CRISIS NUMBERS |
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| Abused Persons Crisis Line |
240-777-4673
240-777-4800 (FAX) |
| College Security (Rockville Campus) |
240-567-5111
301-279-5648 (TTY) |
| Crisis Hot Line (24 hours) |
240-777-4000
240-777-4815 (TTY) |
| Police & Fire |
911 |
| Sexual Assault Crisis Line |
240-777-4357 |
| Suicide Hot Line |
301-738-2255 |
| Supportive Listening Line |
301-738-2255 |
| Emergency Housing - Homeless |
Rockville 240-777-4550
Silver Spring 240-777-3075
Germantown 240-777-4448
After hours, contact the Crisis Center 240-777-4000 |
CAREER AND JOB COUNSELING |
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| Counseling & Career Center, Commission for Women |
240-777-8300 |
CHILD CARE |
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| 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 |
WIC (Women Infants Children) of Maryland
Maryland Dept of Health & Mental Hygiene
201 W. Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-2399
http://fha.maryland.gov/wic/ |
toll-free MD: 1-800-242-4WIC
voice: (410) 767-5242
fax: (410) 333-5243
TTY 1-800-735-2258
email: jboras@dhmh.state.md.us
website: http://mdwic.org |
COMMUNITY SERVICES |
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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 |
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Consumer Credit Counseling
Free counseling with budgeting
(debt management, money management,
planning for debt repayment) |
800-642-2227 |
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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
202-939-7690 |
| Montgomery County Health Department |
240-777-1760 |
TAYA (Teen and Young Adult Health Connection)
(Reproductive prenatal health care, contraception, STD testing, work physicals, sliding fee scale)
Silver Spring Location
1400 Spring Street, Suite 200
Silver Spring, MD 20910
http://www.connectwithteens.com/ |
301-565-7675
301-565-0916 (FAX) |
Planned Parenthood
1400 Spring Street, #450
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(pregnancy testing, contraception, reproductive health services, STD testing, sliding fee scale)
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/
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301-608-3448
301-608-0098 (FAX) |
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 |
240-777-3600 |
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) |
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| 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)
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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) |
TAYA (Teen and Young Adult Health Connection)
(Reproductive prenatal health care, contraception, STD testing, work physicals, sliding fee scale)
Silver Spring Location
1400 Spring Street, Suite 200
Silver Spring, MD 20910
http://www.connectwithteens.com/ |
301-565-7675
301-565-0916 (FAX) |
TAYA (Teen and Young Adult Health Connection)
(Reproductive prenatal health care, contraception, STD testing, work physicals, sliding fee scale)
Gaithersburg Location
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday
2pm to 5:30pm
http://www.connectwithteens.com/ |
301-565-7675
301-565-0916 (FAX) |
Birthright International
(Support, counseling and alternatives to abortion)
12247 Georgia Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20902
http://www.birthright.org/ |
301-946-3339
800-550-4900 |
Planned Parenthood
1400 Spring Street, #450
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(pregnancy testing, contraception, reproductive health services, STD testing, sliding fee scale)
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/ |
301-608-3448
301-608-0098 (FAX) |
Potomac Family Planning Center
(free pregnancy testing, abortion services, women’s health)
966 Hungerford Drive, Suite 24
Rockville, MD
http://www.potomacfamilyplanning.com/rockville_abortion.html |
301-251-9124 |
Maryland Right to Life
(Offers alternatives to abortion) |
301-858-8304
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Montgomery County Department of Health & Human Services
(all types of information & referral) |
240-777-1245 |
LOCAL SELF HELP GROUPS |
| View Additional Self Help Resources (note: links to external web site) |
Active Minds
(aims to remove the stigma that surrounds mental health issues, and create a comfortable environment for an open conversation about mental health issues) |
Montgomery College Chapter
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
MCactiveminds@gmail.com
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| 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
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TRANSPORTATION |
| Montgomery County Transportation Information |
Inside county: 311 |
Disability-Related Transportation Information
(a long list of options with the most current contact information) |
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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) |
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| 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) |
| National Resources |
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| Half of Us - College student depression |
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| Jed Foundation - student, parent information on mental health |
Lifeline 800-273-8255 |
| Live Your Life Well - Self Depression Screening |
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| The Gay and Lesbian National Hotline |
1-888-843-4564 |
| National Runaway Switchboard |
1-800-786-2929 |
| The Trevor Project - A 24 hr. toll free confidential suicide hotline for gay and questioning youth |
1-866-488-7386 |
| National Association of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders |
847-831-3438 |
| John Hopkins Eating Disorder Program |
410-955-3863 |
National Domestic Violence/Child Abuse/Sexual Abuse Hotline
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800-799-7233 |
| U Life Line -online assessments |
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| Student Sex Life |
communications@thenc.org |