The White House, in partnership with the US Department of the Treasury and Code for America, relaunched the GetCTC portal, which had been temporarily unavailable to encourage families to submit…
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has proposed changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program that would put over 50,000 Marylanders at risk for losing the benefit. The…
Using Buffalo, New York, as a case study, Governing emphasizes a new approach to improving access to healthy food for low-income individuals and families. The publication states, "53.6 million people…
The Maryland State Department of Education’s (MSDE) Office of School and Community Nutrition Programs (OSCNP) announced it was awarded $300,000 through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Team Nutrition…
ANNAPOLIS, MD (July 30, 2021) – Governor Larry Hogan has declared Aug. 1-7 as Maryland Farmers’ Market Week to recognize the 105 farmers markets across the state that have continued to provide citizens…
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…
On September 8th, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) finalized a rule re-defining a "public charge," a controversial concept with substantial implications for state and local government services. At…
Maryland Department of Health’s Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control awarded the Howard County Local Health Improvement Coalition $19,400 to address food security. The Howard County Local Health Improvement…
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