Women

Maryland has a network of 26 Family Support Centers in 14 counties that offer free, educational and health-related services to parents and their children ages birth through three. The Centers provide services designed to: Promote the optimal development of young children Help adults develop more effective parenting skills and fulfill their aims related to school, employment and family life Provide supportive networks among parents in local communities Connect parents and children to the agencies and community resources that can help themThe Centers offer a range of services including: Quality infant/toddler care and assessment while parents are on site Parent[…]

A non-profit, Christian-based organization that helps single moms and homeless families by providing temporary shelter, helping them set and reach goals, while working on a budget and a goal plan; teaching them to be independent by helping them to focus, by taking away burdens that hold them back.[…]

Founded in 1983 as St. Martin’s Barn by the Benedictine Sisters of Ridgely, MD, Martin’s House & Barn provides a safety net for individuals and families needing special support during difficult times in their lives. They not only provide essential shelter, food, and clothing to those in need but also help clients find resources to overcome barriers to self-sufficiency. They offer a family shelter, an emergency food pantry, a thrift shop, and homelessness prevention services.[…]

The Wayfarer House provides transitional housing for single women and single-parent families experiencing homelessness. […]

Perry Point VA Medical Center provides a broad range of inpatient, outpatient, and primary care services. As the largest inpatient facility in the VA Maryland Health Care System, the medical center provides inpatient medical, intermediate, and long-term care programs, including nursing home care, rehabilitation services, geriatric evaluation and management, respite care, chronic ventilator care, and hospice care. They also offer long- and short-term inpatient and outpatient mental health care.[…]

The United States Daughters of 1812, founded in 1892, is a women’s volunteer service organization dedicated to:–Promoting patriotism, preserving and increasing knowledge of the history of the American people by the preservation of documents and relics,–Marking of historic spots,–Recording of family histories and traditions,–Celebration of patriotic anniversaries,–Teaching and emphasizing the heroic deeds of the civil, military, and naval life of those who molded this Government between the close of the American Revolution and the close of the War of 1812,–To urge Congress to compile and publish authentic records of men in civil, military, and naval service from 1784 to[…]