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Community Action Agencies are nonprofit and public groups funded by the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), a federal program that allocates funding to states to connect Americans to greater opportunity.

The nation’s Community Action Agencies embody our nation’s spirit of hope, change people’s lives, and improve communities. When national, state and local leaders tap into these agencies’ experience, they can promote workable solutions that connect more families to opportunity – and make America a better place to live for everyone.

Community Action Agencies try to ensure that the assistance goes to the least fortunate. The agency helps  with free financial help for paying bills, applications to public benefits, and other expenses. They also offer financial support to senior citizens, disabled, unemployed, and households living in poverty.

If you are stressed and dealing with a short term financial hardship, be sure to stop by or call your local community action agency for assistance. Community action agencies may help with the following, please check for available with the agency directly.

• Help for preventing homelessness.
• Pre-School Scholarship Program
• Foreclosure Prevention Programs
• Home repair programs, including low interest loans.
• Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
• Job training and placement.
• Mortgage, housing, and credit counseling services
• Childcare for poor working parents
• Head Start programs for children.
• Emergency Food and Shelter Program
• Free food and meals
• Job Development, Training and Computer Literacy Services
• Home Energy Assistance Program.
• Weatherization Assistance Program
• Home Ownership Planning Education
• Prescription Drug Assistance Vouchers
• Rental Assistance program
• Transportation & Aging centers for seniors

 

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Allegany County Human Resources Development Commission, Inc.
Address is 125 Virginia Avenue
Cumberland, MD 21502
Call (301) 777-5970

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Anne Arundel County Community Action Agency
Location is 251 West Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Telephone number is (410) 626-1900.

Other locations

• Annapolis Gardens Head Start Center, 213 Croll Drive, Annapolis, Maryland 21404, phone 410.626.1933
• Freetown Head Start Center, 282 Whitaker Road, Pasadena, Maryland 21122, dial 410.360.8885
• Lloyd Keaser Head Start Center, 5757 Belle Grove Road, Brooklyn Park, Maryland 21225, main number is 410.636.6587
• Lula G. Scott Head Start & Early Head Start Center, 6243 Shadyside Road, Shadyside, Maryland 20764, call 410.867.8945
• Meade Village Head Start Center, 1710 Meade Circle Road, Severn, Maryland 21144, call 410.551.2444
• O’Bery Court Head Start Center, 199 Bertina Nick Way, Annapolis, Maryland 21401, main phone 410.626.1927

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Baltimore Housing Community Action Partnership
4 S. Frederick Street, 3rd Floor
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Call (410) 396-3228 for intake
Low income families are supported by this non-profit. Apply for energy assistance from LIHEAP. Other common programs offered include job training, Head Start, and emergency rental assistance. They also offer information on homeless prevention or rapid rehousing, such as referrals to shelters or funds for rental or security deposits.

Day and child care is part of the Baltimore City Child Care Academy. This service provides quality and affordable day care services to families residing in the city and maybe the county. The fees due from the parents depend on family income and income levels.  Department of Social Services vouchers are also accepted. There are a few centers in the region.

• Dunbar Child Care Academy, 621 North Eden Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, (410) 396-9270
• Dukeland Child Care Academy is located at 2803 Dukeland Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21216. Call (410) 396-7782
• Northwood School-Age Child Care Center – Address: 1517 Winford Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21239, (410) 396-7431
• Waverly School-Age Child Care Center – Address is 800 E. 34th Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218. Main telephone – (410) 396-6211

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Community Action Council of Howard County, Maryland, Inc.
Address: 6751 Columbia Gateway Drive 2nd Floor
Columbia, MD 21046
Telephone: (410) 313-6440
Dozens of resources are offered. Call for help on bills and other basic needs. Examples include funds from Emergency Eviction Prevention Program, applications to Medicaid and public benefits, and the community action agency offers much more.

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Community Assistance Network, Inc. (CANI)
7701 Dunmanway
Baltimore, MD 21222
Telephone: (410) 285-4674
This non-profit agency also supports Baltimore County as well as portions of the city. Funds from the organization can be used to pay security or utility deposits, they operate short term housing and shelters, and participate in heating bill assistance programs, among other services.

The locations are as follows. Call for more information.

• Randallstown region – Liberty family Resource Center, 3525 Resource Drive, 21133, (410) 285-4674
• Lansdowne Riverview Outreach Center is located at 2903 Bero Road, 21227. Phone (410) 285-3837.
• Fontana Village Community Center, 20 Serpens Courts, MD, 21237, (410) 285-4674
• Hillendale Gate, 6600 Wycombe Way, Maryland zip code is 21234. Phone – (410) 285-4674
• Essex Department of Social Services, 439 Eastern Avenue. Dial 1-800-332-6347
• Main office – 7900 E. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, dial (410) 285-4674

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Delmarva Community Services Inc.
2450 Cambridge Beltway
Cambridge, Maryland 21613
Call the agency at (410) 221-1900

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Frederick Community Action Agency
100 South Market Street
Frederick, MD 21701
Call (301) 600-1506

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Garrett County Community Action Committee, Inc.
104 East Center St.
Oakland, MD 21550
Phone (301) 334-9431
Low income assistance programs are administered from this center. A focus is on long term self-sufficiency, which includes career services. Other aid can include heating bill assistance, programs such as Head Start, and referrals.

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Harford Community Action Agency, Inc.
Main address – 1321-B Woodbridge Station Way
Edgewood, Maryland 21040
(410) 612-9909
The non-profit may have forgivable loans or other forms of financial support to pay rent, bills, or a security deposit. Other community action agency programs include eviction prevention services, free groceries from a pantry, Financial Literacy, and more.

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Human Services Programs of Carroll County, Inc.
Address: 10 Distillery Drive, Suite. G-1
Westminster, MD 21158
(410) 857-2999.

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Maryland Rural Development Corporation
Location is 428 4th Street
Annapolis, MD 21403
Telephone: (410) 269-0910
Counties supported are Caroline, Kent, and Cecil.

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Montgomery County Community Action Agency
Address: 2424 Reedle Drive, Suite 238
Wheaton, MD 20902
Telephone number – (240) 777-1697
The non-profit administers Head Start and can provide help with filing income taxes from VITA.

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Neighborhood Services Center, Inc. of Talbot County
Address: 126 Port Street
Easton, Maryland 21601
Telephone: (410) 822-5015

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Shore Up!, Inc.
Office is at 520 Snow Hill Road
Salisbury, Maryland 21804
Telephone number – (410) 749-1142
If you live in the counties of Kent, Queen Anne’s, Talbot, Somerset, Wicomico, or Worcester, call this non-profit. They also run more unique programs, such as a senior center as well as help with home repairs.

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Southern Maryland Tri-County Community Action Committee, Inc.
Hughesville, MD 20637-0280
Call (301) 274-4474 for information
Counties are St. Charles, St. Mary’s, Charles, and Calvert.
Numerous assistance programs are administered. They include grants for paying utility and heating bills from MEAP, free foreclosure counseling from the HUD certified agency, and information on government benefits, such as low income housing or food stamps. For more information on resources in Southern Maryland, SMTCCAC is located at Luther Stuckey Building, 8371 Old Leonardtown Rd., Hughesville, Maryland 20637. The main phone numbers are Calvert County (410-535-1010), Charles County (301-274-4474) or St. Mary’s County (301-475-5574).

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Telamon of Maryland
The agency operates statewide. Residents can call this community action agency. Assistance may include income tax preparation, referrals to heating bill programs or weatherization, homeowner counseling, and much more. They can assist with refinancing mortgages or offer referrals to loan programs for housing or rent requirements.

Maryland (statewide)

• 31901 Tri-County Way, Salisbury, MD 21804, telephone (410) 546-4604

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United Communities Against Poverty, Inc. (UCAP)
Location – 1400 Doewood Lane
Capitol Heights, MD 20731-0356
Telephone: (301) 322-5700
This agency supports Prince Georges County. Some of the resources administered include transitional housing from Shepherd’s Cove, rent and heating bill help as part of EFSP, and even free day care.

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Washington County Community Action Council, Inc.
101 Summit Avenue
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
Telephone number is (301) 797-4161
Apply for programs such as MEAP and weatherization here. Case managers can also provide information on Maryland and federal government grants, assistance such as Head Start, and food programs.

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