Naturalization Program which is designed to provide assistance to foreign-born residents preparing for citizenship. An estimated 334 people will benefit. Eastern Montgomery Emergency Assistance Network, Inc (EMEAN) $22,000 “Networking RX Assistance in Eastern Montgomery County” Provide uninsured and under-insured Montgomery County residents with assistance in obtaining needed medical prescriptions. An estimated 65 people will benefit. Germantown Cultural Arts Center, Inc. (dba, $33,533 Black Rock Center for the Arts) “Arts and Language” Support a comprehensive after-school program that utilizes instruction in playwriting and theatre production to improve reading, writing, and public speaking proficiencies in middle school students in Germantown. An estimated 60 students will benefit.

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IMPACT Silver Spring $40,000 “Family Asset Building Network (FABNET)” Support the development of FABNET, an asset-based approach to economic empowerment, to provide in-depth support to households over a 12-month period, including the provision of supportive skills in the areas of technology, home-based business creation, ESOL and general workforce development and the convening of support “circles” to assist participants in meeting their economic goals. The Countywide program will benefit an estimated 120 people. Mental Health Association of Montgomery County, Inc. $45,000 “Kensington Wheaton Youth Services” Provide a 12-month youth development and family support program for youth with emotional and behavioral problems. The program will benefit an estimated 60 people. Ministries United Silver Spring/Takoma Park, Inc. $42,986 “Housing and Utilities in Lower Silver Spring/Takoma Park is a MUST” Provide utility and housing assistance to eligible clients. An estimated 40 households will benefit. National Center for Children and Families $45,000 “Betty’s House” Provide program support for immigrant women and their American-born children who are survivors of domestic violence residing in Betty’s House, a transitional housing program. The program will benefit an estimated 18 people. Rockville Presbyterian Church $32,361 “Rainbow Place” Support staff needed to operate Rainbow Place Shelter, a facility serving homeless women. The program will benefit an estimated 80 women. Sudanese American Community Development Organization (SACDO) $24,835 “SACDO/SACCMD School Development Plan” Provide partial operating support for a “weekend school” for youth between the ages of 4 and 16 that emphasizes Arabic instruction and cultural awareness to support positive family relationships and to help bridge the cultural and generation gap between immigrant parents and their children. The program will benefit an estimated 90 people.

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Public Service Grants Funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program

July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012

Total funding is $578,190 A Wider Circle, Inc. $25,200 “Neighbor-to-Neighbor” A Wider Circle is requesting support to expand their Neighbor-to-Neighbor Program to provide urgently-needed, beds, dressers, cribs, and more to children and adults in Montgomery County. In addition to furnishing the homes of our most vulnerable neighbors, they also invite every adult who comes in for an appointment to attend their evening Life-Skills and Professional Development Series. The Countywide program will benefit an estimated 5,000 people. Asian American LEAD: Leadership, Education $37,800 and Development for Youth & Family “Middle School Program” Fund the position of a middle school program coordinator to provided academic enrichment activities, and tutoring to low-income Asian American youth in the Wheaton/Silver Spring areas of Montgomery County. The Kennedy, Wheaton and Einstein school clusters program will benefit an estimated 100 students. Caribbean Help Center, Inc $37,800 “Caribbean Help Center Information and Referral Services” Expand their information and referral services to assist low income immigrants with limited English proficiency, primarily those who speak French or Creole. The Countywide program will benefit an estimated 800 people. Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington $17,590 “Montgomery County Family Center” Continue to provide emergency assistance to prevent residents from being evicted or to prevent utility cutoffs. The Countywide program will benefit an estimated 12 households. College Tracks, Inc. $37,800 “College Tracks Program at Wheaton High School” Continue the CollegeTracks program at Wheaton High School, where they serve students at risk of not attending or succeeding in college because they are not knowledgeable about the higher education system. This is a contract extension because this was a qualifying project within a Focused Neighborhood Assistance area. An estimated 450 households will benefit. Community Ministries of Rockville, Inc. $37,800 “Mansfield Kaseman Health Clinic” Provide medical care to uninsured residents of Montgomery County at the Mansfield Kaseman Health Clinic. pay for a portion of the medical director/physician, the clinic director, medical assistant and laboratory costs. An estimated 2,000 people will benefit.

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Germantown Cultural Arts Center, Inc. dba, $16,800 Black Rock Center for the Arts “Arts and Language” Support a comprehensive after-school program that utilizes instruction in playwriting and theatre production to improve reading, writing, and public speaking proficiencies in middle school students in Germantown. An estimated 44 students will benefit. Interfaith Works. Inc. $29,400 “Project LEAD” Continue to provide vocational services to low-wage earners in community sites that serve low-income residents of the County, including Interfaith Works’ Interfaith Clothing Center. The Countywide program will benefit an estimated 187 people. Latino Economic Development Corporation of Washington, DC $31,920 “Small Business Development and Micro-loan Program” Expand their small business micro-loan program with an additional loan officer. This will allow LEDC to increase the number of small business loans. The Countywide program will benefit an estimated 35 people. Liberty’s Promise, Inc. $37,800 “Enriching the Lives of Immigrant Youth” Continue an after-school program of civic engagement and a professional internship program in partnership with Wheaton High School. This is a contract extension because this was a qualifying project within a Focused Neighborhood Assistance area. The program will benefit an estimated 50 students. Manna Food Center, Inc. $36,120 “Farm to Food Bank” Purchase locally grown fruits and vegetables from area farms, orchards and farmers’ markets at wholesale prices to provide low income families with fresh produce. The program will benefit an estimated 3,000 people. Ministries United Silver Spring/Takoma Park, Inc. $36,590 “Housing and Utilities in Lower Silver Spring/Takoma Park is a MUST” Provide utility and housing assistance to eligible clients in the zip codes of 20901, 20910 and 20912. An estimated 40 households will benefit. Mobile Medical Care, Inc. $37,800 “Specialty Care Coordination for the Uninsured” Support a part-time Specialty Care Coordinator to schedule appointments for the uninsured, low-income and homeless Montgomery County residents. The program will benefit an estimated 1,000 people.

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Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless $37,800 “Creative Housing Initiative Pilot Project (CHIPP)” Continue supporting a case manager position for the CHIPP permanent supportive housing program. The case manager provides supportive services to all CHIPP participants and assists them in maintaining housing stability, life skills, obtaining benefits and accessing health services. The Countywide program will benefit an estimated 16 people. Montgomery County MD Delta Alumnae Foundation, Inc. $37,800 “Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Saturday Academy” Provide alternative paths to learning that will interest and encourage students to gain more knowledge about science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The program will benefit an estimated 50 households. Prison Outreach Ministry, Inc. $37,800 “Welcome Home Reentry Program” Support a staff position to link persons returning to the community after incarceration, with services necessary to reentry. The program will benefit an estimated 100 people. Sunflower Bakery $13,290 “Expansion of Sunflower Bakery Program” Training eight additional individuals with development or cognitive disabilities in Sunflower Bakery’s inclusive on-the-job training program in 2012 over a 12-month period. The funding will partially support training personnel (including professional chefs and bakery assistants), ingredients, supplies, curriculum updates, and operations. The program will benefit an estimated eight people. Washington Youth Foundation $31,080 “Professional Youth Initiative Project” Continue a volunteer training and work program and a parent training program to educate parents with the skills and knowledge to support their children’s volunteer work and internship program. The Countywide program will benefit an estimated 271 people.