Howard County Executive Calvin Ball today announced impactful Youth Engagement Programming (YEP!) Grants during a rally at the People Tree in Columbia. These grants promote youth activities and engagement in Howard County through free, accessible, and supportive programming developed by nonprofit and community organizations. “Engagement is vital to the growth of our young people and our community,” said Dr. Daria Willis, President, Howard Community College. “I look forward to the new possibilities that will be realized through…

Last week County Executive Steuart Pittman announced the creation of Turnaround Thursday, a job program for the formerly incarcerated.   The program is a collaboration between Anne Arundel County Community Action Agency, the county’s anti-poverty organization, and  Anne Arundel Connecting Together (ACT), a non-partisan organization devoted to developing community leaders. Turnaround Thursday will prepare returning citizens and underemployed persons who are seeking to reenter the workforce as leaders — prepared and trained to begin gainful, living…

The Prince George’s County’s Department of Environment (DoE) has begun deploying new, advanced, covert camera surveillance systems across the County to catch illegal dumpers in the act. These advanced surveillance systems, supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, are strategically placed in known dumping areas referred to as “hot spots.” They will allow the Environmental Task Force, led by the Department of Environment and in partnership with other agencies, including the Police…

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski today announced a new partnership with the national nonprofit organization PCs for People in which the County will donate surplus computer equipment to provide individuals and families in need with high quality devices at no- or low-cost. "Attainable equipment and access to the internet is a necessity for every household in Baltimore County, and closing the digital divide is a priority for my administration,” said County Executive Johnny Olszewski. “We…

Montgomery County has named its first director, Heather Bruskin, for the newly created Office of Food Systems Resilience (OFSR), established to streamline and coordinate the County’s efforts to address local food system challenges. Ms. Bruskin is an expert in food security, economy, education and environmental policy creation and implementation. OFSR was created based on the recommendation of the Montgomery County COVID-19 Food Security Task Force and established by the County Council in July 2022 under Bill 20-22 to…

Cecil County’s Office of Economic Development in partnership with Upper Shore Regional Council announced the recipients of the 2023 Upper Shore Agriculture Grant program. This year, they provided funding to 18 agricultural enterprises in Cecil County totaling $64,000 to invest in projects that expand, diversify, and improve marketing efforts, implement capital improvement projects, improve animal welfare, and get fresh food into underserved areas. "From putting food on families’ tables to preserving our picturesque landscape, Cecil…