Montgomery Community Media

SNAP the silence on poverty is a week-long challenge launched by Montgomery County Councilmember Valerie Ervin at a grocery store in Rockville on Feb. 4. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke was there. You can watch the local leaders’ entire press conference below: Here are some photos of some of SNAP participants shopping at the Giant Food store […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Valerie Ervin tells us why she launched the SNAP the silence on poverty challenge in this video clip. Take a look. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Jenna Umbriac, Manna’s dietitian, will be blogging about Councilwoman Valerie Ervin’s SNAP the Silence Challenge. The challenge begins on Monday, but Jenna is already preparing: Yesterday I began my preparation for the upcoming SNAP the Silence challenge. This activity is designed to increase awareness about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as Food Stamps, […]

Join Council Member Valerie Ervin and many others in the SNAP the Silence Challenge this February 4-8. Participants will commit to just $5 a day for food, mimicking the county average of $4.28 each SNAP recipient receives in food stamp benefits. Manna’s dietitian Jenna will be joining council members, Maryland delegates, and representatives from Montgomery […]

Montgomery County Council Member Valerie Ervin invites you to join her in taking the SNAP Challenge and highlight how it feels to live in poverty. During the week of February 4, Ervin will spend only $5 on food each day and challenges others to do the same. In October of 2012, close to 7% of […]

Council Member Valerie Ervin has worked hard to increase funding for the school breakfast program. Governor O’Malley’s budget recommendations reflects an increase of $1.8 million for the Maryland Meals for Achievement program. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. Read MyMCMedia’s earlier post on Governor O’Malley’s Budget for […]

As the Montgomery County Council returned from recess, Council President Nancy Navarro and Councilmember Valerie Ervin expressed support for gun control at both the state and federal level. In addition, the Council is considering a supplemental appropriation to fund accelerating the installation of security systems in all elementary schools. Montgomery County Police Chief J. Thomas […]

Governor O’Malley recommends expanding ‘Maryland Meals for Achievement’ by including  additional $1.8 Million in FY14 State Budget, as requested by Montgomery Council member Ervin  and Coalition of Elected Leaders. Council member Ervin applauds Governor O’Malley’s commitment to increasing universal breakfast for students Montgomery County Councilmember Valerie Ervin, who chairs the Council’s Education Committee, worked with […]

Montgomery County Council member Valerie Ervin and D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser co-hosted a unique community meeting on Monday, Jan. 14 at Shepherd Elementary School in Northwest Washington. Many residents attended the meeting and a lively discussion ensued. See the highlights in this video. Shepherd Elementary is located at 7800 14th Street NW in Washington. […]

Councilmember Valerie Ervin was a recent guest on Montgomery County’s Spanish language radio show Montgomery al Dia. She spoke about the food recovery program that was recently launched. Take a look. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.