5 Things to Know Today, Sept. 9, In Montgomery County

Today is Thursday, Sept. 9 and here are five things to know in Montgomery County:

1.Emergency Rally: Montgomery County Councilmember Evan Glass will host an Emergency Rally for Afghan Refugees today at the Silver Spring Civic Building at 7:00 p.m. Click here for more details.

Our community stands ready to welcome Afghan refugees and help them restart their lives in Maryland and the D.C. region.

Join us on Thursday to show your support for our new neighbors and learn how you can provide assistance. pic.twitter.com/yXFGrmpMaV

— Evan Glass (@EvanMGlass) September 8, 2021

2. New MCPS Community Message: Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) recently released an important community message clarifying information about quarantine guidance and COVID-19 testing in schools.

Please read this important community message with clarifying information about quarantine guidance and information about COVID-19 testing in schools. https://t.co/q4SChztPvT pic.twitter.com/0IXc2IXyiM

— MCPS (@MCPS) September 8, 2021

3. Local COVID-19 Cases: Residents can search their zip codes to determine how many COVID-19 cases have been recently reported in their community. Click here for more details.

Look up your Montgomery County zip code to find out how many #COVID19 cases have been reported recently in your community.
🔎 ➡ https://t.co/hQPsf7KRmW pic.twitter.com/bFWfvkPQ1c

— Montgomery County MD (@MontgomeryCoMD) September 9, 2021

4. COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics: Free COVID-19 vaccine clinics are open today at nine locations throughout Montgomery County.

📣 There are #free #COVID19 vax clinics open today in @GburgMD (Lakeforest Mall), Germantown (Upcounty Regional Services Center), Rockville (@montgomerycoll) & Silver Spring (Dennis Ave. Health Center).
ℹ➡💻➡ https://t.co/Qy6n3DaZ0b#GoVaxMontgomery ➡ https://t.co/Yek0jLqkla pic.twitter.com/BxdFNTuIRH

— Montgomery County MD (@MontgomeryCoMD) September 8, 2021

5. Rent Relief Funds: The COVID-19 Rent Relief Program provides short-term rental assistance to eligible households who have lost income due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has caused them to fall behind on their rent. There’s still time to apply. Click here for more details.

To date, $37.4 million in COVID-19 related rental assistance has been distributed to 6,522 households.

If you are in need, there is still time to apply.

Visit https://t.co/9DqbDpvNVU to learn more. pic.twitter.com/fwxv0HDFlf

— Montgomery County DHHS (@MoCoDHHS) September 7, 2021

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