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Faith
In Action on Racial Equity
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All faith traditions
attest to justice and equality for everyone in our
human family. Yet worship services are often segregated,
and faith leaders struggle with how to create a
more inclusive and equitable Montgomery County.
On Thursday, August
13, 4-5:30 pm, presented by Silver Spring Town Center, Inc.
(SSTCi) in collaboration with the Faith Community Advisory
Council (FCAC), four faith leaders will define the
meaning of racial equity and describe how
their faith communities are dealing with systemic
racism and working with others toward achieving racial equity.
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Faith communities are
being asked to encourage volunteers to be engaged throughout the
Census Weekend of August 7-10 and beyond to October
31. Promotion in all services of worship and newsletters are
sought because more than 1 in 4 households in Montgomery County
have not responded to the Census. It means we could lose 4.6
billion dollars in federal and state funds over the next 10 years
for hospitals, schools and social services.
1-844-330-2020
Volunteers
Needed for Census Weekend
Please visit the Volunteer Center website
to register and sign up for an upcoming
event. Adding promotional materials to the work your
food distribution and healthcare programs will
also help. Remember to tell others that if the Census
is not completed before August 11 they will be contacted by the
Census Bureau.
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Reopening
Assistance Grants Available to Faith Communities
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The “Reopen Montgomery
Small Business Grant Program,” which was created by the
Montgomery County Council with the support of County Executive
Marc Elrich, was launched, Wednesday, July 29, has $14 million
available to help businesses, nonprofits and faith communities
with grants that could be as much as $5,000.
Businesses, nonprofits
and faith communities may be eligible for grants for reopening
expenditures they have incurred related to health and safety
requirements from the State and County for reopening their
business between March 16, 2020, and 30 days following the date
when the County starts Phase 3 reopening. The County is still
operating under Phase 2 reopening guidelines.
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COVID-19
Testing and Testing Site Procedure
The Interfaith
Community Liaison is working with other
county officials to increasing free testing and
engaging faith communities in that process. Updated information
on COVID-19 Testing in Montgomery County can be found here.
For organizations that
are considering partnering with County for COVID-19 testing,
there are two kinds:
Those organizations that
want only to offer space - building and/or parking lot, contact
Dr. James Bridgers, Deputy Health Officer (James.Bridgers@montgomerycountymd.gov) to
coordinate use of space for pop-up testing HUBs.
Free COVID-19
Testing on August 3 and 4
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Monday, August 3
8 AM - 12 PM
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Lunes, agosto 3
8 AM - 12 PM
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detalles
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Tuesday, August 4
10 AM - 2 PM
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Martes, agosto 4
10 AM - 2 PM
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Staying
Connected While Social Distancing
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We
are updating the COVID-19 tab
on our website regularly. It has special resources for
families, technological assistance, healthcare, volunteers,
grant opportunities and much more!
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