| CABLE TV |
Cable Complaints
240-773-2288 |
COMCAST
301-424-4400, 800-COMCAST |
RCN (formerly Starpower)
800-726-3000, 800-RINGRCN |
| CANCER (see also BREAST CANCER) |
| Information and Counseling |
American Cancer Society
301-933-9350 |
Candlelighters
301-962-3520, 1-800-366-2223, Fax: 301-962-3521, www.candlelighters.org
(support program for parents of children with cancer) |
Cancer Information Service
1-800-4CANCER |
Women's Cancer Control Program
240-777-1750 |
| CENSUS (M-NCPPC) |
301-495-4700 |
| CHEST X-RAY/TB CLINIC |
Tuberculosis Control, Health and Human Services
240-777-1800
(skin test screening) |
| CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT |
| Report Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect |
Children's Help Center, Health and Human Services
240-777-4417
Call 240-777-4000 after hours |
Parents Anonymous
1-800-243-7337
(self-help for parents who need help with angry feelings toward their children) |
Self-help and Supportive Listening Groups Hotline
301-738-2255
(24-hour anonymous listening service) |
| CHILD CARE |
| Information |
Locate Child Care
301-279-1773 |
Child Foster and Adoptive Care Recruitment Line
240-777-1664 |
Child Welfare Division
240-777-3500 |
Children's Resource Center
301-279-1260 |
Working Parents Assistance Program (WPA)
240-777-1155 (recorded information)
(subsidies for child care) |
| Licensing Agencies |
Child Care Administration, State of Maryland
240-314-1400, Fax: 240-314-1444 |
Health and Human Services
240-777-3986
(private schools, camps) |
| Special Needs |
Community Ministries
301-762-8682 |
Respite Care Unit
301-294-8055
(short-term care for children with disabilities) |
| CITIZENSHIP |
Citizenship Test Preparation
301-649-8050
(classes, tutoring and practice interviews) |
US Citizen & Immigration Services
1-800-375-5283
12331 Georgia Ave, Glenmont Plaza, Wheaton, MD 20906 |
| CLOTHING |
C-4 Clothes Closet & Baby Closet
301-989-8742
(open Tuesday & friday from 9-11 must have County ID and proof of need) |
Interfaith Clothing Center
301-424-3796 |
| COMMISSIONERS, DISTRICT COURT (issue warrants, protection orders, set bond) |
Rockville, 1307 Seven Locks Rd
301-610-7217 |
Silver Spring, 8552 2nd Ave
301-563-8550 |
| COMMUNITY ACTION BOARD, (DHHS) |
Division of Community Action
301-565-7460, Fax: 301-565-7457 |
| CONSERVATION CORPS, (DHHS) |
301-929-5554 |
| CONSUMER COMPLAINTS & PROTECTION |
Cable TV
240-773-2288 |
Consumer Product Safety Commission
1-800-638-CPSC
(child and consumer safety) |
Consumer Protection, Mont. Co.
240-777-3636, Fax: 240-777-3768 |
Public Service Commission
1-800-492-0474
(regulates utility companies) |
| COOPERATIVE EXTENSION |
301-590-9638, Fax: 301-590-2828 |
| COURTS |
| Circuit Court, 50 Courthouse Square, Rockville, MD |
Adoptions
240-777-9422 |
Child Support Enforcement Division
1-800-332-6437 |
Civil Dept.
240-777-9401
(handles divorce, sale of real estate, change of name, guardianship, foreclosure, liens) |
Clerk of the Court
240-777-9466 |
Jury Commissioner
240-777-9090 |
Land Records
240-777-9477
(copies of land records from 1777) |
Licensing Dept.
240-777-9450 |
Recording Dept.
240-777-9470
(record deeds and trusts) |
| District Court, 27 Courthouse Square, Rockville, MD |
|
Criminal Division
301-279-1406 |
Juvenile Division
301-279-1447
(process matters relating to youths) |
Landlord Tenant Court
301-279-1556 |
Small Claims/Civil Division
301-279-1502 |
Traffic Division
301-279-1403 (process traffic violations) |
| Satellite District Court, 8552 2nd Avenue, Silver Spring, MD |
301-563-8500 |
| CRISIS INTERVENTION |
Addiction and Mental Health Center, Mont. General Hospital
301-774-8800
(Psychiatric Emergency Unit) |
Community Crisis Center
240-777-4000, TTY: 240-777-4815
(family crisis, sexual assault and spouse abuse) |
Hotline, Mont. Co. Mental Health Assoc.
301-738-2255 |
Poison Information Center Maryland
1-800-222-1222, www.mdpoison.com/Site/AboutUs/Facts.htm
(identification information on treatment after ingestion of poisons, drugs or plants) |
DEATH/BEREAVEMENT |
Bereaved Parents (JSSP)
301-881-3700 |
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
301-657-8401 or 1-800-366-2223
(for parents of children or adolescents with cancer) |
Compassionate Friends, Trinity Presbyterian Church
(202) 244-1026
(supports in grief resolution on the death of a child) |
Make Today Count
301-933-9350
(self-help group for persons with terminal illness and for their families) |
Montgomery Hospice
301-921-4400 |
Seasons
301-493-8300
(for those who have experienced the death of a loved one through suicide) |
Shady Grove Adventist
301-460-6222
(Infant death & stillborn, Support Group, Recording) |
Widowed Persons Service
301-949-7398 |
| Death Certificate |
Maryland Health Dept. (Recording)
1-800-832-3277 |
Public Health Services, Dept. of Health & Human Srvs
240-777-1755 |
Probate Court
240-777-9600 |
| Inheritance & Gift Taxes |
Register of Wills, Circuit Court
240-777-9600 |
| Memorial Societies |
Maryland Suburban Memorial Society
301-564-0006
(information on alternatives to traditional funerals; Living Will) |
| DEEDS |
Recording Dept., Circuit Court
240-777-9470 |
| DENTAL CARE |
| Dental Care Clinics |
Dental Health Clinic, Health and Human Services
240-777-1875
(dental services for low-income families) |
Shady Grove Dental Center
301-217-5450 |
| Private Dentist Referral |
Southern Maryland Dental Society
301-345-4196 |
| DIABETES |
American Diabetes Assoc.
(703) 549-1500 |
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
(202) 371-0044
(parent-to-parent counseling) |
| DISABILITY |
| Information |
Human Rights Commission
240-777-8452, Fax: 240-777-8460, TTY: 240-777-8480 |
Commission on Persons with Disabilities
240-777-1246
240-777-3000 (information and referral) |
| Programs |
Brain Injury Association of Maryland
1-800-221-6443
(formerly Maryland Head Injury Foundation) |
Self Help for Hard of Hearing
301-657-2248, TTY: 301-657-2249, Fax: 301-913-9413 |
Treatment and Learning Centers
301-424-5200
(testing, occupational therapy and audiology) |
Vocational Rehabilitation (southern Mont. Co.)
301-949-3750 |
| Recreation |
Therapeutic Recreation
240-777-6960, TTY: 240-777-6974
(social activities) |
| Visually Disabled |
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind
(202) 462-2900
(programs for infants and children) |
Early Childhood Learning Center for Visually Impaired
301-929-2006
(services for parent-infant interaction; language development class) |
Metropolitan Washington Ear
301-681-6636 |
Services for the Visually Impaired, Inc.
301-589-0894, Fax: 301-589-7281
(recreation & cultural groups, readers available, braille classes) |
| DISASTER & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS |
| Coordination |
Emergency Management
240-777-2300 |
| Relief |
American Red Cross
301-588-2515 |
| DISCRIMINATION |
Consumer Affairs
240-777-3636, Fax: 240-777-3768 |
Human Rights Commission, Mont. Co.
240-777-8450, Fax: 240-777-8460, TTY: 240-777-8480 |
NAACP
301-657-2062
(civil rights organization for minorities) |
| DIVORCE |
| Counseling/Self-Help |
Commission for Women
240-777-8300, Fax: 301-279-1318, TTY: 301-279-1034 |
Fathers United for Equal Rights
301-927-7638 |
| Divorce Records |
Civil Dept., Circuit Court
240-777-9401
(processes divorce papers) |
| Parents Groups |
Parents Without Partners
301-588-9354 (information for Montgomery County, PG County and Washington D.C.) |
| DRIVER'S LICENSE |
1-800-950-1682 |
| DRUG ADDICTION |
| Counseling Self-Help |
Adult Addiction Problems
240-777-1680 |
Addiction Services Coordination
301-279-1332 |
Counseling Services and Systems
301-330-9198 |
Narcotics Anonymous
1-800-543-4670 |
| Information, Education & Referral |
Child and Adolescent Programs
240-777-1345 |
| Residential Programs |
Karma Academy
301-340-8880 |
Laurence Court Halfway House
301-279-1202 |
Second Genesis
301-563-1545 |
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