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After 4 decades, Rockville women’s shelter is forced to find new home

The church it has been based out of will be sold After more than four decades of offering women meals and somewhere warm to stay during peak hypothermia season, a Montgomery County, Maryland, women’s shelter recently learned it will have to find...

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After 4 decades, Rockville women’s shelter is forced to find new home
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After 4 decades, Rockville women’s shelter is forced to find new home

The church it has been based out of will be sold

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Scott Gelman - WTOP

May 8, 2026 10:36 a.m.

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    After more than four decades of offering women meals and somewhere warm to stay during peak hypothermia season, a Montgomery County, Maryland, women’s shelter recently learned it will have to find somewhere new to offer those services.

    Rainbow Place Shelter has been based out of Rockville’s Presbyterian Church since it started, and in about 44 years, it’s served about 3,000 women, according to Executive Director Olusina Adebayo. The nonprofit has also helped place women into permanent living accommodations and offered case management.

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    Originally published at Bethesdamagazine