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Category: Housing and Community Services

A Summer Full of Health Awareness at the Senior Center

Over the next two months at Rockville Senior Center, learn basic first aid, all about aches and pains, and how to get to the root of an illness. Register at the senior center’s information desk, by calling 240-314-8800 or online at www.rockvillemd.gov/registration. Classes are free unless otherwise noted.

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Applications Being Accepted for Community Development Block Grants

Money Can Benefit Low- and Moderate-Income Household or Neighborhood Projects Rockville is accepting applications for an anticipated $263,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant funds it will receive this fall. CDBG money can be used to provide grants to applicants for housing and community development projects that benefit low- and

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May is Health Fair Month at the Senior Center

Keep healthy in May and June with free programs that include how to recognize signs of stroke, eating well and the latest information on blood pressure, at the Rockville Senior Center. Register using the course number at www.rockvillemd.gov/registration, in person at the senior center information desk or by calling 240-314-8810.

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Making A Welcoming Space for Inmates and Their Kids

Program Helps Pre-Release Clients be Stronger, More Confident Parents For Kate Bouwkamp, the stark tile floors, plastic chairs and glass and metal walls of the visitation room at the Montgomery County Pre-Release Center were far from the kind of supportive environment soon-to-be free clients needed to best bond with their

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Home Rehabilitation Grants Available

The city helps low- and moderate-income homeowners make repairs to their homes through the Single-Family Rehabilitation program, a forgivable loan program funded by Community Development Block Grants. Typical repairs covered with CDBG funding include roof replacement, plumbing and electrical upgrades, furnace replacement, and kitchen and bathroom repairs. The city has

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Get a Free Bike Just by Being a TERRIFIC Kid!

Are you in elementary school and Trustworthy, Earnest, Respectful, Responsible, Involved, Fair, Industrious and Caring? That’s all you need to take part in Rockville’s 2019 TERRIFIC Challenge, which gives free bikes to students in grades 1-5 who fulfill six out of 16 “good deeds,” such as perfect attendance in school

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Diversity Workshop Seeks Students

“Building Bridges in a Diverse Society,” a dynamic, highly interactive diversity leadership workshop offered by the city’s Human Rights Commission, returns in April. The free workshop is for students living in or attending high school in Rockville, or attending Montgomery College – Rockville. It will be held from 9 a.m.-3

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Mayor and Council to Vote on MPDU Program Changes

The Mayor and Council are scheduled to vote Monday, April 1 on proposed changes to the Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit program. As proposed, applications would be submitted directly to the MPDU property. This would only affect the rental component of the MPDU program. The change creates a one-stop shop application

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Mind, Lifestyle, Heart Health and Bingo at the Senior Center

Use your mind for better living, find out about lifestyle medicine and play a round of bingo after you learn how to keep your heart healthy, in February at the Rockville Senior Center. Using Hypnosis/Self Hypnosis for Pain and Well-being. At this free class, explore the use of hypnosis and

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