Join JUFJ's Montgomery County team virtually as we watch the Board of Education (BoE) discuss report recommendations on the future of police in Montgomery County high schools as well as the public testimony shared during the BoE meeting.
The Montgomery County Board of Education is hosting a public hearing about the removal of School Resource Officers (SROs) from Montgomery County Public Schools. Join the Montgomery County Defund Policing and Invest in Communities Coalition for a virtual watch party of the hearing!
Sign up to join our next Budget Campaign Team meeting for fiscal year 2022. No prior budget experience needed.
The County Executive has released the draft budget proposal for this coming year (FY22), and it's the public's turn to comment on the budget! Join the MC Defund/Invest coalition as we gather for a virtual watch party of the first evening hearing about the FY22 budget.
Join a virtual watch party of the County Council's upcoming budget worksession! During the worksession, the County's Health and Human Services Committee (HHS) and Planning, Housing, and Economic Development Committee (PHED) will discuss the proposed FY22 budget's funding of rental assistance and homelessness supports.
Sign up to join our next Budget Campaign Team meeting for fiscal year 2022. No prior budget experience needed.
Join a virtual watch party of the County Council's upcoming budget worksession! During the worksession, the County's Health and Human Services Committee (HHS) will discuss the proposed FY22 budget's funding of Montgomery County's Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
Sign up to join our next Budget Campaign Team meeting for fiscal year 2022. No prior budget experience needed.
Join a virtual watch party of the County Council's upcoming budget worksession! During the worksession, the County's Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee (GO) will discuss the proposed FY22 budget's funding of several of our priority issues including housing and policing.
Join JUFJ in Montgomery County for a watch party of a full Council budget worksession! The Council will review funding for alternatives to School Resource Officers (SROs), funding for nonprofits, funding for rent assistance, and funding for homeless services — this is one of the most important full council budget worksessions this session!
While we anticipate favorable outcomes for funding for nonprofits, rent assistance, and homelessness services, JUFJ and our partners in the MC Defund/Invest Coalition are asking for additional funding for culturally competent, licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs), which is not yet guaranteed in the budget.
Our watch party will begin at 9:30 AM. We will begin with a short relational activity, and then review background information on the budget. The worksession will begin at 9:45 AM.
Join the Montgomery County Budget Team for our next campaign meeting! No previous budget experience required.
Sign up to join our last Budget Campaign Team meeting for fiscal year 2022. No prior budget experience needed.
Why organize locally? How does the Montgomery County Government work? Who are the new Councilmembers? What changes are possible with a new Council? Find out answers to all of these questions and more at JUFJ's virtual Montgomery County 101 program, where we'll learn about the basics of local government and how to be effective advocates, and leave you inspired to take action for meaningful change.
Sukkot is a holiday that reminds us to think about what it means to have a roof over our heads and a safe, stable place to live. Join JUFJ's Montgomery County housing team for an outdoor, in-person Sukkot dinner at B'nai Israel in Rockville. We invite you to bring your own dinner (no meat, please!) and nosh, learn, and socialize with us!
Join JUFJ and our partners for one of two upcoming budget forums where we'll ask for investment in funds for rent stabilization and restorative justice staffing and implementation! Let us know in the signup form whether you're interested in asking a question or passing out flyers at the event.
Join JUFJ and our partners for the second of two upcoming budget forums where we'll ask for investment in funds for rent stabilization and restorative justice staffing and implementation! Let us know in the signup form whether you're interested in asking a question or passing out flyers at the event.
Please join JUFJ, Racial Justice NOW! and Young People for Progress on Thursday, November 30 at 1:00 PM when the Montgomery County Council's Education and Culture Committee meets to discuss Montgomery County's Restorative Justice program.
Join JUFJ and our partners in the movement for renters' rights for a joint work session of the Planning, Housing, & Parks (PHP) and Government Operations (GO) Committees, where the two committees will discuss funding for the implementation of rent stabilization in Montgomery County.
How is the Montgomery County Board of Education structured? Who are the candidates running for the primary election this year? How are Board of Education races different from the other races on the 2024 primary ballot? And why do Board of Education races matter, especially for the issue areas JUFJ focuses on, such as restorative justice?
Find out answers to all of these questions at JUFJ's virtual What's at Stake in the 2024 Board of Education Primary Elections program on Sunday, April 28 at 3:00 PM, where we'll give you the tools you need to vote your values in this critical primary election.
Join JUFJers in Montgomery County as we mobilize to urge the Board of Education to include funding for robust implementation of restorative justice in Montgomery County public schools in the coming year. There are hearings on January 16 and January 27.
