supplemental nutrition assistance program

Raise the minimum wage in Maryland but not necessarily as high as Montgomery and Prince George's counties have chosen to do

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is looking for a handout, not a hand up for the city and its residents

Baltimore city, like many other cities around the country is dependent on a comprehensive, multi-year Farm bill that addresses the current needs of local farmers, low-income residents, and consumers who want access to healthy foods grown nearby.

When it comes to giving thanks, there's nothing to be said that hasn't been said before — and better — so we opt for tradition instead.

United Way of Central Maryland distributed 3,600 Thanksgiving meal boxes this year, an increase over last year as the economic recovery passes some people by and others are struggling with cuts to food stamps.

As most Americans doze off in front of the TV after a few too many helpings of turkey and pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving, some 20 million others will be heading out to work. Called on by their employers to work on the holiday, most feel they cannot say no — they need the money or fear reprisal.

The 720,000 Marylanders who aren't sure where their next meal is coming from deserve our compassion and help this Thanksgiving

Standing in a warehouse full of food for needy families, three Democratic lawmakers called Monday for Congress to avoid sharp cuts to food stamps included in a pending $500 billion farm bill.

The Baltimore City Department of Social Services is defending its decision to spend nearly $40,000 of taxpayer money to send youths in foster care to a private Christian school in Philadelphia, where in the past year-and-a half, they have obtained a high school diploma in one day.

Food stamp users must learn to use benefits more effectively

Walmart Station controversy isn't over yet

A habit of small donations among local philanthropies adds up to a big difference for those in need

Tracey Coleman of Essex says food stamps have kept her family fed since her husband was laid off from the Sparrows Point steel plant. Tens of thousands of Marylanders could lose benefits under proposals being considered in Congress.

Obamacare fiasco proves that Sarah Palin knows her stuff

Sister Irene Marshiano, a nun who offered sandwiches and coffee "with respect" at the Franciscan Center she founded 45 years ago, died of diabetic complications Oct. 31 at her order's Clare Court Convent in Northeast Baltimore. She was 70.

Post-military service can be a period of anxiety and uncertainty. So many men and women return and ask themselves: what now? The Labor Department is here to help answer that question with an array of programs designed to clear pathways into the middle class.

SNAP beneficiaries are a symptom, not a cause, of U.S. economic woes

Baltimore's Archbishop Lori says that for politicians both nationally and locally, poverty and hunger are "out of sight, out of mind."

The challenge of living on food stamps has just gotten harder

Mayor's food stamp subsidy acknowledges the stake Baltimore has in ensuring the nutritional needs of children from low-income families are met

There is too much fraud and waste in the food stamp program to oppose cuts.

Beware another bi-partisan 'compromise' on food stamps and the Farm Bill