| CAREER
AND JOB COUNSELING |
| Montgomery
College Counseling and Advising |
240-567-5063 |
| Counseling
& Career Center, Commission for Women |
240-777-8300 |
| CHILD
CARE |
Child
Care Resource and Referral Center
(assists in search for child care) |
240-777-3110
8:30 am- 5pm |
Working
Parents Assistance Program
(subsidies for child care) |
240-777-1155 |
| COMMUNITY
SERVICES |
Tess Community
Service Center
(information and referral, assistance in obtaining public or
private benefits, help in filling out forms and applications;
screening for service eligibility for vision, dental care, hearing,
medical care, rental assistance, etc.) |
301-565-7675 |
MUSST
(Ministry United Silver Spring)
(information and referral, assistance in obtaining public or
private benefits, help in filling out forms and applications;
screening for service eligibility for vision, dental care, hearing,
medical care, rental assistance) |
301-495-4699 |
| Spanish
Catholic Center |
301-434-3999
301-431-3773 |
| CONSUMER
INFORMATION |
Consumer
Credit Counseling
Free counseling with budgeting
(debt management, money management,
planning for debt repayment) |
800-642-2227 |
| FOOD,
CLOTHING ASSISTANCE |
Adventist
Community Service (Silver Spring)
(food pantry, clothing, household provisions) |
301-585-6556 |
| HIV
& SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES |
Whitman
Walker Clinic - http://www.wwc.org/
(variety of medical and mental health services: HIV, AIDS; GLBT,
Transgendered) |
202-797-3500 |
| Montgomery
County Health Department |
240-777-1760 |
| INCOME
TAX PREPARATION ASSISTANCE |
| Internal
Revenue Service |
800-829-1040 |
VITA
(Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program)
8210 Colonial Lane, Silver Spring, MD 20910
1/29/08 to 4/12/08
free to Montgomery County residents with low-to-moderate
incomes, including persons with disabilities, limited-English
proficiency,
and
older
taxpayers |
To
schedule an appointment:
Karen Fisher at 301-565-7451
|
| LANDLORD
PROBLEMS |
| Montgomery
County Landlord Tenant Resources |
240-777-3636 |
| LEGAL
AID |
Maryland
Legal Aid Bureau
Legal advice at a reduced cost |
800-999-8904
410-951-7777 |
Immigration
Legal Services Program
of Catholic Charities (payment plans available) |
202-772-4352
or 4356 |
| MEDICAL
CARE |
Community
Clinics
(reduced cost medical care) |
|
| Germantown: |
240-777-3380 |
| Silver
Spring: |
240-777-3160 |
| Rockville: |
240-777-3120 |
| Wheaton: |
240-777-1621 |
Under
One Roof Medical Clinic
MC Dept. of Health & Human Services
751 Twinbrook Pkwy, Suite 211, Rockville, MD 20851
(if you don't have medical insurance) |
For
appointment, please call:
240-77-3274
|
Maryland
Children's Health Program
(health insurance coverage for children
& pregnant women) |
240-777-3174
or 1632 |
| MENTAL
HEALTH, PSYCHIATRIC AND ADDICTIONS SERVICES |
| Montgomery
County Crisis Center |
240-777-4000
240-777-4815 (TTY) |
Mental
Health Association Hot Line
Free telephone counseling
(information & referral, assistance with psychiatric shelters)
Mental
Health Association Home Page
|
301-738-2255
Youth Hotline:
301-738-9697
|
Montgomery
Co. Adult Outpatient Mental Health Multicultural Services:
Vietnamese, Hispanic
(sliding fee scale) |
240-777-3200 X1770
240-777-3222 |
| N*Common
- New Capacity & Outreach for Multicultural Mental Health
Opportunities Now |
301-424-0656 |
Mental
Health Services for Persons who are
Deaf or Hard of Hearing (sliding fee scale, ASL)
|
301-990-6880
(V)
301-990-7215 (TTY) |
Addiction
Services Coordination
(walk-in asssessments for treatment - sliding fee scale) |
240-777-1770
(V)
240-777-4806 (FAX) |
| Education,
Treatment, Referral/Dept. of Health & Human Svcs. |
301-279-1332 |
The Pastoral
Counseling and Consultation Centers of Greater Washington
(Mental Health treatment in metro area) |
202-234-0202 |
| NUTRITION
EDUCATION |
| Maryland
Cooperative Extension |
301-590-9638 |
| REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTH (Pregnancy, Birth Control, VD) |
Birthright
of Wheaton
(free pregnancy testing; assistance with maternity clothes,
diapers & baby formula; adoption services) |
301-946-3339 |
Potomac
Family Planning Center
(free pregnancy testing, abortion services, women’s health |
301-251-9124 |
Maryland
Right to Life
Centers that offer alternatives to abortion by county |
301-858-8304
|
Planned
Parenthood
(pregnancy testing, birth control, reproductive health services)
- (sliding fee scale) |
301-608-3448 |
Montgomery
County Department of Health & Human Services
(all types of information & referral) |
240-777-1245 |
| SELF
HELP GROUPS |
| Alcoholics
Anonymous (AA) |
202-966-9115 |
| AlAnon/AlAteen/ACOA
|
202-882-1334
888-425-2666 |
Narcotics
Anonymous (NA)
http://www.cprna.org
(24-hr. Helpline - 800-543-4670) |
202-399-5316
800-543-4670 |
Hospice
Caring
http://www.hospicecaring.org
(free non-medical hospice services & bereavement programs) |
301-869-HOPE
hospice@hospicecaring.org
|
| TRANSPORTATION |
| Montgomery
County Transportation Information |
|
Disability-Related
Transportation Information
(a long list of options with the most current contact information)
(Transportation
Options - text and .pdf versions) |
|
Metrobus
(Customer Information) |
202-637-7000
202-638-3780 (TTY) |
| Metro
Access (regional Paratransit for persons with disabilities who
are not able to use accessible public transportation) |
301-562-5360
301-588-7535 (TTY)
800-523-7009 |
| Metro
Access Complaint Line (Call here if the lift does not work,
there are other problems with the vehicle, and if you receive
poor service) |
301-562-5360
301-588-7535 (TTY) |
| Call
N' Ride (discounted Taxicab Coupons for Low-income seniors
and persons with disabilities) |
301-948-5409
(V)
301-258-0206 (FAX) |
| Medicaid
Transportation (transportation to and from medical apointments,
for medical assistance clients) |
301-468-4125
(V)
301-468-4109 (TTY) |
Ride-On
http://montgomerycountymd.gov/content/dpwt/transit/default.asp |
240-777-RIDE
(Touchtone)
240-777-5869 (TTY)
240-777-5871 (Pulse/Rotary Dial) |
| Touch
Tone Transit Information System |
800-732-3327 |
Accessible
Ride-On Service
(buses fitted with hydraulic lifts available for medical transportation;
appointment necessary) |
240-777-5870 |
Paratransit
Screening Center, DPWT
(transportation for low-income county residents) |
301-468-4150 |
| MD
Driver’s License/Motor Vehicle Administration |
800-950-1682
800-492-4572 (TTY) |
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