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TPSS Co-Op to Reopen Wednesday After Extensive Summer Revamp
The Takoma Park-Silver Spring Co-op will reopen on Wednesday following extensive remodeling.
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Silver Spring Nonprofits Among Awardees of Childhood Hunger Grant Programs
Several Silver Spring nonprofits have received grants to bolster the implementation of the county’s Strategic Plan to End Childhood Hunger.
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MoCo Made Food & Beverage Expo Returns Thursday
The Silver Spring Civic Building will once again host the MoCo Made Food & Beverage Expo on Thursday.
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County Food Council Seeks New Executive Director
The Montgomery County Food Council, a nonprofit that “serves as the primary connection point for businesses, nonprofits, government agencies, and residents around food system issues in our county,” (per its website), is looking for a new executive director, according to an announcement from its board of directors.
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MCPS, Community Partners Open Food Pantry at Weller Road Elementary School
Weller Road Elementary School hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday to officially open the school’s new food pantry in an effort to provide support to families in need.
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County Food Council Adds Surveys in Three More Languages
The Montgomery County Food Council has added surveys in three additional languages as it seeks resident input regarding 2021 food security initiatives. The survey, which launched in January, is now available in French, Amharic and Mandarin in addition to English and Spanish.
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Food Council Launches Survey to Help Guide 2021 Decisions
The Montgomery County Food Council has launched a survey to gather input from residents regarding 2021 food security initiatives. The survey, which is eight questions long, is intended to help guide the county in how to best serve target communities during and after the pandemic in its programs, policy development and funding priorities.
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County Groups Launch Online Marketplace, Issue Holiday Challenge
Three county organizations have issued the MoCo Holiday Challenge, part of the launch of a new online directory of local business, dining and shopping information, according to a press release from the Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation. The site, MoCo Marketplace, is a partnership between MCEDC, the Montgomery County Food Council’s MoCo Made and Visit…
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Small Things Matter Distributes Hundreds of Free Meals at Blair High School
Silver Spring-based nonprofit Small Things Matter, created by Montgomery Blair High School student Lana Anderson, distributed 600 Indian curry meals free of charge to anyone that visited the school on Monday. The Guru Gobind Singh Foundation – Sikh Spiritual Center provided the meals.