Montgomery Community Media

On this episode of Connecting Our Community host Karen Allyn is joined by Certified Culinary Professional, Chef Sheila Crye. Sheila directs four 14 week after-school cooking programs, each with a capacity of 15-20 participants, created especially for at-risk middle school youth. Young Chefs is one among an array of after-school activities offered through an umbrella program called Excel Beyond […]

On this episode of Connecting Our Community host Karen Allyn meets with Lianne Heller, the Director of Sulam. Sulam believes that a high quality education should be available to children in the metro Washington area irrespective of their learning differences. This wonderful organization is setting a great example of a program that is working for our […]

The craft beer industry continues to grow and become more popular. On this episode of Connecting Our Community host Karen Allyn introduces us to one of  Montgomery County’s newest craft beer providers, The Brookeville Beer Farm. Guests Phil Muth, Co-owner and Kenny Borkmann the head brewer give us a lesson about beer, how they got started and […]

Children and young adults with special needs can often find it challenging to just find a friend to hang out with and feel part of the larger community. On this episode of Connecting Our Community Host Karen Allyn meets with Chana Kaplan who will tell us about The Friendship Circle of Greater Washington.  The Friendship […]

Women, what do we do when our car starts making noise? Do you feel confident when you bring it into a shop for repairs? Well on this episode we will meet a special lady that is trying to help us. Host Karen Allyn is joined by the owner of the 1st female owned auto repair shop […]

Nearly 1.5 million high school students nationwide experience physical abuse from a dating partner in a single year. On this episode of Connecting Our Community, Host Karen Allyn is joined by two people that have been working hard to get the word out to parents in the community. Karen is joined by Cheryl Kravitz, a […]

Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death for Americans. 41,149 suicides were reported in the most recent full year of statistics available. Find out how two local women are turning their tragedies into something positive on this episode of Connecting Our Community. Host Karen Allyn speaks with Susan Rosenstock, one of the founders of […]

Learning to understand English or not being able to read and write can be an overwhelming challenge to recent immigrants and others.  On this episode of Connecting Our Community you can find out how The Literacy Council of Montgomery County is working with members of our community to help. Host Karen Allyn is joined by the Executive Director of the […]

There are 5 million victims of elder abuse in this country every year, but most people are not aware of this growing problem.  Learn more on this episode of Connecting our Community. Host Karen Allyn speaks with Bill Benson, the National Policy Advisor with the National Adult Protective Services Association. Besides having a whole host […]

On this episode of Connecting Our Community host Karen Allyn discusses the Community Action Agency with Sharon Strauss, the organization’s Executive Director. The Community Action Agency helps low income residents become more independent. On this episode of Connecting Our Community host Karen Allyn discusses The Community Action Agency with Sharon Strauss, the organization’s Executive Director. […]