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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…
Prince George’s County Energy Assistance Program to Relocate for one Week
Energy Assistance Program Relocates to 1017 Brightseat Road in Landover for One Week Only LANDOVER, MD – July 1st marks the opening of the State of Maryland’s Office of…
Charles County Commissioners Support Local Farmers’ Market Day Event
The Charles County Commissioners are pleased to announce that Charles County Government is partnering with the Department of Social Services (DSS) and other community agencies to host a “Waldorf Farmers’…
Washington County Department of Social Services Encourages Eligible County Residents to Apply for the Earned Income Tax Credit
Credit supports working families; can save up to $5,571 per family Hagerstown, Maryland – Today, the Washington County Department of Social Services (WCDSS) announced that it is encouraging eligible Washington…
Maryland making progress to end childhood hunger
Goal to end childhood hunger by 2015 BALTIMORE, MARYLAND (October 3, 2011) – Today, Theodore Dallas, Maryland Department of Human Resources (DHR) secretary delivered a progress report on the governor’s…
PG County’s DSS Partners to Provide Quality Service to County Residents Seeking Relief from the High Cost of Energy
Landover, MD- On July 5, 2011 the State of Maryland began serving customers for the 2011 – 2012 Office of Home Energy Programs’ (OHEP) Energy
Energy customers in seven Maryland counties to benefit from $600,000 windfall
FREDERICK COUNTY (JUNE 24, 2011) Maryland’s Office of Home Energy Programs (OHEP) received $600,000 from The Potomac Edison Company to help offset energy costs for customers in the seven Maryland…
Local Talbot County Businesses Assist Area Foster Parents With Tax Preparation
EASTON, MD – MAY 17, 2011. Two local Talbot County tax firms, H & R Block in Easton and Sump and Associates, recently assisted Talbot County foster parents and foster…
Over 48,000 Marylanders 65 And Older Live In Poverty
BALTIMORE – When Older Americans Month was established in 1963, only 17 million living Americans had reached their 65th birthdays. Today, over 38 million citizens are over 65 and over 9 percent of them live below the poverty line. In Maryland, a little over 8 percent of our 640 thousand older citizens are living in poverty.
Anne Arundel Department Of Social Services Coordinates Homeless Resource Day
BALTIMORE – On March 26, 2011, Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services will once again coordinate the county’s Homeless Resource Day. At this event, more than 300 volunteers and…
