Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Councilmember Valerie Ervin and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake made many points, exchanged views on numerous issues and shared a few laughs when discussing the aspects of their jobs that the public does not normally see when they were together for the taping of the next in a series of unique shows for County […]

Recently, the Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee, chaired by Council President Nancy Navarro along with committee members, Valerie Ervin and Hans Riemer, heard testimony from Montgomery County Board of Elections President Mary Ann Keefe, Margaret Jurgenson, Election Director, Montgomery County Board of Elections, and Linda Lamone, State Administrator of Elections. Council President and Committee […]

Plans for the redevelopment of The Blairs apartment complex in Silver Spring are in the works. You can find out more in this report by CCM’s Susan Kenedy. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. Plans for the redevelopment may be viewed online at www.blairsmasterplan.com

UPDATED Residents, non-profit providers, community activists and elected leaders gathered at the Silver Spring Civic Building on the eve of Feb. 8 to discuss their work week living on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) $5 per day food budget. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. As noted in the above video, it was Montgomery County Councilmember […]

When strangers start acting like neighbors… communities are reinvigorated. ~ Ralph Nader This week was one of ups and downs, highs and lows but ultimately it was an amazing showing of people committed to building a community of people who are unafraid to show their empathy and determination to shine a light on poverty and […]

I was interviewed yesterday for the Segye Times, which is a Korean newspaper. The reporter was interested in the SNAP Challenge and couldn’t believe that in the U.S. there were people who go hungry every day. He was particularly interested in what I had to eat and wanted to take pictures of my lunch that […]

I know my experience this week is not comparable to many people who survive with the help of government assistance for food. However, there are bound to be some commonalities.  “The end of the month was really hard.” One of my friends shared that with me a few days ago as she remembered the time […]

Today is day three of the SNAP the Silence Challenge and while it’s been difficult, I’m still holding strong. For me, one of the most interesting effects of this challenge is the way that my mind has begun to fixate on food. In the morning, I think about what I’m having for breakfast, lunch, and […]

Manna’s dietitian Jenna Umbriac has been all over the news today, from her part in the SNAP the Silence press conference to an interview with WTOP news. This afternoon, Jenna shared her shopping list for the challenge with me. The list is set for 2 people ($50 a week in SNAP benefits), so you can […]

The Montgomery County Council today unanimously approved legislation designed to encourage the creation of new affordable housing by requiring an assessment to accompany the proposal for certain new projects included in the County’s Capital Improvements Program (CIP). Councilmember Roger Berliner was the lead sponsor of Bill 37-12, which was co-sponsored by Council President Nancy Navarro, […]