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After USDA Approval, Maryland to Provide Food to Approximately 427,000 Children Affected by COVID-19 School Closures
April 29, 2020 Media Contact: Katherine Morris katherine.morris@maryland.gov After USDA Approval, Maryland to Provide Food to Approximately 427,000 Children Affected by COVID-19 School Closures $49 Million in Additional Benefits for…
USDA Approves Program to Feed Kids in Maryland and New Mexico
(Washington, D.C., April 28, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Maryland and New Mexico have been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new…
Department of Human Services Launches Website to Support Marylanders Impacted By Ongoing Partial Federal Shutdown
For Immediate Release: January 23, 2019 Contact: Katherine Morris katherine.morris@maryland.gov 410-767-8944 Department of Human Services Launches Website to Support Marylanders Impacted By Ongoing Partial Federal Shutdown February SNAP benefits…
Maryland Ensures Vulnerable Residents Receive SNAP Benefits In February During Ongoing Federal Government Shutdown
For Immediate Release: January 11, 2019 Contact: Katherine Morris katherine.morris@maryland.gov 410-767-8944 Maryland Ensures Vulnerable Residents Receive SNAP Benefits In February During Ongoing Federal Government Shutdown Recipients to receive February…
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…
