Poverty Afflicts Many in MUM Area

Mid-County United Ministries serves a large concentration of people living in poverty in Montgomery County. Nearly a quarter of approximately 64,000 people living in poverty in Montgomery reside in MUM’s five zip code service area. Two of those zip codes have the highest percentages of people living in poverty among Montgomery’s 45 zip codes, according to 2012 Census Bureau data. MUM provides emergency food and financial assistance to residents in 20906, 20902, 20853, 20895 and 20896.