On April 7, New Hope was honored by the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless at their annual awards event, "Celebrating Partnerships." We received a plaque presented by Sharan London, Executive Director of the Coalition and Michael Subin, President of the Montgomery County Council. We were cited for our continuing commitment to the Laytonsville Havens homeless shelter for women. Sharan mentioned our contributions for medications, our congregational work days at the Havens, our Christmas caroling and the many gifts we have given to the residents. She noted the longevity of our relationship with the shelter and how much we did for the size of our church, family.

Adrianne's Havens is a shelter for homeless men that operates under the same Safe Havens guidelines as Laytonsville Havens. We provided building materials and labor to help them get the shelter ready to open their doors, and assist them regularly with clothing and holiday gifts.

Our youth Sunday School classes prepare bag lunches once a month for the Emergency and Severe Weather Shelter in Rockville. This men's shelter provides an overnight refuge from the streets, and sends the men off in the morning with a lunch. Our 'assembly line' makes quick work of putting together up to 80 lunches, which are delivered to the shelter after worship. We also collect travel and sample size toiletries for their use.