Tamarack Triangle Village

Tamarack Triangle Village Awarded State Grant to Support Aging in Place

Email: tamaracktrianglecommunity@gmail.com

SILVER SPRING, MD — July 31, 2025 — The Tamarack Triangle Civic Association and The Tamarack Triangle Village proudly announce it has been awarded a $13,080 grant from the Maryland Department of Aging (MDoA) as part of the FY26 Aging in Place Grant Program.

“This award recognizes the organization’s commitment to supporting older adults in the Tamarack Triangle community and helping them remain safely, independently, and actively in their homes and neighborhoods,” stated Peter Myo Khin, President of the Tamarack Triangle Civic Association.

“We are honored to receive this funding, which will enhance our capacity to build a strong, connected, and inclusive community for older adults,” said Joan Novell and Carol Collado, Cofounders of the Tamarack Triangle Village. “With these resources, we will continue our efforts to engage residents, expand services, and foster a neighborhood where aging in place is both possible and supported.”

"I'm so proud of - and grateful for - the community building work that our Tamarack Triangle Village leaders and members are doing," stated Montgomery County Councilmember Kristin Mink. “This state grant will help fund outreach and capacity building to promote healthy aging right here in our community.”

The Maryland Department of Aging’s Aging in Place Grant Program supports community-based initiatives that help older adults remain in their homes and communities for as long as possible. Tamarack Triangle Village was one of ten innovative grassroots organizations selected to receive funding.

“We look forward to working with our Tamarack Triangle community to strengthen services and support healthy aging with dignity, independence, and connection,” said Vernell DeWitty, TTV member who led the grant writing team.

For more information about Tamarack Triangle Village, visit www.tamaracktrianglevillage.org.

The Tamarack Triangle community has about 886 homes bordered by Fairland Road, East Randolph Road, and Paint Branch Stream Valley. It is on land that is the ancestral home of the Piscataway Conoy people. We respect Maryland's Indigenous peoples and hope to remain good guardians of these lands.

The community is in Silver Spring, Maryland an area among the best in our country as reported in Fortune Announces the 50 Best Places to Live for Families 2024. Started in the 1960s this neighborhood of Silver Spring is an ethnically and racially diverse community with many long-term residents.

On January 21, 2025, a new Executive Board was elected by attending community neighbors at the TTCA meeting at Page Elementary School. The association has occasional in-person and Zoom meetings to keep our residents informed of various activities. 

Don't miss our 20th anniversary newsletter The Tamarack Bark published in Dec. 1986 (also available on the Home page under Documents).

Also, we highly recommend an article by Elgin Klugh, "African Americans as Placemakers in the Tamarack Triangle Community of Silver Spring, Md.", 2010, City and Society, vol. 22 (2): 186-206, a publication of the American Anthropological Association  (Wiley Online Library).

JCS