AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

CCAS is recognized for the excellence of its services.  In 2005-6 and 2010-2011, the Catalogue for Philanthropy included us in its catalogue, which showcases high-quality small charities.  “These are certainly among the best small charities in the Washington, D.C. region,” states Barbara Harman, Executive Director of the Harman Family Foundation.  Charities are selected for “excellence, innovation, and cost-effectiveness.” 

We are included in Bethesda Magazine's 2011 Guide to Giving, which features local charities selected by the Montgomery County Community Foundation's Sharing Montgomery Fund. The Sharing Montgomery Fund makes grants to local nonprofits through "a rigorous annual selection process, evaluating each organization's effectiveness, including the quality of its programs, management and governance."

Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies, our program for pregnant women and new mothers with depression received the Washington Area Women’s Foundation leadership award in 2004.  In 2008 it received the Maryland Psychiatric Society's Foundation's Outstanding Merit Award, given each year to one Maryland program for effectively reaching out to the community and reducing the stigma of mental illness.

The County Executive has honored our co-director, Maryrose Rogolsky, presenting her with the Montgomery County Pathways of Achievement award for a lifetime of distinguished service in the workplace. In addition, The Montgomery County Women’s Fair presented us with its “Agency Award” in recognition of our services to low-income women.