Caring Ministry
Here For You Through Life’s Challenges
If you're experiencing grief, illness, caregiving stress, or simply need someone to talk to, a trained caring team member can offer a listening ear, spiritual support, and help connecting to resources. We’re here to journey with you through whatever you’re facing, with care, respect, and confidentiality.
Share your joys, sorrows, and prayer requests with the team.
Need to talk
to a Minister?
Rev. Louise Green
Minister for Pastoral Care
lgreen@cedarlane.org
301-493-8300 ext. 208
Additional Resources
Click or touch a heading below to expand the section.
-
Aging and Disability Resource Unit ↗
Provides personalized hands-on assistance, referrals to services and specific information to seniors, people with disabilities and caregivers over the phone and in person.
A small group of seasoned master-degreed geriatric social workers and licensed psychotherapists. We each work with only a small number of families, remaining accessible in what is a highly personal service. Collectively we have eased the stress for thousands of families over the years.
Provides expert recommendations and individualized support to families and their relatives facing the challenges of aging or disability.
provides an additional layer of comfort for older adults who live alone and their families. Automated calls or text messages are sent each day between 8am and 4pm, at the hour of the participant's choosing, and the participant is prompted to respond. If there is no response, two more automated calls or texts are made, before an alternate contact is notified. If Senior Call Check is unable to reach an alternate, non-emergency service providers are contacted and asked to conduct a welfare check. Free to residents 60 yrs and older.
-
Need immediate emotional support? Call 988 to connect to a counselor who can help. Confidential care 24/7. Because we all need help sometimes.
Montgomery County Crisis Center ↗
The Crisis Center provides free crisis services 24 hours a day/ 365 days a year. Services are provided by telephone (240-777-4000) or in person at 1301 Piccard Drive in Rockville (no appointment needed). Mobile Crisis Outreach Teams (MCOTs) provides emergency crisis evaluations for individuals who are experiencing a mental health crisis.
The Mental Health/Substance Use Disorder Screening and Referral program (also known as ACCESS to Behavioral Health) provides assessment and linkages for low-income persons of all ages living in Montgomery County who have no commercial insurance and who are in need of services for major mental health and/or substance abuse problems.
Maintains a list of Montgomery County mental health and well-being resources. Counseling programs for newly-arrived immigrants and people on medicaid.
Supports individuals with mental health conditions and their family members.
-
Provides Integrative and Holistic Rehabilitation Treatment for Addiction and Mental Health. We offer a full range of services, including Inpatient, Outpatient, Intensive Outpatient and Medical Detox from drugs and alcohol. We accept Maryland Medicaid and most major commercial insurances.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) WAIA Central Office ↗
Think you might have a problem with drinking? Find a meeting.
Support for anyone affected by drinking.
Outpatient Addiction Services ↗
Directory of area programs maintained by the Montgomery County Dept. of Health and Human Services
-
Provide specialized home-delivered meals, groceries, nutrition counseling and wellness education to people living with life-challenging illnesses such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other life-challenging illnesses.
Grocery deliver service that connects the user with personal shoppers in their area who pick up and deliver groceries from local stores. Serve Bethesda, Cabin John, Chevy Chase, Gaithersburg, Garrett Park, Kensington, Potomac, Rockville, Silver Spring, and Takoma Park. Register and order online or via their mobile application.
If a resident is homebound due to illness or disability, they may be eligible for home delivered meals. This program provides one hot and one cold per day, delivered by volunteers. For information and appropriate referral, call 240-777-3810 (V) (202) 269-2277
Provide food assistance through public distribution sites, pre-packed or market-style distributions, support for households with mobility barriers, and grocery vouchers.
Mid-County United Ministries (MUM) ↗
Provides emergency food and assistance to people in crisis
or call 211
-
Montgomery and Prince Georges Hospice ↗
Support families through illness, caregiving, and loss, offering expert care grounded in compassion
Caring Matters, Gaithersburg, MD ↗
Supports people of all ages experiencing serious illness, caregiving, loss, or grief through compassionate services - so no one faces their journey alone.
-
Home Care Services in Montgomery County | JSSA ↗
Jewish Social Services Association provides high-quality care to older adults and neighbors recovering from surgery.
-
Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC) ↗
Provides housing and rental assistance to people living in Montgomery County
Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless ↗
Helps men, women and families
Homeless Shelter Directory Rockville Maryland ↗
A directory of homeless shelters in Rockville, MD
Rainbow Place Women’s Shelter ↗
Seasonal overnight shelter for women of all ages. Currently expanding services to include youth ages 18-24, LGBTQ inclusive.
Provides emergency food and shelter to MoCo families.
Povides emergency shelter, supportive housing, essential needs and employment programs.
Housing Initiative Partnership (HIP) ↗
Home Sharing Program
-
Transportation Options for Seniors and People with Disabilities ↗
Montgomery Country Department of Transportation (MCDOT) maintains a comprehensive list of resources for connecting seniors and people with disabilities to transportation options.
JSSA Transportation Services ↗
Jewish Social Services Association (JSSA) offers an expanded array of safe, reliable, and affordable transportation options for older adults in Montgomery and Prince Georges counties.
Senior Connection, Montgomery County ↗
For people 60+, this organization provides up to six (6) escorted round trips per month, per client to a pre-scheduled appointment or planned shopping trip.
American Cancer Society Road to Recovery Program ↗
Maryland provides rides to and from cancer-related medical appointments for patients who otherwise might not be able to get there. Based on eligibility and availability. Volunteer drivers donate their time and the use of their cars. Four-business-day advance notice is required.
Villages ↗
Villages are local neighbors-helping-neighbors organizations offering a wide variety of services. Check if your address is in a village.
-
Link to support and services
For General Assistance Inquiries, covers entire metro area.