Urgent Need
Montgomery County Crisis Center (staffed 24 hours)
Montgomery County HHS Program
240-777-4000
General Information about Services Available
Montgomery County – 311
(If you are outside the county, call 240-777-0311)
City of Gaithersburg Community Services
301-258-6395
Search website infomontgomery.org
Rent/Utilities – Gaithersburg HELP can NOT help directly with
rent/utilities. First, call your landlord or utility company to try to
work out payment. Then, you can call:
Montgomery County – 311
(outside county call 240-777-0311)
City of Gaithersburg Community Services
301-258-6395
Upper Montgomery Assistance Network
301-926-4422
Housing Initiative Partnership (counseling)
301-916-5946
Family Services, Inc. (counseling)
301-840-3240
Maryland Energy Assistance Program (MEAP)
240-777-4450
WSSC Financial Assistance with Water and Sewer Bills
301-206-4001
Other Food Resources in Our Service Area
Manna Food Center
301-424-1130
Gaithersburg CARES Hub (Seneca Creek Community Church)
301-793-3321
Nourish Now
301-330-0222
Mont. County Muslim Foundation (MCMF) Food Pantry
301-825-3657
Lord’s Table Brown Bag Lunch, 12:30 – 1:30 pm, Monday –
Friday, Epworth United Methodist Church, 9008 Rosemont
Drive, Gaithersburg.
St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, food pantry every
Monday morning, 201 S. Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg
301-990-3203
Women, Infants and Children’s (WIC) Program
301-840-8339
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
240-777-3420
Other Food Resources Outside of Our Service Area
Rockville HELP
301-564-0800
Serves an area bounded by Redland Road, Needwood Road,
and Muncaster Mill Road on the north; Norbeck Road and
the Rock Creek Trail on the east, Randolph Road and
Montrose Road on the south, and Rockville City limits on the
west. See map at https://www.rockvillehelp.org/.
Olney HELP
301-774-4334
Serves Olney, Brookeville, Sandy Spring, Ashton, and
Brinklow. See map at http://www.olneyhelp.org/request-help.html.
Damascus HELP
301-253-4100
Serves Zip Code 20871 east of I-270, 20872, 20882 north of
Brink Road, 20876 from Rt 27 north of Brink Road, and 20841
only at Rt 355 to I 270. See map at
https://damascushelp.org/.
Germantown HELP
301-482-1320
Serves Zip Codes 20874 and 20876.
Bethesda HELP
301-365-2022
Serves Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Kensington, and parts of
Potomac, Silver Spring, and Wheaton. See map at
https://www.bethesdahelp.org/need-help/service-area.
Western Upper Montgomery County HELP (WUMCO) HELP
301-972-8481
Serves Zip Codes 20837, 20838, 20839, 20841, and 20842.
Midcounty United Ministries (MUM)
301-929-8675
Serves Zip Codes 20853, 20895, 20896, 20902 and 20906.
Ministries United Silver Spring / Takoma Park (MUSST)
301-495-4699
Serves Zip codes 20901, 20910, 20912, and the Montgomery
County portion of 20783.
Healthcare Partners working with Gaithersburg HELP
CCACC Medical Services – 9318 Gaither Road
240-393-5950
Home Care Partners – Nonmedical aging in place aides
(call Gaithersburg Community Services 301-258-6395)
MobileMed – 202 South Summit Avenue
301-493-2400
Holy Cross Health Center – 220 Perry Parkway
301-557-1832
Korean Community Service Center – 847 Quince Orchard Blvd
240-683-6663
Mercy Medical Clinic – 7 Metropolitan Court
240-773-0300
Other Services Available
Gilchrist Immigrant Resource Center
240-777-4940
A Wider Circle
301-608-3504
Free second-hand furniture and household goods.
Montgomery County Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
240-777-1123
Free tax preparation services for low to moderate income
County residents.
Maryland Legal Aid
240-314-0373
Legal assistance for eligible residents in civil matters, such as
landlord/ tenant, family law, bankruptcy.