Main Street offers social, cultural, educational and wellness programs to people of all abilities. Below is a sampling of the unique and varied programs that Main Street has offered in the past.
Conversations Matter
About Our Conversations Series We believe that meaningful conversations are a powerful tool in the work against inequality. In January and February 2021, Main Street, Montgomery County Collaboration Council, Donte’s Boxing & Wellness Foundation and Virtues Matter came together for Conversations Matter, a free, weekly, [...]
Juneteenth
To commemorate Juneteenth 2023, Main Street hosted a day of reflection and service—and 125+ people came to participate. Together, we sorted toiletries for the MoCo Reconnect Youth Drop-In Center, made beaded keychains for patients at The Children's Inn at NIH, and decorated cards with words of inspiration: You Are [...]
Telling the Story: An Introduction to Reporting and Writing
In the spring of 2023, Main Street offered an 11-week series called “Telling the Story: An Introduction to Reporting and Writing”. The program focused on what it takes to be a professional reporter and was led two members of Main Street's communications team, Cindy and Evan. Cindy has 20 years [...]
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
A Day of Service, Kindness & Connection For the staff at Main Street, January 16, 2023, is a day we'll always remember. People showed up. And kept showing up. Just to help. We're so grateful to everyone who took the time to give back to the community at our [...]
Universal Design Roundtable
On November 10, 2022, Main Street hosted a professional lunch and learn event focused on accessibility in marketing and communications. The discussion was led by Scott Spector, Senior Product Manager and Digital Accessibility Expert with Enabled Access and Renesas Electronics, and TJ Gioconda, Senior Product Designer for Visual Storytelling [...]
Review: The Music Man at Olney Theatre
Written by Main Street Member Robert Gitterman July 2022 Last weekend, I went to The Music Man at the Olney Theatre with Main Street. It was fantastic and well done with the blended spoken English and American Sign. I thought it was as good or better than the current ongoing [...]
Building Inclusivity Housing Conference
In November 2021, Main Street hosted its first Building Inclusivity Conference to share the Main Street model and nuts and bolts of its development, as well as to highlight other models that share our principles of affordability and inclusivity. Please learn more about the conference below. To purchase a video [...]
BlackRock in a Box
In 2021, Main Street Connect partnered with BlackRock Center for the Arts to offer two eight-session workshops centered around using art as a tool for wellness. In July and August, BlackRock was at Main Street leading the "Self-Centered" workshop, which focused on using art tools and practices to give insight [...]
LiveWell
About LiveWell | Workshops | Related Programs | Wellness Coaching | Key Partners About LiveWell High-quality, inclusive health and wellness programs can be difficult to find in the community. In 2021, Main Street offered LiveWell, a 16-week comprehensive wellness initiative specifically [...]
Season of Serenity for Caregivers
In the spring of 2021, Main Street offered the Season of Serenity series for caregivers. Dara Feldman from Virtues Matter led the group through eight thoughtful and community-building sessions. The program provided an opportunity for caregivers to reflect, replenish and reenergize.
Residential Onboarding Series: Living Independently at Main Street
In the summer of 2020 as its building was about to open, Main Street offered a Residential Onboarding Program for incoming residents and their families to help them prepare for the move to Main Street. The program was facilitated by Dr. Robin Allen and the Main Street staff. Session [...]
The Entrepreneur Project
About the Entrepreneur Project During Main Street's Entrepreneur Project (E Project), members of all abilities learned, connected and grew with experts and peers who helped them on the road to entrepreneurship. During this eight-session series that ran from June - August 2020, Main Street provided speakers, insights, resources [...]