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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First Lady Katie O’Malley Hosts Event to Honor Twenty-Six Foster Parents
ANNAPOLIS, MD (JUNE 9, 2014) — Maryland First Lady Katie O’Malley will open Government House on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, to host the seventh annual Maryland’s Foster Parents of the…
Lt. Governor Brown Greets Foster Parents at Annual Baltimore City DSS Mother’s Day Breakfast
Please click here to download press release. Lt. Governor Brown Greets Foster Parents at Annual Baltimore City DSS Mother’s Day Breakfast Breakfast is one of several events occurring across the…
DHR Proposes Adding New Protections To State Law For Safely Reunifying Children With Their Families
BALTIMORE, MD (April 30, 2014)—The Maryland Department of Human Resources (DHR) will seek to add new protections to state law guiding the process of reunifying children in foster care with…
Maryland Collects a Record $549 Million in Child Support Payments
State moves into Top 10 for Collection of Past Due Payments Click here to download this press release as a pdf. BALTIMORE, MD (April 9, 2014)— Maryland set new records…
Maryland Launches New Approach For Working With Families in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases on Eastern Shore
Alternative Response initiative starting tomorrow focuses on improving child safety, strengthening families BALTIMORE, MD (March 31, 2014) – Maryland Department of Human Resources (DHR) Secretary Ted Dallas announces the launch…
Dorchester County Annual Report, 2013
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Six Trailblazers Inducted into Women’s Hall of Fame by Maryland Commission for Women
ANNAPOLIS, MD – (March 21, 2014) Yesterday evening, Lt. Governor Anthony Brown joined Maryland Department of Human Resources Secretary Ted Dallas and Chair of the Maryland Commission for Women Patricia Cornish for…
