FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Provides a time-limited cash assistance program for families; also offers supportive services to assist the family in regaining financial independence. Alternatives to cash assistance will be assessed for each family. Participants are required to engage in a work program from the date of the first application interview. Lifeti...
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Provides emergency cash assistance grant up to $500. Assists with court-ordered evictions, foreclosure, and burial assistance. Assists with BG&E turn off notices. Customers seeking assistance for BG&E should first apply for Energy Assistance (MEAP). If additional assistance is needed after Energy Assistance is received, custom...
BURIAL ASSISTANCE: Provides assistance with funeral expenses to families by providing a benefit when the deceased individual was either receiving assistance thru the Family Investment Program or met the eligibility requirements of the program. The cost of burial plots, vaults, grave digging, and burial clothing contributed by family members and fri...
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Provides emergency financial assistance for utility turn-off notices (electric, gas, oil bills), rent payment assistance (if residing in Section 8 or subsidized housing, will only pay 1 month of rent), burial assistance and first month's rent. Will assess for other qualifying emergency needs.
FUNERAL CONSUMERS ALLIANCE (FCAME): Provides consumers with information about death care options, and protects the public from fraud and abuse in cremation, funeral and burial transactions. Visit the FCAME website at www.mdfunerals.org for complete information.*NOTE: FCAME does NOT provide financial assistance for funeral services.
BURIAL ASSISTANCE: Assists individuals/families with burial expenses.The deceased must have received SSI at time of death.
PREVENTION AND CRISIS: Provides assessment and case management services for homeless families seeking emergency shelter. Provides assessment of families and adults in situational crisis to determine factors precipitating the crisis, eligibility for financial assistance (e.g. burial assistance, water bills, utility and fuel assistance, eviction prev...
PREVENTION AND CRISIS: Provides assessment and case management services for homeless families seeking emergency shelter. Provides assessment of families and adults in situational crisis to determine factors precipitating the crisis, eligibility for financial assistance (e.g. burial assistance, water bills, utility and fuel assistance, eviction prev...
PREVENTION AND CRISIS INTERVENTION: Provides assessment and case management services for homeless families seeking emergency shelter. Provides emergency assessment of families and adults in situational crisis to determine factors precipitating the crisis, eligibility for financial assistance (e.g. eviction prevention, mortgage assistance, fuel assi...
SOCIAL SECURITY: Manages Retirement Benefits, Survivor Benefits, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Disability Benefits, and Medicare. Staff in local offices provides information on eligibility requirements, assist the public in applying for benefits, filing appeals, applying for new or duplicate Social Security cards, representative payee (call l...
INTEREST FREE LOANS: Provides interest-free loans for UNFORESEEN emergencies such as emergency travel, vehicle expenses, funeral expenses, medical/dental, child care/respite and more.GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS: Provides grants and scholarships to active and inactive service members and their familes.
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: They are NOT providing financial assistance at this time. For all other services they are doing intakes through the APS line, call 410-361-5000 for assistance.FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Provides assistance, when funds are available, to eligible vulnerable adults. Assists with BG&E turn off notices, eviction prevention (must have been...
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Provides up to $500 per year, for services not usually covered by other agencies. Offers prescriptions costs, utilities, appliances,etc. Also has a dental program that grants up to $2000 yearly towards dental care services. There is a waiting list for dental services. Eligibility for both programs is dependent upon funds avail...
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE: Provides families with a child/children under 21 years old, or a pregnant woman with no children, financial assistance to pay for one of the following emergencies: court ordered evictions or foreclosures, utility terminations, water bills, heating fuel, kerosene, coal or wood, lack of cooking fuel, disaster assistance.BURIAL A...
COVID-19 Information: Call 443-550-6900 for rent and utilities assistance. Calvert County DSS can work with clients at risk of eviction, may be able to help with first month's rent, and can refer clients to other organizations if needed. Calvert County DSS may also be able to help clients at risk of utility shutoffs.FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Assistance...
OVERVIEW: One-stop for basic income maintenance programs.SERVICES:1) SNAP: Free food benefits provided monthly to eligible low-income households that allows them to purchase food from participating stores. Clients are given an independence card similar to a bank debit card to access benefits.Effective Oct 1, 2017-Sept 30, 2018Household size ...
OVERVIEW: Provides programs to income eligible individuals that offers supplemental financial assistance.SERVICES:1) SUPPLEMENT NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP): Free food benefits provided monthly to eligible low-income households that allows them to purchase food from participating stores. Clients are given an independence card similar to a ...
OVERVIEW: Oversees the implementation of state run income maintenance programs.SERVICES:1) SUPPLEMENT NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP): Free food benefits provided monthly to eligible low-income households that allows them to purchase food from participating stores. Clients are given an independence card similar to a bank debit card to access ...
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN: Program is designed to prevent the destitution of a child younger than 21 years old. The program provides financial assistance to families who experience an emergent need where there are no resources available to meet the emergency and the emergency did not occur as a result of quitting a job withou...
COVID-19 Information: For rent assistance, go to mydhrbenefits.dhr.state.md.us and fill out an application.FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Provides emergency cash assistance to families who need help paying an eviction notice, emergency fuel/heating/water shortage, who have at least one related child under 21 living in the household. Applicants must provide ...