Advocacy

Advocacy Update – FY19 Budget

2018-06-06T10:30:01-04:00June 6th, 2018|Advocacy|

On May 24 the Montgomery County Council approved the County’s $5.6 billion FY19 Operating Budget. In this budget cycle Nonprofit Montgomery advocated for a 3% increase for nonprofit contracts across all county departments. The final budget included a 2% increase for DHHS contracts only. Nonprofit Montgomery’s advocacy raised awareness of the nonprofit contracts in several county departments in addition to DHHS. Contract increases are critical to ensuring that nonprofit organizations can continue to provide high quality services to people in need. Contract increases across all departments will remain an important advocacy agenda item.

The Council’s final budget resolutions can be viewed here. The budget includes more than $12.37 for 249 County Council and County Executive grants for nonprofit partners. The complete list of FY19 Council approved grants can be found here.

Now is a great time to thank the Councilmembers and their staff for supporting the critical services provided by the county’s nonprofit organizations.

Advocacy Update – FY19 Budget

2018-05-21T20:27:16-04:00May 21st, 2018|Advocacy|

The County Council reached a preliminary agreement on the $5.6 billion County operating budget and the $4.5 billion six-year capital budget. A final Council vote on the FY19 Operating Budget and FY19-24 CIP is scheduled for Thursday, May 24. The budgets will go into effect on July 1. The Council’s final budget resolutions will be posted on May 24.

The County Council has reached a decision on the final reconciliation list for the FY19 budget. Nonprofit Montgomery requested a 3% increase to all nonprofit contracts. The DHHS committee put this requested increase on the reconciliation list in increments of 1%, and then four ½% increments.

The result is that there is a 2% increase in County contracts in DHHS. Click here for the final grants reconciliation list. And here for our advocacy update about this.

County Council Work Sessions of Interest

2019-01-07T15:21:16-05:00May 16th, 2018|Advocacy|

Represent our sector and learn more at County Council committee sessions. Click here for the current committee schedule.

PHED – June 11, 2pm     

  • Zoning Text Amendment 18-03, Farm Alcohol Production – Standards
  • Bill 15-18, Economic Development- Workforce Development- Green Job Apprenticeship Program
  • Bill 34-17, Housing – Moderately Priced Dwelling Units (MPDU) Amendments
  • Bill 38-17, MPDUs-Requirement to Build

T&E – June 18, 9:30am     

  • Bill 10-18, Administration – Director of County Climate Policy – Established
  • Bill 11-18, Buildings – Environmental Roof Design – Non-residential and Multi-family buildings
  • Implementing Microtransit in Montgomery County

2018 Montgomery County Executive Candidates Forum

2018-05-21T20:21:40-04:00May 16th, 2018|Advocacy, Events|

Thursday, May 24, 2018 from 6:00-8:30pm
Interfaith Works Clothing Center // 751 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, MD
County Executive candidates will share their vision for Montgomery County and address questions related to jobs and workforce development, affordable housing, opportunity disparities, health and mental health care, safety net services, early care and education, and other topics of concern to the nonprofit sector and the 500,000+ residents who receive services from nonprofit organizations.
Moderated by: Armando Trull 
Armando Trull is an EMMY and TELLY award-winning journalist. He was a senior reporter at WAMU 88.5 FM from 2011 to 2018, where he was lead reporter on the race/identity desk.
Seating is limited. RSVP TODAY
Spanish and ASL interpretation available. 
View/download our flyer in English or español.

2018 Montgomery County Executive Candidates Forum

2018-05-09T22:38:31-04:00May 9th, 2018|Advocacy, Events|

Thursday, May 24, 2018 from 6:00-8:30pm
Interfaith Works Clothing Center // 751 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, MD
County Executive candidates will share their vision for Montgomery County and address questions related to jobs and workforce development, affordable housing, opportunity disparities, health and mental health care, safety net services, early care and education, and other topics of concern to the nonprofit sector and the 500,000+ residents who receive services from nonprofit organizations.

Moderated by: Armando Trull 

Armando Trull is an EMMY and TELLY award-winning journalist. He was a senior reporter at WAMU 88.5 FM from 2010 to 2018, where he was lead reporter on the race/identity desk.

Seating is limited. RSVP TODAY

County Council Work Sessions of Interest

2018-04-06T12:40:34-04:00April 12th, 2018|Advocacy|

Represent our sector and learn more at County Council committee sessions. Click here for the current committee schedule.

Health & Human Services and Education – April 18, 2pm
FY19 Operating Budget

  • Early Childhood Services, Infants and Toddlers, Child Care Subsidies, School Health Services, Linkages to Learning, High School Wellness Center, Public Private Partnerships, Children’s Opportunity Fund, and the Kennedy Cluster Project

Education – April 20, 2pm
FY19 Operating Budget

  •  Montgomery College
  • Community Use of Public Facilities
  • NDA: Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy

Education – April 25, 9:30am      
FY19 Operating Budget

  • Montgomery County Public Schools
  • Briefing- MCPS Child Abuse & Neglect Policy

Nonprofit Montgomery Advocacy

2018-04-07T19:10:09-04:00April 9th, 2018|Action Alerts, Advocacy|

The Montgomery County 2019 Operating budget does not include contract adjustments or inflationary increases for nonprofit contracts. Flat funding for nonprofit contracts across County departments means that providers are faced with the difficult choice of cutting essential services or searching for additional funding through limited outside sources to continue providing the same level of service.

Nonprofit Montgomery advocates for increases to County contracts to address these needs, in all departments that contract with nonprofit providers. We are hard at work preparing for budget advocacy meetings with our Councilmembers. Our messaging on behalf of the sector is strengthened when we bring multiple leaders together into the meeting rooms.

Our goal is to have at least 4-7 nonprofit leaders in the room for each meeting, who can speak about the impact of the county’s budget actions on their organizations and the people they serve. Even attending one can help make a difference for the county’s nonprofit sector and your organization. Please join us!

Councilmember Marc Elrich – Monday, April 9, 10am – FULL
Councilmember George Leventhal – Monday, April 9, 11:30am – FULL
Councilmember Craig Rice – Thursday, April 12, 10am
Councilmember Navarro – Thursday, April 12, 11am
Councilmember Sidney Katz – Thursday, April 12, 3:45pm
Councilmember Roger Berliner – Monday, April 16, noon (rescheduled from April 9)
Councilmember Nancy Floreen – Wednesday, April 18, 2pm
Office of Councilmember Hans Riemer – Thursday, April 19, 11am
Councilmember Tom Hucker – Thursday, April 26, noon

Please contact us if you are able to attend any of the above meetings. 

2018 Montgomery County Executive Candidates Forum

2018-04-06T13:02:03-04:00April 7th, 2018|Advocacy, Events|

County Executive candidates will share their vision for Montgomery County and address questions related to jobs and workforce development, affordable housing, opportunity disparities, health and mental health care, safety net services, early care and education, and other topics of concern to the nonprofit sector and the 500,000+ residents who receive services from nonprofit organizations.

Thursday, May 24 from 6-8:30pm
Interfaith Works Clothing Center, 751 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville

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