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Community groups press Rockville to sustain or increase FY26 grant funding
Summary
Nonprofits and community groups including Community Reach, Peerless Rockville, Main Street Connect and Rockville Science Center outlined services and asked the mayor and council to maintain or increase FY26 community grant and program funding during the March 24 budget public hearing.
Representatives from several nonprofit and volunteer organizations told the Rockville Mayor and Council on March 24 that city grant funding supports critical services and asked the council to sustain or increase FY2026 allocations.
Community Reach of Montgomery County described several programs that city funds support in Rockville, including emergency rental and utility assistance, senior home repair and home-care services, language outreach and tutoring at Meadowhall Elementary School, and two permanent supportive housing homes. Andrea Kempner Wink, the nonprofit’s managing director, said the agency had exhausted its FY25 Rockville emergency assistance allocation and received an…
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