Promoting self-sufficiency...
OUR CHALLENGE
Imagine you can’t provide even the most basic needs for your family. Where do you turn?
The innocent victims of homelessness are children. 40% of Maryland’s homeless are families, and at least half of all the homeless children are under the age of five.
Since 1988, The Dwelling Place has provided housing and intensive case management to help families move toward self-sufficiency. We keep families together.
Homelessness in Montgomery County: ■ 1,123 people are homeless on any given day ■ 27% are children ■ 74% have disabilities ■ 34% work but can’t afford housing ■ You would have to work 160 hours per week at minimum wage to afford the basic costs of living in a fair-market rent two-bed room apartment
...through education, life skills and housing Getting families to stand on their own requires that we address the underlying causes of their homelessness. We work with families to develop and make progress toward individual goal plans specific to their situations and needs.
We provide the following to each of our families: Life Skills Education Academic Support for the Children
Individual Employment/ Education Counseling Intensive Case Management Services
We define success as a family’s return to independent living – with a job, a home, a support system, and a sense of self-respect and dignity.
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The Dwelling Place program helped me to stay focused and on task. It gave me a safe place to live for me and my daughter. —Former Client
Supporting homeless families in Montgomery County in their pursuit of self-sufficiency
MISSION STATEMENT The Dwelling Place supports homeless families in Montgomery County, MD in their pursuit of self-sufficiency by providing housing, education, financial and life skills, and career enhancement.
The Dwelling Place is a 501(c)3 charitable organization. All contributions to The Dwelling Place are 100% deductible. Save time and expense by considering a donation online. Go to our website for more information at www.tdp-inc.org.
The Dwelling Place
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19632 Club House Road, Suite 510 Montgomery Village, MD 20886 phone. (240) 813-1603 fax. (240) 813-1604 www.tdp-inc.org
HOW YOU CAN HELP
MAKING A DIFFERENCE The Dwelling Place supports homeless families in Montgomery County, MD in their pursuit of self-sufficiency by providing housing, education, financial and life skills, and career enhancement.
Our outcomes grew stronger over the past 30 years. Today, we provide services to 28 families, with 100% of families exiting our program remaining stably housed.
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Provides backpacks and school supplies for five children.
Please contact us to learn more about how you might be able to help—whether through a one-time gift, support of an event, donating a car, designating us for your United Way giving, or a monthly pledge. You will change lives!
We are one of the few programs in the County who continue to provide supportive housing services. We encourage you to continue to support our work and join our TDP family.
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Purchases two new beds for our children to sleep on.
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Pays for one month of housing for a family of four.
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Provides one month of support services and case management for our families.
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The business community should work jointly with organizations like The Dwelling Place to meet its responsibility to fight homelessness. —Sol Graham, President and CEO, Quality Biological, Inc.
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$.84 of every dollar you invest in The Dwelling Place goes directly toward providing housing and services to those families in your community who need it most. 2007 Moved 150th family into permanent
1988 The Dwelling Place was founded by community
volunteers concerned with the need for housing for homeless families in Montgomery County.
2002 Grew from 7 to 16 families served at any given time
1992 First Annual Carnival of Chocolates
1990 First family “graduated” from the program.
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1994 Chosen as a beneficiary of the Fannie Mae Help The Homeless Walk
and affordable housing
2011 Added 2 new programs & increased capacity from 16 to 24 families
2009 Named “One of the Best” Small Nonprofits in the Greater Washington area by the Catalogue for Philanthropy
2016 Embracing
the Housing 1st Model, brought our total families to 28
2018 Celerates 30th Anniversary!
More than just housing and help, The Dwelling Place provides families with the sense of hope necessary to achieve independence. —Mike Knapp, Former MC Councilman
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