Montgomery Community Media

Between the health clinics, emergency assistance program and the housing program offered at the Community Ministries of Rockville (CMR), Linda Rhoads said she’s happy to make a difference in her community. “I was looking for an opportunity to give back after I retired and I wanted to be able to touch people more directly than […]

Here are five things to know today, Jan. 24, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett has announced that he’s vetoing the $15 minimum wage legislation, that was approved by the County Council last week by a 5-4 vote. 2. County Council members are scheduled to interview Robert Dorfman at 10 a.m. about leading […]

Taste of Rockville is set to take place on Memorial Day weekend during the City’s annual Hometown Holidays festival. Local restaurants will be offering up everything from jallab juice, jambalaya, hot dogs, hummus and more.  The event will feature 23 local restaurants with a range of choices from their menus. Participating restaurants include, American Tap Room, […]

United Way of the National Capital Area (United Way NCA) is awarding eight Community Impact grants totaling $100,678 to eight nonprofit member organizations serving Montgomery County. Each of the grants directly addresses United Way NCA’s focus areas of education, health and financial stability. This year United Way NCA is awarding over $1 million in Community […]

Community Ministries of Rockville’s Language Outreach Program celebrated the completion of its largest Citizenship at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville. The full class of 26 students, many accompanied by spouses and children, came to the graduation ceremony July 10. Each student received an American flag and a certificate acknowledging graduation from the program after […]

Community Ministries of Rockville (CMR), a Rockvile based nonprofit that has served those in need and Rockville and Montgomery County since 1981, was recently recognized by the Montgomery County Council. During the ceremony celebrating 45 years of service, Executive Director Agnes Saenz explained that the organization has served more than 59,600 individuals as a cooperative […]