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Home Energy Program Prepares for New Heating Season – Seeks Comments on State Plan
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Governor O’Malley Announces Disaster Relief Grants for Victims of Western Maryland Flooding
Media Contacts: Ron Boehmer, Governor’s Office: 443-905-6242 Brian Schleter, Maryland DHR: 410-767-8944 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GOVERNOR O’MALLEY ANNOUNCES DISASTER RELIEF GRANTS FOR VICTIMS OF WESTERN MARYLAND FLOODING ANNAPOLIS, MD (August…
Governor O’Malley Announces Record Number of Marylanders are Leaving Welfare for Work
BALTIMORE, MD – Governor O’Malley today announced that a state record 12,504 people left welfare and found employment in the year ending September 30. More than one-third (37%) of these…
DHR SNAP Program Improvements Rewarded With $4.2 million In Federal Bonus Payments
BALTIMORE, MD (Oct. 7, 2013)—The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recognized Maryland as one of the most efficient and highest performing states at administering the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
Federal Government Awards Maryland $1.67 Million Bonus For Improving Food Stamp Payment Accuracy
Federal Government Awards Maryland $1.67 Million Bonus For Improving Food Stamp Payment Accuracy Maryland was the most improved state in the nation in FFY 2012 BALTIMORE, MD (June 25, 2013)—…
HOME ENERGY PROGRAM PREPARES FOR NEW HEATING SEASON-SEEKS COMMENTS ON STATE PLANS
BALTIMORE – (May 30, 2013) The Maryland Department of Human Resources is seeking public comment on the 2014 Maryland Energy Assistance Program (MEAP) State Plans. The Maryland Energy Assistance Program…
Governor Recognizes the Work of Caroline County Department of Social Services in the 2013 State of the State Address
BALTIMORE, MD (January 31, 2013) – Governor Martin O’Malley recognized the difficult work of Maryland’s Department of Human Resources and the Caroline County Department of Social Services in moving Marylanders …
DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER OFFERS RESOURCES TO SANDY SURVIVORS
HUNT VALLEY, Md. – The State of Maryland and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announce the opening of a Disaster Recovery Center for residents affected by Hurricane Sandy in…
Washington County DSS Wins Golden Fork Award
The State of Maryland’s Department of Human Resources awarded the Washington County Department of Social Services’ Family Investment Division with the coveted Golden Fork Award on July 24, 2012. The…
Food Stamp Beneficiaries are Eligible for Replacement Benefits
Replacement benefits are federally funded; help replace food spoiled by power outages Reisterstown, Maryland (July 3, 2012) – Secretary Ted Dallas today announced that low-income Maryland households enrolled in the…
