Governor Moore Announces New Mobile-Friendly Tool to Streamline Benefits Access for Marylanders
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore today announced the launch of Maryland’s Unified Benefits Screener, a joint initiative between the Maryland Departments of Human Services, Health, and Information Technology to streamline benefit access. The new screener—the state’s first interagency online tool developed with a person-centered and mobile-first design—allows Marylanders...
Governor Moore Announces Maryland SUN Bucks Helps Feed More Than 586k Children
Maryland SUN Bucks represents the state’s largest investment in ending childhood hunger during the summer. SUN Bucks ensures that our children remain healthy as they learn and grow. We are proud to have launched such a comprehensive, inter-agency effort aimed at ensuring no child in Maryland ever goes hungry. Read Governor Wes Moore’s Press Release Learn more with our SUN...
Maryland Increases Food Benefit for Older Adults
Media Contact: Lilly Price lillian.price@maryland.gov (443) 965-1265 Maryland Increases Food Benefit for Older Adults Baltimore — Beginning October 1, Maryland will increase the minimum monthly grocery-buying benefit for eligible Marylanders aged 60 and older to $50. This change comes as part of Senate Bill 35 of 2024, which lowered the eligibility age from 62 to 60 while increasing...
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Southern Maryland JobSource Opens American Job Center in Prince Frederick
PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. – Southern Maryland JobSource hosted the grand opening of the Prince Frederick American Job Center on Tuesday, October 8 at 3:00 p.m. at the office of the Calvert…
Frederick Entrepreneur Honored by State, County
The Maryland Department of Human Services and the Frederick County Department of Social Services honored Alice Mbuyi, a Frederick entrepreneur, for her business achievements nine months after completing the agency’s…
Frederick Entrepreneur Achieves Greater Success After Completing the Maryland Department of Human Services’ Public Assistance to Entrepreneurship Program
August 20, 2019 Contact: Katherine Morris katherine.morris@maryland.gov 410-767-8944 Frederick Entrepreneur Achieves Greater Success After Completing the Maryland Department of Human Services’ Public Assistance to Entrepreneurship Program Frederick, MD — The…
State of Maryland Transforms Social Services Using AWS
The Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS) designed and built Maryland’s Total Human-services Integrated Network (MD THINK) to deliver integrated health and human services programs to the state’s most vulnerable…
Camp Connect Celebrates its 19th Year of Reuniting Siblings
Camp Connect recently celebrated its 19th year of reuniting siblings who were separated while in foster care. Camp Connect was started by the Baltimore County Department of Social Services in…
Father Focus Initiatives
July 2, 2019 Contact: Katherine Morris katherine.morris@maryland.gov Baltimore MD: The Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS) is pleased to announce the publication of an extended public service announcement focused on…
3rd Annual Kinship Care ‘Kick-Off to Summer’ Picnic Celebrates Families and Staff
June 20, 2019 ELKTON, MD. – Cecil County Department of Social Services’ (DSS) Kinship Navigation Program held its 3rd Annual Kick-Off to Summer Picnic Celebration recently at the Cecil County…
Maryland Department of Human Services Secretary Lourdes R. Padilla Announces New Director of Baltimore City Department of Social Services
June 20, 2019 Contact: Katherine Morris katherine.morris@maryland.gov 410-767-8944 Maryland Department of Human Services Secretary Lourdes R. Padilla Announces New Director of Baltimore City Department of Social Services Secretary Padilla and…
