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If the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has its way, a new federal poverty calculation will underestimate the number of families living in poverty,

Students enrolled in the Howard County school system’s free and reduced-price meals program known as FARMs can qualify for more than a free meal.

By Jess Nocera

Jun 17, 2019

Now, in its 11th year, the Children’s Mental Health Matters! Campaign brings together nonprofits, schools, agencies, and other partners with the goal of raising public awareness of the importance of children’s mental health and substance use.

The Howard County Public School System includes 42 elementary schools; 20 middle schools; 12 high schools; one school for students with severe disabilities; one school for students with behavioral and emotional issues; and one school for students enrolled in technical and vocational programs.

An estimated 2,000 people attended the 19th annual Morning Star Pow Wow at The John Carroll School in Bel Air, taking in Native American dancing, food, arts and crafts. The event benefits the St. Labre Indian School in Montana.

By David Anderson

Jan 15, 2019

For the first time, Howard County schools offered free lunches during two days of winter break.

By Jess Nocera

Dec 30, 2018

Episcopal Community Services of Maryland closes after 91 years after transferring its programs, The Ark and The Club, to other nonprofits.

By Yvonne Wenger

Sep 20, 2018

“Is this person a citizen of the United States?” This simple question, which the Census Bureau is proposing to add to the 2020 census, would surely decrease immigrant participation. We ask community leaders and organizations to join us in opposing this question.

I read recently that nearly 70 per cent of U.S. voters don’t want Roe overturned. So, how can a few wealthy white men be in a position to take this right away? I am a 54-year-old woman who will never have to face this decision, but I desperately want this choice to continue for future generations.

Recently released revised Income Eligibility Guidelines for free and reduced-price allows for families to make a bit more money than last year and still qualify for the program.

The Democrats running for Maryland governor agree on policy, but their personalities and styles offer dramatically different races against Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.

By Erin Cox

Jun 22, 2018

"The challenge for you is to transform your life from being a slave to being an owner, and from being a follower to being a leader.”

By Mary Carole McCauley

May 19, 2018

Edna O. Harris, a former public schools worker, died April 6 in her sleep at her home in the Park view at Coldspring Apartments in Northwest Baltimore. She was a 104.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

May 4, 2018

The embattled leader of Prince George’s County’s public schools will give up his post at the helm of Maryland’s second-largest school system, a school district spokesman said Tuesday.

The Howard County Public School System enrolls nearly 57,000 students and is recognized as a leader in the state.

Carroll County youngsters are more prepared to enter kindergarten than most of their peers in the state, according to the latest data from the 2017-18 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Report released this week.

The Y of Central Maryland president rejects claims in an op-ed about the closing of the Mondawmin Target.

People need to resist latest effort to give away tax dollars to the wealthy.

County Executive Allan Kittleman and state Sen. Guy Guzzone will share the Howard County Community Action Council’s 2017 Humanitarian Award.

By Kate Magill

Oct 11, 2017

Children in Towson's Head Start Center will soon see more movement and activity incorporated into the center's day-to-day programming.

By Margarita Cambest

Jul 7, 2017

Baltimore has its share of philanthropists, but what makes Betsy and George Sherman stand out is the focus and the intensity of their commitment.

Laurel Elementary will be the site of a "big dig" on Friday, June 2 to install two outdoor classrooms and vegetable and perennial gardens on its campus on Montgomery Street. The project is the fruit of a recently awarded partnership with REAL School Gardens, which funds learning gardens and teacher training at partner schools around the country.

On the day that the Henderson-Hopkins school opened its doors to let children in, Crystal Jordan marveled at its light-filled rooms, curving stairs and inte

Mayor Catherine Pugh selected the former president of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Chesapeake to lead Baltimore's human services agency.

By Yvonne Wenger

Mar 16, 2017

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The Howard County Public School System includes 41 elementary schools; 20 middle schools; 12 high schools; one school for students with severe disabilities; one

Treatment for drug addiction works; moralizing doesn't.

The Y in Central Maryland celebrated Read Across America with a week-long celebration of popular children's author Dr. Seuss.

By Jon Bleiweis

Mar 6, 2017

Leslie K. Glassberg, a retired Howard County businesswoman, died Feb. 18. She was 83.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Feb 24, 2017

The Howard County Food Bank celebrated its relocation from a nearly 10-year-old location off Route 108 to an expanded, permanent facility on Gerwig Lane in Columbia Tuesday.

By Fatimah Waseem

Jan 11, 2017

Clare Jean Siegel, 61, an early childhood educator active in Head Start for 32 years, died of cancer Dec. 14 at her Dickeyville home.

By Jacques Kelly

Dec 23, 2016

Many people find the holiday season to be a time to share their blessings with the less fortunate. Howard County organizations and advocacy groups such as these would put your gift to good use.

It was Nov. 22, 1963, a nice day for a lunch hour walk around Lafayette Park across from the White House, where I ate my brown bag sandwich sitting on a park bench. I had just returned to my desk at the Philip Murray Building on 16th and L to do some final editing of stories written that week and hand out assignments for the following week in my new role as editor of the IUE News, to which I had recently been promoted. Suddenly, we were startled by the sound of loud bells. The old-timers knew

In a letter to the Laurel Leader, Laurel resident Salome Peters writes in support of Chris Van Hollen for the U.S. Senate, because he has been a leader on education for years.

A $1.5 million gift will allow the Maryland Science Center to expand its Head Start program to serve 170 more city children, the organization announced Tuesday.

Donald Trump's campaign strategy must be to flood us with so much nonsense that you cannot deal with any of it — there's always something else just around the bend. What is notably absent from the Trump campaign is a coherent message about anything at all. He's flip-flopped on pretty much every issue he has spoken on: birtherism, immigration, health care, women's health, taxes, releasing his own medical reports. You just can't tell where he is, what he stands for, or what he believes in,

An early head start

Baltimore health officials on Tuesday formally opened the first city-run Early Head Start center in West Baltimore.

By Luke Broadwater

Jun 21, 2016

Like many parents raising a child with mental illness, I have sat in an emergency room on a hard plastic chair for over 24 hours with a child needing psychiatric hospitalization with no beds available. I have been called to a public elementary school where the principal thought an appropriate response to a young traumatized child with a mental illness was to call 911 and have him handcuffed.

Horseshoe Casino's economic impact

As a community activist in West Baltimore, where she grew up ,Tiffany Welch has worked to expand access to jobs, healthy food and education

By Lorraine Mirabella

Mar 19, 2016

The Howard County Public School System includes 41 elementary schools; 20 middle schools; 12 high schools; one school for students with severe disabilities; one school for students with behavioral and emotional issues; and one school for students enrolled in technical and vocational programs. Total enrollment, excluding Pre-K classes, is more than 52,000 students.

Whether you¿re looking to contribute to a worthy cause or need services yourself, Howard County offers many resources to help. The following list is a broad sample of the nonprofit organizations actively making the county a better place to live.

Human Services Programs of Carroll County is a CAA. What does that mean?

Miriam Virginia Arwady, 95, secretary, child care provider and church volunteer, died of dementia complications Sunday at her Towson home.

By Jacques Kelly

Feb 3, 2016

The Times has gathered a list of organizations working in Carroll, divided by their focus to help you choose the organization that's right for you.

Part of the new Eat, Play, Grow initiative at Howard County¿s Head Start centers, children who come from low-income families are being introduced to new and nutritious foods so that healthy choices are ingrained from an early age. The kids also bring the lessons home, influencing their parents¿ food-buying habits.

Many people find the holiday season to be a time to share their blessings with the less fortunate. Howard County organizations and advocacy groups such as these would put your gift to good use.

Open Society Institute-Baltimore issued $337,500 in grants from money the nonprofit raised after the city's unrest to programs working to advance social equity.

By Yvonne Wenger

Sep 24, 2015

As the numbers of low-income families continue to grow, having increased from 4.5 percent in 2010 to 5.4 percent in 2014, Carlson has united the "Howard Seven" rotary clubs to draw support for the private nonprofit organization's Summer Enrichment Program, providing health, nutrition and educational services to children ages 3 to 5, as well as enhancing cognitive, social and emotional development.

By Andrew Michaels

Sep 17, 2015