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A combination of too many donations and too few volunteers created a backlog at Interfaith Works that forced the non-profit to stop accepting donations until Oct. 19 at its clothing center on Twinbrook Parkway in Rockville. “We live in just an amazingly generous county,” declared Betsy Cheakalos, director of family services at Interfaith Works. During […]

The 13th annual Park Potomac Ice Cream Social for Charity featured a parade with police cars, fire engines, vintage cars, pom pon girls and former Washington Football Team great Dexter Manley as the event’s grand marshal. The goal of the event: to donate thousands of backpacks filled with school supplies for schoolchildren. Grand marshall Dexter Manley, former […]

Washington Football Team legend Dexter Manley will be the Grand Marshal of a parade to kick off the 13th Annual Ice Cream Social for Charity in the Park Potomac Community on Saturday at noon. The event, made possible through the planning and support of Park Potomac residents and businesses, supports the Interfaith Works annual backpack […]

The latest episode of Studio 501c3 features the nonprofit Interfaith Works. Host Kim Jones speaks with Courtney Hall who is the CEO of Interfaith Works. Studio 501c3 focuses on the nonprofit organizations in Montgomery County working to build supportive communities every day. Interfaith Works serves neighbors in need and advocates for an end to poverty […]

Shepherd’s Table, which offers meals, clothing and other resources to Montgomery County’s most vulnerable people, held a pop-up clinic in its dining room at Progress Place in Silver Spring, vaccinating 132 people against the coronavirus on March 9. The  clinic was a joint program designed to reach some of the county’s neediest people. Montgomery County’s […]

Kim Jones hosts this episode of Studio 501c3, a show that focuses on the nonprofit organizations in Montgomery County working to build supportive communities every day. This episode features Shane Rock, the executive director of Interfaith Works. Jones and Rock discuss the many programs this nonprofit offers to the community. Government shutdowns and public health emergencies […]

Interfaith Works is a nonprofit organization that has been serving people experiencing homelessness and poverty throughout Montgomery County since 1972. The longstanding nonprofit remains committed to their mission, especially during the recent coronavirus outbreak. Although many places have closed their doors, Interfaith Works is still up and running helping those who are experiencing homelessness throughout […]

Mariana Cordier hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. This week’s guests are David Rodich, Shane Rock, Elaine Apter, and Grace Rivera-Oven. Cordier and the panel discuss numerous topics including: David Rodich discusses the contributions made by unions in the county. Interfaith Works CEO Shane Rock comments on programs to assist residents living […]

Two nonprofit organizations and a nonprofit leader were honored at the 2019 Making a Difference Awards at Bethesda Marriott Pooks Hill. The awards are organized by the Nonprofit Village, located in Derwood. Community Members and Organizations Honored at Nonprofit Village’s Making a Difference Awards At the awards, Alisa Ogden received special recognition from Council Vice […]

Scott Fosler hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. This week’s guests are Ellie Lichtash, Dr. Bruce Fowler, Stephanie Prigal, and Shane Rock. Fosler and the panel discuss numerous topics during the show. Those topics include: Ellie Lichtash talks about Montessori schools in the county. Leadership of National Active and Retired Federal Employees […]