About Us

MCUW has engaged with diverse community stakeholders, contributors and funded partner non-profit agencies to address our community’s most pressing problems.

Be a part of the solution in identifying lasting solutions for the county's most pressing issues:

Through research, MCUW has identified five priorities that need to be addressed for solutions:

View the Priorities Fact Sheet or the 2008 complete Community Priorities Report.

MCUW's #1 priority is:  moving people out of poverty.  37% of school aged children in our county are living at or close to poverty.  The Creating Independence Council oversees this priority.  Read current news.

MCUW's #2 priority is: faciliate access to affordable and quality healthcare.  MCUW's Community Well Being Council recently commissioned a health assessment that shows a portrait of health and healthcare needs of Montgomery County.

View the 2011 Montgomery County Community Health Assessment or view the Executive Summary.

As part of the seven recommendations from the assessment, MCUW has formed an Obesity Task Force.

 Our work also involves our internal programs:

• Working to ensure children are ready for school – Success By 6
• Reaching out to our Hispanic community through Information & Referral and Professional Enrichment – Hispanic Outreach
• Becoming involved in a young mother’s life so she can seek further education – Women’s Leadership Council
• Volunteering your time to get involved in a light repair project to help the elderly or disabled – Days of Caring
• Connecting people to resources they need – Information & Referral