Members of St. John’s of Norwood Episcopal Church in Chevy Chase donated the money they collected on Christmas Eve to cover the rents of 11 people who live in Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless’ (MCCH) Home First Permanent Supportive Program.
When church leaders learned the federal government may slash funding for the program and add more limitations on who was eligible, they decided to get involved.
“That was really troubling,” The Rev. Anne Derse, deacon and minister for community engagement, told MCM…