Each year, our generous community helps us host a Back to School Fair for nearly 300 children served by MCCH who are no longer homeless, thanks to our permanent housing programs.

The 2017 Back to School Fair will be held in on Tuesday, August 29th at Faith United Methodist Church, located at 6810 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD 20852.

This exciting event offers several opportunities to get involved. We need donations of school supplies, party supplies and gift cards. We also need volunteers before the event to sort and organize school supplies, as well as volunteers during the event  to set up, run games and activities, distribute backpacks, serve food, and clean up.

We’ve been thinking quite a bit about panhandling in recent days, following the tragic death of a local man who was struck and killed by a car while panhandling in Germantown.  His death led many people in our community to question – what is the right thing to do when you see someone on the side of the road or sidewalk, holding up a sign and asking for help? 

If you choose to respond to a panhandler, we encourage you to give them information through our Resource Card.  Download our Resource Card from our website or email volunteer@mcch.net and request to receive these cards via regular mail.

This terrible accident isn't the first, but let's try to make it the last. Together we can move forward and work to provide solutions for the most vulnerable in our community.

MCCH clients celebrated the start of summer with a family picnic! More than 50 children and adults from our permanent supportive housing programs  spent a sunny afternoon enjoying a barbecue lunch, fun outdoor games for all ages, and exciting raffle prizes. Many thanks to our volunteers from Aronson LLC for making the day truly special for our clients!