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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Maryland Department of Human Services Receives Federal Approval For Comprehensive Plan to Reimburse SNAP Benefits Fraud Victims
February 27, 2023 Media Contact: Brian Schleter brian.schleter@maryland.gov Maryland Department of Human Services Receives Federal Approval For Comprehensive Plan to Reimburse SNAP Benefits Fraud Victims Maryland is first state in…
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore promised to give Latinos power in his administration. Here’s where things stand.
On Jan. 12, the Moore transition team announced two key appointments: Dr. Laura Herrera Scott, who is Puerto Rican, as secretary of health and Rafael López, who is first-generation Mexican…
Maryland Honored with WebAward for Department of Human Services’ Outstanding Achievement in Web Development
January 14, 2023 Media Contact: Katherine Morris katherine.morris@maryland.gov Maryland Honored with WebAward for Department of Human Services’ Outstanding Achievement in Web Development Agency’s Website Provides Marylanders With a Convenient and…
Governor-Elect Wes Moore Announces New Cabinet Appointees, naming Rafael J. López to head the Human Services Department
“Today I am proud to announce new appointments to our cabinet: Sec. Health Dr. Laura Herrera Scott Sec. Labor Portia Wu Sec. Human Services Rafael López Sec. General Services Atif…
State Launches Center of Excellence for Human Services Analytics
GCN reports The Center of Excellence on Health and Human Services Analytics and Application is the latest project from MD THINK, Maryland’s cloud-based shared services platform for multi-agency health and…
Governor Hogan Announces MD THINK Center of Excellence on Health and Human Services Analytics and Application
Governor Larry Hogan today announced the launch of the Center of Excellence on Health and Human Services Analytics and Application within the Maryland Total Human-services Integrated Network (MD THINK) platform,…
Maryland Department of Human Services Working to Protect Recipients from Fraud
May 18, 2022 Media Contact: Katherine Morris katherine.morris@maryland.gov Paula Tolson paula.tolson@maryland.gov Maryland Department of Human Services Working to Protect Recipients from Fraud Food and Cash Recipients Encouraged to Secure Their…
Maryland Department of Human Services Encourages Low-Income Households to Tap into Maryland’s New Water Assistance Program
Maryland Department of Human Services Encourages Low-Income Households to Tap into Maryland’s New Water Assistance Program By successfully securing federal grant, the Department will further ensure that low-income Marylanders have…
