supplemental nutrition assistance program

In the mightiest nation on the planet, too many people still lack access to proper nutrition — and that must not be overlooked

About 150 to 200 people in need, including a number of homeless people, got a hot pre-Thanksgiving dinner Sunday afternoon at Hope in Action's seventh annual community Thanksgiving meal at the Bel Air Armory.

On Wednesday night in front of MICA's Fred Lazarus IV Center, Tawanda Jones held the 172nd installment of West Wednesday, a weekly event dedicated to

Segregation happens when students are forced to remain in their local schools

The Trump family speaks of choice as the educational reform du jour. And who would want to argue against a plan that purports to provide opportunities for every child to obtain the best education possible? Yet educational choice is a loaded term with a checkered history.

The Baltimore Gazette, a newspaper that existed very briefly just after the Civil War, has returned online as a site to spread fake news stories and other

Whether you may need some help providing gifts for your family this holiday season, or you want to help people in need this holiday season, the Salvation Army Carroll County Service Center wants to hear from you.

In this national presidential election year there have been some interesting and disturbing comments regarding the poor.

Need does not discriminate. Fish Smithson knows that painful lesson all too well.

The Maryland U.S. Attorney's Office on Tuesday announced indictments against 14 food retailers for defrauding $16 million from the food assistance program.

Low-wage workers are costly to taxpayers so why not raise federal minimum wage?

Pass the Earned Income Tax Credit

Don't cut food aid to needy families

Despite its effectiveness, the federal food stamps program, SNAP, is once again on the chopping block because of political grandstanding, and children are among the potential victims.

Taxpayers don't owe housing to anyone — it's time welfare recipients started working

Now, I'm not for a minute going to compare Larry Hogan and Donald Trump. They are completely different in manner and approach. Yet, there is one striking similarity. And it's that the actions of liberal officeholders caused both of them to gain political prominence.

Proposed $15 minimum wage would help keep city families whole and make community stronger

Clients of Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service often view bankruptcy as their only way out, and more and more are turning to the pro bono attorneys for help filing with the courts.

When a parent goes to prison

The Federal Reserve has kept a watchful eye on labor markets, but as it meets this week to chart interest rate policy, it would do well to recognize that inflation is heating up too.

Nationwide, more than 280 colleges and universities now have food pantries. College administrators around the country say a growing number of students are struggling to pay for food and other essentials as tuition rates have risen, financial aid has fallen, and eligibility rules for college loans have tightened. At the same time, wages have stagnated and families hard hit by the Great Recession continue to struggle financially.

Maryland is expanding a work-training program tied to food stamps after the state returned hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal money that could have been used to help low-income residents find jobs.

Tracey Hundertmark was in the middle of cooking dinner for about 250 patients at Springfield Hospital Center in Carroll County one recent evening when she was called off the line and handed a letter informing her that the job she's held for years had been slated for elimination under Gov. Larry Hogan's $42 billion proposed state budget. She'd be out of work starting June 30, it said.

After a successful pilot at the Avenue Market in the fall, community leaders are launching a permanent weekly produce stand at the West Baltimore public market.

To be black is not to share a common geography, class or family status, but rather, the common experience of being insulted, bullied and oppressed by people who think they are white.

Facing a genuine crisis-Baltimore's homeless population is approximately 30,000 a year-the city has constructed a patchwork of more than 60 homeless service providers that it oversees, creating a privately-contracted homeless services ecosystem that is chaotic, ill-managed, poorly monitored, and badly integrated with state and federal agencies.

Robert B. Reich: Instead of Yes we can, many Democrats have adopted a new slogan this election year: We shouldn't even try.

Hundreds of customers were milling around the 32nd Street Farmers Market in Waverly with about 40 of the usual 50 vendors on hand. The weekly Saturday morning market is the only year-round farmers market in Baltimore.

Eat healthy for less on food stamps

Baltimore poor should be warned about sugary drinks — and be banned from using food stamps to buy them

The Obama administration will propose a $2 billion pilot program in next month's budget intended to help families address emergency expenses before they slip out of control, part of a broader push federal officials announced Wednesday to confront systemic poverty.

The Obama administration will propose a $2 billion pilot program later this year intended to help families address emergency expenses before they become unmanageable, part of a broader push federal officials announced Wednesday to confront systemic poverty.

Social workers and homeless advocates say it's a story that's all too common among young people on the Eastern Shore who've aged out of the foster care system and must fend for themselves.

3,823 homeless individuals were served by county facilities last year.

Thanksgiving is not only about giving thanks but helping those who may go hungry

Government needs to cut back on handouts if Baltimore is to lower homicide count below 300 a year

Friday, the Labor Department will issue another mediocre jobs report, and the White House will spin it into a sign that the economy is doing quite well with a Democrat in the White House. But is it? A comparison of Obama's results and Reagan's.

Even if a $15 minimum wage kills jobs, it's the right thing to do.

Congress should stop sending taxpayer-funded benefits like Medicaid and SSI to Cuba

Obama's wrecking crew

Once, local flavor meant crab cake, Natty Boh or Bergers Cookies. Now "made in Baltimore" is stamped on crunchy granola, chewy caramels, spicy jerky and creamy gelato. We've got famous chefs and secret supper clubs; food halls and truck rallies. We've got ramen, udon and pho; fresh-roasted and cold-brewed. We've got ale, mead and rye; raised, glazed and bacon-crazed. Take a bite of that, big-city snobs. Baltimore's got tasty to spare.

Many more Marylanders could be able to clear their criminal records starting Oct. 1 under new state laws that are meant to make it easier for people to find jobs and housing.

Families struggling financially can apply for free holiday gifts now through Sept. 25 at the Salvation Army County Service Unit in Westminster through its Angel Tree Program.

Since 2008, the Federal Reserve has kept the federal funds rate — the banks' overnight borrowing rate — near zero. Now more confident about prospects for growth and inflation, policymakers are preparing to raise those short-term rates. Higher borrowing costs for banks can cause mortgage rates to jump, jobs to become scarcer and stock to tumble — but not always. Here are five things you need to know before the hike.

It seems as though Sykesville will be backing out of a proposal to construct a rent-to-own housing development.

HUD is 50, but who is celebrating in Baltimore or anywhere else?