Salvation Army Montgomery County MD assistance programs.
Low income Montgomery County residents may be able to receive social services and emergency financial assistance from the Salvation Army. The Christian, church faith charity will help people pay their rent or utility bills as well as give out free food, clothes, and seasonal items like school supplies or Christmas toys. Find help from the Salvation Army near you in Montgomery County MD, as there are multiple sites.
Programs are either run directly by the non-profit organization, or they may be able to refer people too other local agencies or public assistance resources. In addition to offering direct emergency help, there are also Salvation Army thrift stores (Family Stores) in Montgomery County as well as other services - such as a free Salvation Army car giveaway, rehab centers and more from locations in North Bethesda, Gaithersburg and Germantown MD.
Salvation Army programs that help with bills, food and rent in Montgomery County
Emergency help from the Salvation Army may be available in limited quantities, as funding allows. Programs can provide for free food boxes, which will be mainly non perishable items. There are free boxes of groceries as well as hot meals for the very-low income as well as homeless people.
- Rental assistance may be offered in order to prevent an eviction and the resulting homelessness. The Salvation Army money can pay for apartments or a leased home with other rent relief offered in Montgomery County MD as well.
- A voucher for furniture / clothing may be distributed and it can be used at The Salvation Army Thrift Store in Montgomery County.
- Utility bill assistance, for paying gas, heating and electric expenses, may be provided from January through May.
- Transportation programs help people in Montgomery County get around, including help with WMATA or gasoline for work or an interview.
- Another resource is for housing. If someone is faced with imminent eviction, Montgomery County Maryland rental allowance program provides emergency hotel or motel assistance to residents in need, based upon family unit and size.
The social services office, which is where people need to go to apply, is open throughout the week for both emergency assistance and social services. See below for the address and phone number.
WAFF emergency energy bill help from the Salvation Army
Washington Gas, the Salvation Army, and other non-profits work together on the Washington Area Fuel Fund, or WAFF. This utility/heating bill assistance program was created in the 1980s and it can assist those who are faced with a critical and/or life-threatening emergency situation. Studies have shown that a family’s inability to pay their energy and winter heating bills can lead to homelessness, and is second only to the inability to pay mortgage or rent as a reason for homelessness.
Many low income and senior households may have to choose between buying food and paying their heating bills, and that is where the Salvation Army Washington Area Fuel Fund can help. Thousands of families sin Montgomery County MD receive help from WAFF every year. The emergency assistance program can help them heat their homes throughout the cold Maryland winters, no matter what the source of the heating fuel is used.
Christmas and back to school supply assistance
Salvation Army locations help low-income families or single moms with kids. They give out free school supplies during the summer, including sneakers, Chromebooks, backpacks and more. Students in grades K-12 in Montgomery County can get school items.
The other main, free holiday program is the Salvation Army Angel Tree. This gives out both meals and toys to kids. During the holidays, including the Christmas Season, volunteers of the Community Care Ministry program deliver thousands of free meals and gifts to those who must spend their holidays confined to bed or far away from loved ones.
Additional Montgomery County Salvation Army social services
Montgomery County Community Care Ministry Program provides companionship, support, referrals, information, and more. Hope and expression of companionship is one of the best traditions offered by the Salvation Army. This service truly reflects one of their main ideals of giving hearts to God and hands to man.
Volunteers across Montgomery County, including men, women and young people, spend time making personal visits and conducting services to cheer seniors, lonely and sick people across the region. They may visit patients in hospitals (including Veterans Administration Medical Center), the elderly in nursing homes and institutions, or others unable to care for themselves, such as disabled, shut-ins, and the blind. Community Care Ministry volunteer provide personal attention, companionship and often times the patient’s only link to the outside world.
Get help - apply for Salvation Army services in Montgomery County
All Salvation Army programs and services in Maryland are based on funding as well as individual and community needs. The specifics will more than likely vary from location to location. For more information on specific assistance programs in your area, call or stop by.
The main Montgomery County Corps location, with applications to financial help, is at 20021 Aircraft Drive, Germantown, Maryland 20874, dial (301) 515-5354. Another location is 18705 N Frederick Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 20879 (call (240) 631-8137) with the main Salvation Army thrift store in Montgomery County at 11550 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD 20852, dial (301) 816-3062.
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