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Deadline for Disaster Relief Grants for Victims of Western Maryland Flooding Approaching

Deadline for Disaster Relief Grants for Victims of Western Maryland Flooding Approaching

Media Contact: Brian Schleter 410-767-8944 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cumberland, Md. (September 22, 2014) – Allegany and Washington County residents impacted by the extreme flooding that took place June 12, 2014,… Read more »

Representing Unaccompanied Youth: Training for Attorneys

Representing Unaccompanied Youth: Training for Attorneys

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Lt. Governor Brown Greets Foster Parents at Annual Baltimore City DSS Mother’s Day Breakfast

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… Read more »

DHR Proposes Adding New Protections To State Law For Safely  Reunifying Children With Their Families

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… Read more »

Washington County Department of Social Services Golden Fork

Washington County Department of Social Services Golden Fork

Herald Mail: June 19, 2013 —  Washington County Department of Social Services Golden Fork

Secretary Dallas And DHR Staff To Kick Off Week Of Volunteerism In Support Of The Stronger Together Campaign

Secretary Dallas And DHR Staff To Kick Off Week Of Volunteerism In Support Of The Stronger Together Campaign

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND (December 19, 2011) – This week, Secretary Dallas and Department of Human Resources (DHR) staff from across the state will be volunteering their time in support of Governor… Read more »

Picnic honors adoptive, foster families

Picnic honors adoptive, foster families

Herald Mail: July 30, 2011 —  Event was  hosted by the Washington County Department of Social Services and the Washington County League of Foster and Adoptive Families

Rotarians help furnish new foster family visitation center

Rotarians help furnish new foster family visitation center

 Cecil Whig – Josh Sannon (July 25, 2011) Donations from the Elkton Rotary Club will help furnish the Cecil County Department of Social Services’ new foster family visitation center, set to… Read more »

Experts Bring Attention To The Need For Foster Homes For Older Youth

Experts Bring Attention To The Need For Foster Homes For Older Youth

BALTIMORE – Over half of the children in foster care in Baltimore City are teenagers,  but foster parents are reluctant to take them in. 

PG County’s DSS Partners to Provide  Quality Service to County Residents Seeking Relief from the High Cost of Energy

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

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