Montgomery County Executive Elrich on Monday, Jan. 30, to Announce $800,000 Awarded to Nonprofit and Faith-based Organizations to Deter Hate Crimes and Support Security Needs

For Immediate Release: Friday, January 27, 2023

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich will be joined by County Council Vice President Andrew Friedson, Councilmembers and leaders from local faith-based and nonprofit organizations at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 30, for the announcement of the awarding of $800,000 in grants to local organizations to improve security and deter hate crimes through the County’s Nonprofit Security Grants program. The event will take place in Executive Office Building Auditorium at 101 Monroe Street in Rockville.

The $800,000 in funding through the Nonprofit Security Grants program is available for use by local nonprofit or faith-based organizations whose facilities have experienced, or are at a high risk of experiencing, hate crimes. These grants will help fund security personnel, security planning, training, or exercise measures, or new security cameras, for eligible organizations located in Montgomery County.

WHAT: Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich will be joined by Council Vice President Andrew Friedson, OEMHS Director Luke Hodgson, Assistant Police Chief Marc Yamada, Jewish Community Relations Council Executive Director Ron Halber, and leaders of recipient organizations to announce security grant awards to facilities at risk of hate crimes.

WHO:  

• Marc Elrich, Montgomery County Executive
• Andrew Friedson, Montgomery County Council vice president
• Luke Hodgson, Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Director
• Assistant Chief Marc Yamada, Montgomery County Police Department
• James Stowe, Director, Office of Human Rights
• Ron Halber, Jewish Community Relations Council Executive Director
• Ayelet “Ellie” Lichtash, Alef Bet Montessori Executive Director
• Tho Tran, Founder and Executive Director, Vietnamese Americans Services Inc.
• Arif Mustofa, President IMAAM Center
• Ravir Singh Floura, Chairman, Guru Nanak Foundation of America
• Diane Cotton, Church Administrator, and Sandra Frazier, Vice Chair of Trustee Ministry, The People’s Community Baptist Church
• Father Samuel C. Giese, St. Jane Frances de Chantal Catholic Church
• Rev. William E. Green, Lead Pastor, Silver Spring United Methodist Church

WHEN:  Monday, Jan. 30, 10:30 a.m.

WHERE: Executive Office Building Auditorium at 101 Monroe Street in Rockville

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Media Contact: Barry Hudson  240-300-7348