Proyecto Salud Clinic has served Montgomery County's uninsured immigrant community since 1998 when it opened its doors. Along the years, the clinic has strived to fulfill its Mission “To outreach to the language minority community of Montgomery County and to improve the health status of this community through health services, health education, and disease prevention.” Thanks to that commitment the clinic
It took the vision, compassion, and hard work of so many people — local community, founders, staff, and Board — to make such growth possible. Today, the commitment to quality healthcare and the visionary endeavors of founders Dr. Michael Morris and Ms. Pilar Mollish are kept alive by the clinic's staff and Board of Directors.
The ever increasing need for affordable healthcare delivered in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner has placed Proyecto Salud Clinic at the forefront of underserved care in the county. The clinic's multicultural and multilingual staff delivers this quality care with compassion and understanding.
We look forward to years of continuing growth and participation. We look forward to a stronger, healthier community for us all. We hope you will join us in our efforts.
Silver Spring, one of Montgomery County’s most vibrant and attractive communities, features an urban commercial center surrounded by conveniently located, comfortable, and beautiful neighborhoods. Silver Spring regularly attracts regional and national attention, as new stores and restaurants, world class entertainment facilities, and businesses of every variety decide to start or expand here. And with a population of more than 500,000 Silver Spring is one of the fastest-growing places to shop, eat, and live.
Greater Silver Spring encompasses a large portion of southern and eastern Montgomery County. Bordered by Washington, D.C. to the south, Prince George's County to the east, and Howard County to the north, and served by major highways, Metro, and three major airports, Silver Spring's location and amenities make it a sought-after location in which to live and work.
The Silver Spring Metro station is being expanded to include MARC commuter rail, bus, and bicycle commuters in the new Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center, currently under construction. Private development is planned above the transit center that will include residential units, retail shops and a hotel.
Sligo Creek Park follows Sligo Creek through Silver Spring; it offers hiking trails, tennis courts, playgrounds and bicycling. The bike trails are winding and slower than most in the region. Rock Creek Park passes along the west side of Silver Spring, and offers hiking trails, picnic grounds, and bicycling on weekends.
The AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center is a Washington D.C. regional success story, bringing a little of Hollywood to downtown Silver Spring. With its state-of-the art facilities, the AFI Silver is considered the best theatre in the United States. Showcasing the best film has to offer, “The Silver” has become a mecca for entertainment in the region. In cooperation with Discovery, AFI hosts the annual AFIDOCS International Film Festival that attracts more than 15,000 filmmakers and luminaries from all over the world each June.
During the summer months, the Silver Spring Thursday Concert Series brings free musical performances to Veterans Plaza in Downtown Silver Spring. Music styles run the gamut, from rock & roll to blues, to Latin rock, to jazz, to Zydeco, to R&B, and everything in between. The Silver Spring Jazz Festival, hosted each fall in the heart of Silver Spring, has become an annual marquee event for Silver Spring, drawing music-loving audiences of more than 20,000 from not only Silver Spring, but throughout Maryland, neighboring Washington, D.C., Virginia and even Pennsylvania.
There are over 150 restaurants offering the greatest cross section of cuisine in any central business district of its size. There is an authentic Irish brew pub, Ethiopian cuisine, Italian fare from deli to dramatic dining room, and signature Elvis burgers served up in funky industrial chic space. And there's every nuance on Asian cuisine from one end of the continent to the other. If you love sweets and ice cream, you'll get your just desserts in downtown silver spring.