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Category: Housing and Community Services

It Takes a Village (Facilitator)

The Senior Center has hired a former community liaison to fill a new city position to advocate for a growing movement that will allow seniors to live in their own homes longer. Trish Evans, the city’s first senior villages facilitator for Rockville’s Senior Services Division, assumed her new role in

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Water-saving Toilets Available for Low-income Homeowners

Revised Income Guidelines for Conservation Program City staff will coordinate removal of up to two older, inefficient toilets per eligible home and replace them with new water-saving toilets through the city’s water conservation program. Older toilets use between 3.5 and 7 gallons per flush (gpf), while new water saving toilets

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Find Career Help with Job Club

Need help finding a job? Rockville can help with a new program, launched in January, called Job Club. Held from 1-3 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month, job seekers can drop in to Twinbrook Community Recreation Center at 12920 Twinbrook Parkway to receive guidance on job searches and

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County to Provide Free Tax Preparation Appointments

Montgomery County is hosting free tax preparation sessions throughout tax season for families who earned less than $54,000 in 2016. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, which is run by the Montgomery County Community Action Agency, provides IRS-certified professionals and volunteers to help low- to moderate-income families maximize their

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County to Provide Free Tax
Preparation Appointments

Montgomery County is hosting free tax preparation sessions throughout tax season for families who earned less than $54,000 in 2016. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, which is run by the Montgomery County Community Action Agency, provides IRS-certified professionals and volunteers to help low- to moderate-income families maximize their

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City’s Financial Assistance Program Can Help in an Emergency

Need financial help? Facing eviction? Utilities about to shut off? Need help paying for prescription medication? Emergency financial assistance is available to eligible Rockville residents facing a financial crisis, through the Rockville Emergency Assistance Program (REAP). REAP assistance may be available for funeral expenses, medical expenses and payment for other

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Contribute to the Future of Caregiver Funding Decisions

The Mayor and Council are seeking volunteers to recommend changes to Rockville’s caregiver funding process. The Caregiver Funding Task Force will examine the city’s grant process, review processes used by other jurisdictions, identify best practices and recommend a comprehensive process for reviewing applications and proposing funding.

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Contribute to the Future of
Caregiver Funding Decisions

The Mayor and Council are seeking volunteers to recommend changes to Rockville’s caregiver funding process. The Caregiver Funding Task Force will examine the city’s grant process, review processes used by other jurisdictions, identify best practices and recommend a comprehensive process for reviewing applications and proposing funding.

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How You Helped the Holiday Drive, by the Numbers

Rockville’s Holiday Drive made Thanksgiving and the December holiday season special for neighbors in need. The drive provided Thanksgiving meals to 497 families, including more than 1,600 individuals, and hosted a Thanksgiving meal for 105 seniors.

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