Second Annual Homeless Resource Day
County residents experiencing homelessness are invited to
participate in the second annual Homeless Resource Day on Thursday, November
15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Bohrer
Park Activity Center,
506 South Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg.
Sponsored by Montgomery
County and the City of Gaithersburg,
the event will offer a wide range of resources for homeless residents.
More than 30 organizations will provide information and resources for
individuals and families such as free medical screening, legal services,
financial counseling, employment services, tax assistance, substance abuse and
mental health counseling, and social services.
Free transportation will be provided from seven locations
throughout the County. Registration is not required and the event is
free.
Volunteers are needed to assist in a variety of roles.
For more information or to register as a volunteer, go to
www.montgomerycountymd.gov/HRD
or call Gloria Huggins at 240-777-4565.
Recreation Department Winter Coat Drive
Montgomery County Recreation is collecting coats to support
the Montgomery County Government/City of Gaithersburg
Homeless Resource Day. Interfaith Works, which provides shelter, clothing
and food to community members in need, is coordinating the coat drive. There is
a lesser need for children’s coats, but they will also be accepted.
Gently used winter coats can be dropped off at the following
Recreation facilities through November 8:
- Eunice
Kennedy Shriver and Sargent Shriver
Aquatic Center,
5900 Executive Blvd., N. Bethesda;
- Holiday
Park Senior
Center, 3950
Ferrara Dr., Wheaton;
- Jane
Lawton Community
Recreation Center,
4301 Willow La., Chevy
Chase;
- Long
Branch Community Recreation Center/Senior Center, 8700 Piney Branch
Rd., Silver Spring;
- Martin
Luther King, Jr. Swim Center, 1201 Jackson Rd.,
Silver Spring;
- Olney
Indoor Swim Center,
16605 Georgia Ave.,
Olney;
- Potomac
Community Recreation
Center, 11315 Falls Rd., Potomac;
- Upper
County Community
Recreation Center,
8201 Emory Grove Rd., Gaithersburg;
and
- Wisconsin
Place Community
Recreation Center,
5311 Friendship Blvd.,
Chevy Chase.
For more information about the Interfaith
Works Coat Drive, call Christine Hong,
240-498-7727.
For information about the Recreation Department donation
sites, call Judy Stiles at 240-777-6875. For information about the second
annual Homeless Resource Day, visit
www.montgomerycountymd.gov/HRD.
Free Presentation
for Public about Affordable Care Act
The public is invited to a free
discussion on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) on Monday,
November 12, from 6 to 7 p.m., at the Silver
Spring Civic Building
in Downtown Silver Spring.
The Department of
Health and Human Services’ director, Uma
Ahluwalia, will present an
overview of the ACA and how it will impact Montgomery
County and Maryland. A
question-and-answer period will follow.
Among the questions that will be
addressed are: What additional changes are authorized by the ACA? How is Maryland
preparing for ACA implementation? What impact will the ACA have within Montgomery
County?
For more information, contact Dourakine Rosarian at
240-777-4397. To request sign
language interpreter services
or other assistance to participate in this meeting, call
Shantee Jackson at 240-777-1058 (voice), 240-777-1295 (TTY) or email
shantee.jackson@montgomerycountymd.gov
by November 8.
Help Seniors Help
Themselves
The Senior Connection of
Montgomery County, Inc. links older adults to services and resources so they
can live as independently as possible while remaining integral members of their
community.
Volunteers can help by:
- Escorting an individual or couple to the store; assisting them with reading labels, reaching items from the shelf, delivering them home and helping put them away; or
- Shopping for someone who may not be able to go to the store.
Senior Connection volunteers are matched with a senior for
regularly scheduled grocery shopping assistance and find that fitting in a
weekly or bimonthly grocery shopping trip can be accomplished even with a full
time job.
Consumer Protection Wants You to Know about…the
County’s Domestic Worker Law
Do you have a nanny…a housekeeper… or a companion for a sick
or elderly family member? If you
answered “yes,” Montgomery County’s
Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) wants to remind you of the County’s
Domestic Worker Law.
If you employ someone as a nanny, housekeeper, cook or a
companion, you may be required to offer that individual a written employment
contract and abide by state wage and workers’ compensation laws. Failure
to comply with the county’s law may result in a civil penalty of $1,000 for
each violation. The Domestic Worker Law applies if the worker:
- works primarily in a Montgomery
County residence
- works at least 20 hours per week for at least a 30 day period
- performs primarily childcare, housekeeping, cooking, cleaning or
laundry-type work
- works as a companion to a sick, convalescing, disabled, or elderly
individual
- has an employer that is an individual or an employment agency
