Emergency food and shelter programs will get a boost now that Carroll County has been awarded $22,848 in federal funds.

Jessica Laird is running against incumbent Greg Pecoraro, Kate Carter, Steve Colella, Kevin Dayhoff and Ann Thomas Gilbert for one of three seats on the Westminster Common Council.

People should continue to donate to the University of Maryland Medical System despite problems with its board because drops in charitable giving could hurt medical care to patients.

Does Mayor Catherine Pugh's property tax cut make a difference? More than you might think because of the unintended consequences of the Trump tax cut.

In a recent discussion about concentrated poverty and our public schools, a colleague mentioned that, “poverty was going down,” in an attempt to de-emphasize the need for greater education funding. Problem is, official definitions of poverty often don’t reflect the reality of day to day life.

The response of Democrats in Maryland's legislature to Republican Gov. Larry Hogan's State of the State address: We will work with you "when we can." But, Del. Kathleen Dumais said in prepared remarks, "we will not sacrifice our Democratic values and principles to cut deals."

A range of services were available free of charge to people in need during Harford County’s fourth annual Project Homeless Connect event Thursday.

United Way of Central Maryland and the Salvation Army-Howard County help the less fortunate all year round, with extra assistance during the holiday season.

A Gift of Warmth, a program of BGE Home and The United Way, seeks nominations for needy families in Carroll County to receive a free HVAC system this December.

Leigh N. Bortner, a retired fleet leasing executive and avid sailor, died Oct. 11 from complications of dementia at the Blaklehurst Retirement Community in Towson. He was 86.

Harford County's Found in Faith Ministries, founded in 2016, provides donated furniture and home goods so families in need can properly furnish their homes. The ministry moved earlier this year to a new building in Joppa and will host an open house Oct. 11.

Volunteers came out to the Human Services Programs of Carroll County, Inc., community garden as part of the United Way of Central Maryland’s Fifth Annual Day of Action,

The Maryland-based grocery chain LA Mart plans to open a store in Oakland Mills Village Center in Columbia. It will be the fifth grocery store at the 50-year-old shopping center.

A few years ago, the United Way developed a statistic called ALICE, which stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. Essentially, the moniker is to paint a more realistic picture of how many people are struggling to make ends meet in a community, even though they have a good, steady j

A decade on from the financial crisis of 2008, and many economic indicators seem pretty good: Maryland’s unemployment rate has held steady at 4.3 percent over the summer, while U.S. second quarter growth hit 4.2 percent, the highest rate since 2014.

Two Harford County men were among the 13 who deployed from Maryland on Sunday to help rescue efforts in hurricane-ravaged parts of North Carolina.

United Way of Central Maryland released its latest ALICE report, which defines residents whose income is above the federal poverty line but cannot support to afford basic household items.

A United Way study of the working poor shows that 38 percent of Maryland families — and nearly half of Baltimore ones — cannot afford basic necessities, such as housing, transportation, food and child care.

Homicides are down, buildings going up. Can the trends continue in Baltimore?

It’s easy to overlook Labor Day’s original meaning — celebrating the the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity and well-being of our country — when the tangible actions you can take to recognize and champion employment opportunities in your community aren’t always clear.

United Way of Central Maryland sponsored an event on Wednesday to give free, new backpacks filled with school supplies to Cradlerock Elementary School students, among others.

Earlier this week at Taneytown Elementary School, the United Way of Central Maryland and the Maryland Food Bank partnered to provide new backpacks filled with supplies for the upcoming school year to students, as well as 30 pounds of food and fresh produce for their families.

What brought the family out Wednesday was the opportunity to pick up new backpacks freshly stocked with supplies, courtesy of the United Way of Central Maryland, as well as the chance to bring home 30 pounds of food — much of which was fresh produce — from the Maryland Food Bank.

Thomas “Tommy” Randall Roberts Sr., a gospel singer and real estate salesman, died of a heart disease July 19 at Gilchrist Center Baltimore.

On a recent sunny, warm spring evening a celebration came together. A truck rolled across the lawn with musical instruments. Folding tables opened up and foil pans lined the tops. Coolers with water and lemonade were at easy reach for guests of all heights.

More than $17,000 in Federal Emergency Management Agency funding is now available on a competitive basis to organizations offering emergency food and shelter services in Carroll County. Nonprofits or agencies have until 4 p.m. June 15 to apply for a portion of $17,213 made available through FEMA

Profiles of the three Republican and one Democratic candidate running for the District C seat on the Harford County Council.

Name a high-profile civic institution, and there’s a good chance Patricia J. Mitchell, or “P.J.,” has been involved with it, from the United Way and Notre Dame of Maryland University to chairing the board of the Greater Baltimore Medical Center. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

A week after floodwaters tore through Ellicott City for the second time in two years, Howard County stakeholders are raising questions about whether they should contribute to the town’s future — and whether they were alerted to the flood emergency in a timely manner,

With Ellicott City ravaged by floodwaters for the second time in since 2016, relief efforts are underway for those businesses and residents affected. Here are some ways you can help.

Lawyer Jim Shea, the former chairman of the state’s largest law firm, on Friday became the second candidate for Maryland governor to release his tax returns — reporting that he has both earned millions in income and paid millions in taxes in recent years.

It is estimated that about 30 percent of Carroll County households pay more than 30 percent of their income toward housing, a figure Habitat for Humanity of Carroll County Executive Director Bryan Lyburn attributes to the United Way’s ALICE Report.

Pioneers in health care, business, finance the law and philanthropy make up the 2018 class of The Sun's Business and Civic Hall of Fame.

Texans defensive star raised $37 million for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.

Formerly a cafeteria worker, Minnie Hargrow worked for four Johns Hopkins University presidents

United Way of Central Maryland said it helped 550 struggling individuals and families at the organization’s Project Homeless Connect in Harford County held Tuesday afternoon at the APG Federal Credit Union Arena on the campus of Harford Community College.

Democrats, union leaders and immigrant advocates launched a campaign Monday to raise Maryland's minimum wage to $15 per hour. They started the campaign on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to mark the 50th anniversary of the civil rights icon's "Poor People's Campaign."

A number of Giving Tuesday events are planned in Baltimore to drum up donations in time for the holidays.

The Harvest of Plenty event through the United Way of Central Maryland  provided 84 families in need with a Thanksgiving meal.

There’s still time for Carroll County families to register to receive a Thanksgiving dinner through the United Way of Central Maryland’s Harvest of Plenty Program.

Nonprofit: The cost of quality child care

A day after Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh laid out a plan to huge spending increases to fight homelessness, an event at the Convention Center revealed the fearsome complexity of the job.

For more than 90 years, United Way of Central Maryland has worked to improve the lives of those in the local community. Up Close sat down with Franklyn Baker,

On Track 4 Success aims to get students to stay and succeed in school.

Robert E. Doudiken, retired McCormick & Co. comptroller and financial planner, died Wednesday from renal failure at Levindale Hebrew Geroatric Center & Hospital. He was 90.

Reducing the already low number of affordable housing units in the city punitively affects our neighbors who are already in a vulnerable position.

Hurricane Harvey is a catastrophe that will rule their lives in Texas for months and affect their lives forever. 

Ravens left particularly thin along the defensive line and in the defensive backfield