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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…
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
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…
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.
Sara Start Fund helps former foster kids with life as interns on Capitol Hill
Washington Post (July 15, 2011) The interns, all former foster kids, had aged out of the system and made their way through college. Now they were in Washington, on Capitol…
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
New Laws Help Foster Teens Achieve Independence
BALTIMORE, MD. (July 12, 2011) – Teenagers have two major milestones that they anxiously await: securing a drivers license and going to college. These milestones mark their transition from dependency…
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…
