Montgomery Community Media

Kim Jones hosts Studio 501c3, a show that focuses on the nonprofit organizations in Montgomery County working to build supportive communities every day. This episode features Judith Clark, founder and executive director of Women Who Care Ministries, a nonprofit fellowship that creates opportunities for those in need by women of all backgrounds. Watch previous episodes of […]

Montgomery County Public Schools will begin its summer meal service schedule on Tuesday. Students can pick up breakfast, lunch and dinner meals at school and mobile truck sites from 10 a.m. to noon. Bus distribution sites will be open from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Here is the list of locations. Altogether, the meals will […]

Montgomery County has awarded $1.2 million food access grants to 38 community organizations that provide vulnerable residents with access to food assistance during the COVID-19 crisis. The organizations receiving grants include community, religious, and advocacy groups in the area, as well as ethnic grocery stores. The funding for ethnic grocery stores is intended to increase […]

Families will receive information about grading for the third and fourth quarter next week, said Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Dr. Jack Smith in a message to the MCPS community Thursday.   Smith said MCPS is working with other school systems and the state Department of Education to figure out how grading will work for […]

Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro released a list of resources for residents affected by the partial federal government shutdown. Navarro encourages all residents impacted negatively by the shutdown to seek assistance. She also encourages residents who can afford to do so, to give to fundraising efforts to support those experiencing financial hardship. “As bills […]

“One in four kids in the U.S. faces hunger.”-Jeff Bridges It’s ironic that the same day the Corporate Volunteer Council of Montgomery County (CVC-MC) hosts a discussion on childhood hunger and food insecurity in Montgomery County, a new report was released ranking Montgomery County number one in Maryland when it comes to health. The 2016 […]

Judith Clark started a women’s fellowship group out of her home in Montgomery County where more than 35 women attended almost 20 years ago. Today, Clark is the founder of Women Who Care Ministries- a nonprofit that helps people transition to a “brighter day.” On Aug. 17, the Gaithersburg Mayor and City Council honored Clark for her work […]

Local groups, including Women Who Care Ministries, helped raise money and assistance for the Montgomery Village families displaced by a fire in January. Find out more in this MyMCMedia extra: You can help at www.womenwhocareministries.org. Related posts:      

Several community groups are joining forces to help dozens of Montgomery Village residents who were displaced from their apartment homes during a Jan. 8 blaze that claimed the life of a four-year-old-boy. CBS Radio DC Cares in partnership with Women Who Care Ministries held an outreach event on Jan. 13 in front of the Safeway […]

Women Who Care Ministries presented Rachel Alea Wims with an Award and named their Youth Annual Scholarship in her honor. Students with outstanding Community Service will receive the Rachel A. Wims Scholarship at an Annual Domestic Violence Conference for years to come. Rachel Alea Wims, daughter of Mr. Gregory Wims, the founder of the Victims […]