The Eastern Montgomery Regional Services Center opened its doors in 2002 to serve a cluster of neighborhoods in East County, which include Colesville, Cloverly, Burtonsville and White Oak. The center includes the offices of the East County Regional Director, meeting space for community groups, a police substation, and The People’s Community Wellness Center (TPCWC). Its mission is to provide primary, ambulatory health care to adults in Montgomery County, Maryland who are unable to afford private health care and have no health insurance. TPCWC is co-sponsored by Montgomery County Government and The People’s Community Baptist Church of Silver Spring, Maryland.
The East County Community Center, located in the same complex, also provides many services to residents, including summer childcare programs, exercise classes and a computer work station. The walls and counters are littered with flyers and brochures on everything from local Little League teams and weight-loss information to anything that the center employees think may be informative to residents.
Although MCPD cars are frequently parked outside of the police sub-station, it is not the place to go for basic police functions like reporting a crime or paying a ticket. (You'll need to look on the department's website for that information). The station only serves as a meeting place and rest station for department personnel who serve East County and is not open to the public.
The Park and Ride is serviced by the following MetroBus lines: Z6, Z8 and Z11; and the following Ride-On bus lines: 21 and 39.
To reserve meeting space at the center, contact Community Use of Public Facilities at [email protected] or dial 311.
Located on Piney Branch Road in Silver Spring, the Long Branch Senior Center is a community center serving Montgomery County residents age 55 and older. Founded in 1994, the Center offers discounted lunches, special classes and programs, transportation services, health care counseling and a fitness center. For a comprehensive overview of the Center's amenities, mission and programs, visit the Long Branch Senior Center website.
Veterans Plaza is a large public open space that is used for local community festivals and concerts. The space features a pavilion, where the Silver Spring Swings summer concert series is held annually. The plaza is also the location of the Silver Spring Civic Building, which opened in 2010. The building is the center of community activities in the city, and is available for banquets, presentations, meetings and other events.
Opened in 1972, the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center is a community space located on Forest Glen Road in Silver Spring. The facility features an auditorium, a library, a card room, pool tables and an arts and crafts room and offers entertainment, education, health screening and fitness programs for Montgomery County seniors. For more information about the center's amenities and programs, visit the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center website.
At 33,000-square feet, White Oak Community Recreation Center is the largest recreation facility in the county.
Among the building's features are a basketball court, a fitness center, a climbing wall, special rooms for art and culinary classes and a banquet hall.
The center also features programming for people over 55. Available Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. until January 2013, when it will open for an extra day on Friday, the senior program creates fitness, wellness and social opportunities.
The center opened with limited hours on May 14 and a dedication ceremony was held June 23, 2012.
The Gilchrist Center offers classes and other educational opportunities to all community members, with a focus on the needs of immigrants and their families. In 2010, the organization moved to its new offices at the Mid-County Regional Service Center.
The Gilchrist Center offers English classes at various levels, computer classes and various life skills classes. On weeknights and weekends, the center moves its classes to the Wheaton Public Library's 1st floor, located at 11701 Georgia Ave. The Center has over seventy active volunteers.
The Carroll Avenue Quebec Terrace Community Center is a YMCA operated community center located on Caroll Avenue in Silver Spring. It provides programs for both children and adults such as after-school homework clubs for neighborhood children, mentoring and literacy programs for teens and adults, English as a second language programs and other various community events.