Causes: Emergency Assistance, Food, Food Programs, Human Services, Transportation Assistance

Mission: Gaithersburg HELP is an all-volunteer organization which was founded in 1968 by a consortium of Gaithersburg congregations to provide emergency assistance to area residents in need of food, medical prescriptions, infant needs, transportation for medical services, financial assistance to prevent eviction or utility cutoff and to provide referrals to providers of services not available through HELP. More than 30 years later our mission remains the same, meeting the increasing emergency needs of the Gaithersburg area.

Target demographics: area residents in need of emergency services

Direct beneficiaries per year: 5,560 emergency situations

Geographic areas served: Gaithersburg

Programs: Food, Infant Needs, Prescription Funding, Transportation, Financial Support and Referrals