UTILITY BILL PAYMENT ASSISTANCE: Provides MEAP and EUSP grants to eligible families, renters, roomers, boarders and homeowners toward the cost of heating in the winter and electricity year round. Grant is based on the type of fuel used, household size, household income and annual consumption. -Maryland Energy Assistance Program (MEAP): Provides ass...
NOTE: ALL recertification periods due in the months of October 2020-March 2021 have been POSTPONED to a later date. If a caller's is due in any of these months, they DO NOT have to do anything at this time as they will receive a letter in the mail within the next two weeks with additional details.SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD: Offers free food benefits provide...
INTENSIVE FAMILY SERVICES: Provides a home based service to families in which one or more child is at risk of foster care. This preventive, short-term service includes family counseling, parent aide support, teaching and modeling parenting skills, networking of extended family, community systems, crisis intervention and case management.
OVERVIEW: Provides assistance with screening and applying for Medicaid. 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 programs.SERVICES:1) QUALIFIED DISABLED AND WORKING INDIVIDUALS: Serves in...
CASE MANAGEMENT: Assists eligible persons in remaining independent and living in the community for as long as possible. Case management activities include assessment, referral, and continuous evaluation of the client's situation.
NOTE: ALL recertification periods due in the months of October 2020-March 2021 have been POSTPONED to a later date. If a caller's is due in any of these months, they DO NOT have to do anything at this time as they will receive a letter in the mail within the next two weeks with additional details.FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Provides a time limited cash a...
ADOPTION: Provides services which enable children to become free for adoption and to be placed with adoptive parents. 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 families. Most o...
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. Welfare reform program designed to help families become independent of welfare support through work, personal responsibility and community involvement. FIP has a 5-year lifetime limit for benefits. Applicants will be required to participate in work activities for a minimum of 30 hours per week, in exchange for temporary cash a...
CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES: Investigates allegations of physical or sexual abuse and neglect of children under age 18. Legal mandates require children in neglect cases to be seen within 5 days and in abuse cases within 24 hours. Emergency services may include placement in sheltered care or court involvement, or may involve counseling with the family...
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Provides an emergency cash assistance grant to families with children. It assists with court-ordered evictions, foreclosures, utility cut-offs, water bills and burial assistance (up to $650), and may be used only once in a 24-month period. Also provides funds for those who have experienced an official disaster (hurricane, floo...
OVERVIEW: Responsible for placing children in foster care when there's danger of neglect or abuse in the child's home. Also assists with the adoption process.SERVICES:1) FOSTER CARE: Provides placement of children in foster homes or group homes when it is clearly determined that the children can no longer remain in their own homes. Placements are c...
IN-HOME AIDE SERVICES: Provides assistance with activities of daily living for persons who are frail, elderly, physically or developmentally disabled, at risk of abuse or neglect, or need help during an illness. Services include personal care, housekeeping chores, budgeting, laundry and meal preparation, as well as teaching clients to perform these...
FOOD PANTRY: Offers a food pantry for residents. Individuals do not need to be on Social Services, although applying for food stamps is encouraged. Can also refer persons to pantries in their area.