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Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services, Child Protective Services Investigation
Agency: Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services
INVESTIGATES: Investigates all maltreatment of children who may have been abused or neglected. The allegations are responded to within the legally mandated time frames, and safety of all children is assessed. Referrals are often made for additional services, within the department or in the community.OTHER LOCATIONS:Annapolis offices:80 West StreetA...
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Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services, Community Initiatives & Programs
Agency: Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services
VOLUNTEER: Recruits, trains and supervises volunteers ages 18 years and older working in Anne Arundel County DSS offices. Volunteers may work as mentors, tutors, board members, representative payees and office & holiday assistants. Volunteers can participate in holiday sharing, back to school and homeless resource day programs. Also recruits social...
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Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services, Child Protective Services Screening
Agency: Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services
SCREENING: Screens all calls regarding child abuse and neglect and children who are not safe in their homes. All allegations are reviewed and, if legally appropriate, will be referred for investigation to Child Protective Services Investigations staff.
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Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services, Temporary Disability Assistance Program
Agency: Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Provides limited cash grants of $185 to disabled persons applying for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) who are unable to work and have no other source of income.
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Anne Arundel County Homeless Street Outreach Program
Agency: Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services
HOMELESS STREET OUTREACH: Street outreach services to unsheltered homeless individuals and families residing in Anne Arundel County. Provides assessment and referral for services including mental health, shelter, and housing. The Street Outreach Worker visits persons experiencing homelessness at locations anywhere in Anne Arundel County. Persons wh...
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Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services, Emergency Assistance to Families with Children
Agency: Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Provides emergency assistance to families with children up to 20yrs old. Children 18-20 must be enrolled in school full-time or employed. Assists with court-ordered evictions (not able to assist Section 8 and Public Housing recipients), utility cut-offs, prescriptions, and first month's rent. Assistance may be used only once i...
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Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services, Foster Care
Agency: Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services
FOSTER CARE: Places children in foster homes or group homes when it is clearly determined that they can no longer remain in their own homes. Placements are court-ordered or through voluntary parent agreement. Returning home is the primary focus of Department of Social Services (DSS).
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Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services, Homeless Services
Agency: Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services
EMERGENCY SHELTER: Provides emergency services to adults, pregnant women, and families in crisis who are homeless. Assistance may be provided to one of the area's homeless shelters. Counseling, brokering community resources/services, and advocacy also available. MUST walk in to be screened for shelter placement during business hours, DO NOT call f...
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Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services, Foster Home Approval
Agency: Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services
SCREENING: Assists individuals in participating in the foster/adoptive program for children and families in need. Seeks individuals offering to provide a safe and nurturing environment to children until they are reunited with their families. Provides an orientation meeting, pre-service training and other important information to complete the proces...
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Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services, Adoption
Agency: Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services
ADOPTION: Provides services which enable children to become free for adoption and to be placed with an adoptive parent(s). These services can be provided at the direct request of the child's birth parents or initiated by foster care staff for children who have been abandoned or who have been in foster care with no chance of returning to their famil...
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Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services, Adult Foster Care
Agency: Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services
ADULT CARE: Provides living arrangements in a family setting for eligible adults in need of supported housing. The program recruits and counsels foster families. The program also counsels the adults in care, and links adults with medical and specialized care.
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Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services, Adult Protective Services
Agency: Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services
INVESTIGATES: Serves vulnerable adults, persons 18 years of age and older who lack the physical or mental capacity to provide for their daily needs and/or who are unable to protect their own interest, health, safety and welfare, and to prevent neglect, abuse or exploitation. AADSS investigates allegations of abuse, neglect and/or exploitation and a...
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Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Agency: Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services
SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD: Offers food supplement benefits program to eligible households that allows them to purchase food from participating stores. Clients are given an EBT card similar to a bank debit card to access benefits. In addition, applicants may be receive expedited food stamps if the total household income in the current month, before deductio...
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Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services, In-Home Family Services
Agency: Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services
FAMILY BASED SERVICES: Provides services to families with children who are at-risk of maltreatment, or to families who are experiencing crises that may result in an out-of-home placement of one or more members. These services are time-limited and require families to participate in their treatment and problem-resolution. Referrals initiated by CPS I...
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Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services, Project Home for Adults
Agency: Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING: Provides living arrangements in a family setting for eligible adults in need of supportive and protective housing. Seeks to maximize the adult's functioning by offering protection and preventing institutionalization. Recruits and counsels provider (foster) families. Also counsels the adults in care and indicates specialized serv...
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Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services, Emergency Services
Agency: Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services
SUPPORT SERVICES: Provides services to eligible adults in need of community based services to help them remain independent and allowing them to maintain self sufficiently in the community for as long as possible. Assists with court-ordered evictions, BGE turn off notices and prescriptions. Assistance may be used once in a 12 month period (not able ...
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Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services, Temporary Cash Assistance
Agency: Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Provides temporary income support while helping families become independent. Unless meeting certain exemption criteria, clients are required to work for a minimum of 30 hours per week in exchange for TCA. Monthly grant amounts vary by household size and by the amount of other income the family receives.ELIGIBILITY: Families wi...
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Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services, Medical Assistance
Agency: Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services
OVERVIEW: Provides assistance with screening and applying for Medicaid. The office has computers customers can use to apply and staff can assist. Medicaid provides health coverage for some low-income individuals, families, older adults and people with disabilities. Also assists individuals with questions/concerns regarding the Medicare Beneficiary ...
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Child Advocacy Center, Anne Arundel County
Agency: Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services
ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS: Provides for the investigation of allegations of sexual child abuse/assault in collaboration with Department of Social Services’ Child Protective Services, law enforcement, State’s Attorney’s Office, and victim advocacy. Provides forensic interviews for child sexual abuse victims and their siblings; crisis intervention service...
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Representative Payee Program, Anne Arundel County
Agency: Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services
MONEY MANAGEMENT: Works with Social Security to arrange to have the clients' benefit check deposited into a direct deposit banking account. Trained volunteers monitor any other needs that arise and alert client's referral agency. **Referrals to the program are made by caseworkers at local agencies.**
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