INTERFAITH WORKS
114 W MONTGOMERY AVE, ROCKVILLE, MD 208504213 www.iworksmc.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: INTERFAITH WORKS WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1972 AND INCORPORATED IN 1978. ITS PURPOSE IS TO IDENTIFY AND MEET THE NEEDS OF THE POOR BY LEADING AND ENGAGING MONTGOMERY COUNTY'S FAITH COMMUNITIES IN SERVICE,EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY. THROUGH ITS VARIOUS PROGRAMS, IT PROVIDES HOMELESS SERVICES, SUPPLIES LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH CLOTHING AND BOOKS, ADMINISTERS A MENTOR PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT, AND SPECIAL EVENTS TO HELP FEED THE HUNGRY.

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

INTERFAITH CLOTHING CENTER: PROVIDES FREE CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS TO 13,000 INCOME-QUALIFIED RESIDENTS EACH YEAR, INCLUDING NEARLY 6,000 CHILDREN, THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS' WORTH OF DONATED ITEMS. THE INTERFAITH CLOTHING CENTER ALSO HOUSES A PREPARE TOIMPRESS SHOP (PROFESSIONAL CLOTHING), DISTRIBUTES SPECIALIZED ITEMS SUCH AS LAYETTES TO EXPECTANT MOTHERS AND BRAND-NEW BACKPACKS FILLED WITH NEW SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO MCPS STUDENTS.

HOMELESS SERVICES: BECKY'S HOUSE HOUSES SENIOR HOMELESS WOMEN IN AN 8-BED HOME, PROVIDING 24-HOUR OVERSIGHT AND INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL HEALTH AND STABILITY OF FRAIL, HIGHER-NEED INDIVIDUALS.INTERFAITH WORKS EMPOWERMENT CENTER ENGAGES OVER 800 INDIVIDUALS IN A DAY PROGRAM WITH ACCESS TO SHOWERS, LAUNDRY, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. IT ALSO OPERATES AS A HEATING/COOLING CENTER DURING WEATHER EXTREMES. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, THE OVERFLOW SHELTER OPENS TO APPROXIMATELY 350 ADULTS, PROVIDING A PLACE TO SLEEP ON COLD NIGHTS.INTERFAITH HOMES PROVIDES SCATTERED-SITE APARTMENTS FOR 31 MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS. OFFERS WRAP AROUND CLINICAL AND MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES THAT EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO MAINTAIN INCOME AND HOUSING.INTERFAITH WORKS HOUSING INITIATIVES PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICE COORDINATION FOR 35 INDIVIDUALS HOUSED IN THEIR OWN APARTMENTS THROUGH MONTGOMERY COUNTY'S HOUSING INITIATIVE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM PROVIDESWRAP-AROUND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES INCLUDING COORDINATION OF CARE, LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND TENANCY SUPPORT AS WELL AS COMMUNITY REFERRALS.INTERFAITH WORKS RESIDENCES PROVIDES 24-HOUR STAFF SUPPORTED PRIVATE LIVING QUARTERS TO 21 MEN AND WOMEN WHO PREVIOUSLY HAVE EXPERIENCED LONG-TERM HOMELESSNESS. OFFERS A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHERE RESIDENTS CAN IDENTIFY AND OVERCOME BARRIERS TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND HOUSING.INTERFAITH WORKS WOMEN'S CENTER PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER, MEALS AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO APPROXIMATELY 250 WOMEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ANNUALLY AT A 70-BED FACILITY. HELPS WOMEN OVERCOME BARRIERS BY CONNECTING THEM WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT EMPOWER THEM TO OVERCOME HOMELESSNESS.WATKINS MILL HOUSE PROVIDES TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TO WOMEN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES IN AN 8-BED HOME OFFERING 24-HOUR SUPPORT AND CASE MANAGEMENT. LINKS CLIENTS TO TREATMENT, IW'S VOCATIONAL SERVICES, AND OTHER RESOURCES TO HELP WOMEN GAIN THE SUPPORTS THEY NEED TO MOVE THEMSELVES TO MORE STABLE, PERMANENT HOUSING. DUE TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS, A 2ND OVERFLOW WAS OPENED AND BOTH SHELTERS REMAINED OPEN THROUGH JUNE 30, 2020.

VOCATIONAL SERVICES: ENGAGES 250 LOW-INCOME AND HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN JOB READINESS CLASSES, CAREER COUNSELING AND TRAINING, AND ONE-ON-ONE JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES.

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