ANNAPOLIS – Maryland ranked second among states for reporting foster children who have substance-abusing parents, according to a Capital News Service analysis of foster care records from 2001

ANNAPOLIS – An already-gloomy fiscal situation for state social service agencies could get even bleaker, advocates say, since Gov

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Maryland is part of a growing philanthropic trend fueled by committed females willing to pool funds for favorite causes

ANNAPOLIS – Two companies battled over the contract to provide child support services in Baltimore City and Queen Anne’s County, forcing the state Board of Public Works to postpone the decision for a second time Wednesday

ANNAPOLIS – Working with the hungry has made Sue Elias a little more thoughtful about her Thanksgiving traditions

ANNAPOLIS – When Derek Harvey took custody of his four children in 1996, he wanted to move them out of the Baltimore neighborhood he said had become too violent, but his home-buying efforts were stymied when his credit report revealed delinquent child-support payments

ANNAPOLIS – Most Marylanders who leave welfare go to work and stay off public assistance, according to a recent report, but those exiting most recently have had a tougher time doing so

ANNAPOLIS – Copayments for parents receiving child-care subsidies could increase under a regulation the Maryland Department of Human Resources has proposed to help offset its budget constraints

ANNAPOLIS – Boy Scout troops in Montgomery County collected more than 120,000 food items for the Manna Food Center in Rockville last year, or about a third of the canned goods the organization typically receives in a year

ANNAPOLIS – Patty Shreve had been addicted to alcohol and heroin for 12 years when she became pregnant – for the second time