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Human Services Advisory Commission

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Aug 21, 2026

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Human services face high demand and unmet needs

Published Aug 21, 2026

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Briefing

Jul 15, 2026

Expanded Support Planned at Twinbrook Elementary

Linkages to Learning will move into Twinbrook Elementary School, with the City of Rockville providing a Family Care Manager and Sheppard Pratt providing a mental health therapist.

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Briefing

Apr 15, 2026

Commission approves testimony, flags shelter cuts

The commission unanimously approved revised testimony for the May 4 Mayor and Council meeting. Members also learned that a women’s shelter location will be converted to a men’s shelter, consolidating women at another location and reducing available capacity.

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Briefing

Mar 18, 2026

Commission sets annual report deadline

The commission unanimously set July 20, 2026, as the date to submit its annual report to the Mayor and Council. It also removed planned March 23 testimony from its agenda.

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Briefing

Feb 18, 2026

Commission backs community services grants

The commission’s testimony emphasizing the impact of Community Services and Enrichment Grants was approved on March 9 and presented during the Mayor and Council’s Community Forum. Members also set March 4 as the deadline for submitting testimony and planned additional discussion of grant funding, rising costs, and service disparities.

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Briefing

Jan 21, 2026

Commission plans testimony on library closure

The commission unanimously approved testimony for February 2 about the Twinbrook Library’s new Sunday closure and its effect on access to public spaces, Wi-Fi, computers, and warming sites.

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Briefing

Dec 17, 2025

Human Services Commission Reviews Community Support

Commission members supported community activities by creating gift bags for children connected with Stepping Stones Shelter and holiday decorations for the City of Rockville Holiday Drive. The commission also unanimously approved the November 19, 2025, minutes and scheduled grants-process updates for its January meeting.

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Briefing

Nov 19, 2025

Commission discusses community grant input

The commission discussed ways for people who receive services, including people with lived experience of homelessness, to help inform decisions about organizations receiving community grant funding. Members also unanimously agreed to hold a December potluck and craft activity.

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Briefing

Oct 15, 2025

Commission Reviews Human Needs Priorities

The commission unanimously voted to keep the Human Needs Assessment document as presented rather than create a separate one-page summary. Members also assigned follow-up on changes to the assessment, potential city-county collaboration, and whether the assessment should inform the FY27 grant panel review.

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Briefing

Jul 16, 2025

Commission Advances Annual Human Services Report

The commission reviewed and revised its annual report, due by September 1, 2025, including its oversight work, community forums, site visits, cross-commission collaboration and advocacy for increased Caregiver Grants funding.

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Briefing

Jun 18, 2025

Commission outlines human services priorities

The commission identified the Human Services Needs Assessment, completed after a gap of about 10 years, as a central accomplishment and outlined FY26 priorities including more testimony to the Mayor and Council, grantee roundtables, and funding advocacy based on assessment data. Members also noted they have provided more than six testimonies to the Mayor and Council.

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Briefing

May 21, 2025

Commission Plans Homelessness Funding Presentation

The commission agreed to use its June and July meetings to prepare a presentation for the Mayor and Council on homelessness services and funding, with staff asked to explore moving the presentation to August. The discussion noted that a housing program had placed more than 110 families in housing over the prior three months, while Rockville was using 0.85% of its budget for human services compared with the commission's 1% goal.

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Briefing

Apr 16, 2025

Commission Plans Homeless Services Discussions

The commission voted unanimously to spend part of its May meeting reviewing the Human Services Needs Assessment, while assigning follow-up on homelessness services and the suspension of commissioner site visits.

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Briefing

Mar 19, 2025

Human Services Commission Takes No Official Action

The commission did not reach quorum, so it made no official decisions and could not approve prior minutes. Members discussed budget testimony, community funding concerns, surplus-food donations, tenant laundry access, and potential collaboration with other commissions.

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Briefing

Feb 19, 2025

Commission Plans Federal Outreach and Service Data Review

The commission unanimously voted to seek a meeting with Jamie Raskin or guidance on helping local residents affected by federal actions. It also unanimously agreed to review nonprofit service data and explore publishing the information to highlight growing human-services needs in Rockville.

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Briefing

Jan 15, 2025

Rockville Increases Emergency Assistance Funding

Rockville’s Housing and Community Development department allocated additional funding for eviction prevention, utility shutoff assistance, and vocational counseling as demand for emergency financial help rises. Residents seeking assistance must first access county resources, which are limited to $3,000 annually.

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Briefing

Dec 18, 2024

Families Face Ongoing Shelter and Housing Pressure

The commission reported that 125 families experiencing homelessness were awaiting community placements or hotel accommodations. Staff also extended the Human Services Needs Assessment survey through December 21 and reported that emergency assistance demand is straining the REAP program.

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Briefing

Oct 16, 2024

Commission Advances Human Services Needs Assessment

Rockville’s Human Services Advisory Commission reported that its Human Services Needs Assessment focus groups and interviews are complete, with a public survey scheduled for November 4 through December 10. Early findings identify outreach, substance use and mental health services, home energy efficiency and repairs, and better coordination among service providers as major needs.

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Briefing

Sep 18, 2024

Human services survey and housing updates

A Human Services Needs Assessment survey is scheduled to reach every household from November 4 through December 10, with results targeted for Rockville's FY26 budget discussions. The commission also reviewed expanded housing requirements, rental assistance limits, and efforts to improve energy efficiency and HVAC systems in older housing.

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Briefing

Jul 17, 2024

Commission Focuses on Housing and Service Needs

Rockville’s adopted FY25 budget adds funding for temporary youth-program staff and other positions, while the end of pandemic funding is increasing referrals for human services. The commission also reported 68 affordable units planned at Twinbrook Quarter and identified tenant conditions, utility costs, disability services, and caregiver support as priorities for its six-month Human Services Needs Assessment.

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Briefing

Jun 18, 2024

FY25 Budget Adds Human Services Support

Rockville’s adopted FY25 budget adds positions and programs, provides more funding for part-time temporary HCD staff, and allocates additional funds to Recreation and Parks. The commission also reported that energy-assistance demand remains high after available funds ran out, with REAP carrying 5–7 open cases.

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Briefing

Apr 17, 2024

Caregiver Grants Face Proposed Budget Cuts

Proposed FY25 caregiver grant recipients would receive less funding than in FY24 because three additional programs are included, while the city’s budget process continues toward an April 29 deadline.

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Briefing

Mar 20, 2024

Caregiver funding and transportation access discussed

The proposed FY25 budget would reduce caregiver grant amounts compared with FY24 because three additional programs are included; the commission also elected Ricky Mui as chair.

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Briefing

Feb 21, 2024

Commission reviews human services needs

The commission heard an ALICE presentation reporting that 488,000 people fall within the identified income-constrained, employed population at an annual threshold of $47,617, and discussed using the data in Rockville’s Human Services Needs Assessment.

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Briefing

Jan 17, 2024

Commission to Research Disability Service Gaps

The commission and staff agreed to research complaints about inaccessible, fragmented disability services and follow up. Residents described difficulty completing forms, coordinating assistance, maintaining service continuity, and navigating the system; one resident reported needing a rope installed by the fire department to open a wheelchair-inaccessible door.

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