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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
Social services offices drastically understaffed while needs increased, study says
MarylandReporter June 10, 2011 By Megan Poinski Megan@MarylandReporter.com As state dollars got tighter and average incomes got lower, the state’s social services offices were nearly 1,100 employees and $50 million…
Hansen selected as 2011 Foster Parent
StarDem Wednesday, June 8, 2011 EASTON Talbot County Department of Social Services named Audrey Hansen of Easton the 2011 Foster Parent of the Year. Although Hansen has only been a…
Finding homes for children in need
County photo gallery designed to draw foster, adoptive families June 9, 2011 Danielle E. Gaines, Staff Writer Gazette.net Monday was a hard day for foster mother Sandra Mitchell. She had…
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…
First Lady Judge Katie O’Malley To Honor Maryland’s Foster Parents
First Lady Judge Katie O’Malley To Honor Maryland’s Foster Parents Will join newly-named DHR Secretary to celebrate outstanding parents ANNAPOLIS, MD (May 13, 2011) – On Sunday, May 15, 2011…
Governor Martin O’Malley Announces Ted Dallas As Maryland Secretary Of Human Resources
[facebook] Governor Martin O’malley Announces Ted Dallas As Maryland Secretary Of Human Resources Governor Also Announces Additions To The Administration’s Senior Staff ANNAPOLIS, MD (May 12, 2011)–Governor Martin O’Malley today…
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.
DHR Staff Donate Over $300,000 To The 2010 Maryland Charity Campaign
BALTIMORE – Despite salary reductions, furlough days and the daily challenges of providing services to vulnerable and poverty stricken Marylanders, Department of Human Resources’ (DHR) staff still dug deep in…
Baltimore City Foster Parents Attend A Spring Brunch With Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
Baltimore City Foster Parents Attend A Spring Brunch With Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake BALTIMORE – Foster parents are critical partners on the Baltimore City Department of Social Services’ (BCDSS) team, providing…
