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Cecil County Department of Social Services, Adoption
Agency: Cecil County Department of Social Services
ADOPTION: Provides services which enable children to become free for adoption and to be placed with adoptive parents. These services can be provided at the direct request of the child's birth parents or initiated by foster care staff for children who have been abandoned or who have been in foster care with no chance of returning to their families.C...
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Cecil County Department of Social Services, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Agency: Cecil County Department of Social Services
NOTE: ALL recertification periods due in the months of October 2020-March 2021 have been POSTPONED to a later date. If a caller's is due in any of these months, they DO NOT have to do anything at this time as they will receive a letter in the mail within the next two weeks with additional details. SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD: Provides free food benefits mont...
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Cecil County Department of Social Services, Foster Care for Children & Licensing
Agency: Cecil County Department of Social Services
OVERVIEW: Provides foster care placement and licensing.SERVICES:1) FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT: Provides child placement in foster homes or group homes when it is clearly determined that the child(ren) can no longer remain in their own homes. Placements are court-ordered or through voluntary parent agreement depending on the nature of the case. Returning...
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Cecil County Department of Social Services, Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA)
Agency: Cecil County Department of Social Services
NOTE: ALL recertification periods due in the months of October 2020-March 2021 have been POSTPONED to a later date. If a caller's is due in any of these months, they DO NOT have to do anything at this time as they will receive a letter in the mail within the next two weeks with additional details.FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Provides welfare reform progra...
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Cecil County Department of Social Services, Adult Protective Services
Agency: Cecil County Department of Social Services
ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES: Serves persons aged 18 and over who lack the physical or mental capacity to provide for their daily needs. The purpose of the program is to prevent or remedy the abuse, neglect, self neglect or exploitation of adults who are unable to protect their own interests and are at risk of immediate harm to their own person or to ...
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Cecil County Department of Social Services, Child Protective Services
Agency: Cecil County Department of Social Services
CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES: Investigates allegations of physical or sexual abuse and neglect of children under age 18. Legal mandates require children in neglect cases to be seen within 5 days and in abuse cases within 24 hours. Child must reside in Cecil County or incident of abuse/neglect must have taken place within Cecil County. Emergency servic...
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Cecil County Department of Social Services, Child Support Enforcement
Agency: Cecil County Department of Social Services
Note: Local office no longer receives direct calls. Must contact customer service for assistance.CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT: Provides services which establish and enforce child support orders, including location of the non-custodial parent. Searches for the non-custodial parent, proves the paternity of the child, gets a court order for support, coll...
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Cecil County Department of Social Services, Intensive Family Services
Agency: Cecil County Department of Social Services
FAMILY BASED SERVICES: Provides a home-based service to families in which one or more children are at-risk of foster care. This preventive, short-term service includes case management and referrals for family counseling. Also offers parent aide support, teaching and modeling parenting skills and networking of extended family and community systems.
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Cecil County Department of Social Services, Medical Assistance
Agency: Cecil County Department of Social Services
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE: Provides assistance with screening and applying for Medical Assistance/Medicaid/MA. Medical Assistance provides health coverage for some low-income individuals, families, older adults and people with disabilities. Also assists individuals with questions/concerns regarding the Medicare Beneficiary programs. -Qualified Disabled an...
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Cecil County Department of Social Services, Office of Home Energy Programs
Agency: Cecil County Department of Social Services
UTILITY BILL PAYMENT ASSISTANCE: Provides MEAP and EUSP grants to eligible families, renters, roomers, boarders and homeowners toward the cost of heating in the winter and electricity year round. Grant is based on the type of fuel used, household size, household income and annual consumption.-Maryland Energy Assistance Program (MEAP): Provides assi...
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Cecil County Department of Social Services, Social Services to Adults
Agency: Cecil County Department of Social Services
CASE MANAGEMENT: Assists eligible persons to remain independent and living in their community for as long as possible. Case management activities include assessment, referral and continuous evaluation of the client's situation. Provides social work services to persons 18 years and and older who are not caring for children. In addition, provides com...
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Cecil County Department of Social Services, Emergency Assistance to Families with Children
Agency: Cecil County Department of Social Services
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Provides emergency cash assistance (grant) to families with children. Assists with utility cut-offs, eviction prevention, first month security deposits and burial assistance. Families or individual at risk of being homeless are provided with shelter referrals. Financial allowance varies based on situations, income and assets,...
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Cecil County Department of Social Services, In-Home Aide Services
Agency: Cecil County Department of Social Services
IN HOME AIDE SERVICES: Provides assistance with activities for daily living for persons who are frail, elderly, physically, mentally, and developmentally disabled, at-risk of abuse/neglect or need help during an illness. Services include personal care, housekeeping chores, budgeting, laundry and meal preparation, as well as teaching clients to perf...
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Cecil County Department of Social Services, Temporary Disability Assistance Program
Agency: Cecil County Department of Social Services
NOTE: ALL recertification periods due in the months of October 2020-March 2021 have been POSTPONED to a later date. If a caller's is due in any of these months, they DO NOT have to do anything at this time as they will receive a letter in the mail within the next two weeks with additional details.TDAP: A program offered to single disabled adults th...
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Bridge, Referrals Batterers' Program
Agency: Cecil County Department of Social Services
REFERRALS BATTERERS' PROGRAM: Offers referrals to agencies that offer anger management programs that are designed to confront the violent behaviors of those individuals (men and women) who physically abuse their spouses and/or families.
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Bridge, 24-Hour Hotline
Agency: Cecil County Department of Social Services
24-HOUR HOTLINE: Offered to persons with any questions or concerns regarding domestic violence or sexual assault. Also serves as the Rape Crisis line for the county.
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Bridge, Advocacy and Support
Agency: Cecil County Department of Social Services
ADVOCACY/SUPPORT: Offers support and accompanies victims of sexual assault and domestic violence to hospitals, courts, and police stations.
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Bridge, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Counseling
Agency: Cecil County Department of Social Services
COUNSELING SERVICES: Provides individual and group counseling provided to adolescent and adult victims of domestic violence and sexual assault abuse.
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Bridge, Domestic Violence Shelter
Agency: Cecil County Department of Social Services
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER: Provides shelter for women, with or without children and possible hotel stay for male victims of domestic violence. Must have a history of serious domestic abuse or have been recently abused. Also offers case management and maximum stay for residents is approximately 8 weeks.
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Rental Allowance Program, Cecil County
Agency: Cecil County Department of Social Services
HOUSING SUBSIDY: Provides a rental subsidy to eligible participants for up to twelve months. Offers rental assistance to low income families who either are homeless or have an emergency housing needs.Maryland Rental Allowance Program Income Limits.Family size and gross monthly income. Effective 2014. *Income guidelines still applies for 2019. ...
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