Montgomery Couty:
TESS Center
Takoma-East Silver Spring Community Service Center
Montgomery Co. Dept of Social Services
8513 Piney Branch Rd.
Silver Spring, MD 20901
Phone:(301) 565-7665
Fax:(301)565-5713
Daytime hours:
Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m.
Evening hours:
Wednesdays, 6:00 p m. - 9:00 p.m.
Services Offered:
- Information on government & community programs & resources
- Referrals for food, clothing, the dental & eye clinics
- Assistance in problems solving
- Assistance in applying for public and private benefits
- Assistance in filling out forms and applications
- Interpretation/translation (Spanish)
- Voter registration applications & information
- Sales of RideOn Bus Youth Cruiser passes and Twenty Trip Tickets
- Senior citizens Metrobus discount cards Notary Public
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) - In cooperation with the
Internal Revenue Service's VITA Program, volunteers provide free ssistance in filling out State and Federal Income tax forms. For low to moderate-income families by appointment. Feb.-April
- Certified Translation of Documents - Staff translate documents such as
Birth, marriage, death and baptism records from Spanish to English
- Pro Bono Program - Volunteers attorneys provides free legal advise for civil cases in Montgomery County. First & third Wednesday. Registration:
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Abused Persons Program - Offers bilingual short term counseling &
further counseling. Third Wednesday of the month, 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- HealthChoice Program - Provides bilingual assistance to help people with
Medicaid to enroll in an HMO that suits their individual needs.
Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to Noon. 1-800-977-7388
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