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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,

During a six week stretch in December and January, six infants died in their sleep in homes around Baltimore, the worst spate of such deaths since the city began a largely successful campaign in 2009 to teach new mothers how to avoid such a tragedy,

We face a caregiving crisis in America. More than 40 million people provide uncompensated care for relatives every year. Most must juggle their caregiving with their employment; some have to make a choice between the two.

As the population of Howard County has grown, so have the health care resources available to residents.

Too many moms are bleaching and reusing diapers because they can't afford enough of a supply for their babies. The federal government needs to seriously consider covering the cost.

Today Wednesday, August 1 kicks off World Breastfeeding Week 2018 and Harford County Health Department would like to take this time to promote breastfeeding within the county.

The new school year started in style for more than 130 Harford County children with limited resources, thanks to free haircuts and new school supplies

Farmers markets in Catonsville are working to remove barriers and reach out to lower-income shoppers, offering education and fresh, healthy food.

August is Breastfeeding Month in Maryland

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

In order to qualify, owners must provide proof of government assistance by providing a copy of their Awards Letter from Social Services, food stamp card, proof of SSI or Social Security benefits, WIC, or unemployment benefits.

Breastfeeding is healthy and cost-effective, and gives children a great start.

After multiple failed attempts, the potato industry is once again leading a charge to allow white potatoes in WIC food packages, despite more than eight years of research conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Institute of Medicine determining that WIC participants already consume enough potatoes in their diets. In a statewide survey among Maryland WIC participants, 15 percent of 6- to 8-month olds and 24 percent of 9- to 12-month olds consumed white potatoes, often French fries,

The most important impact of living wage proposals is not a transfer of income from the employer to the employee, but from the employer to the government in the form of lower costs of government safety net programs.

Our goal in Baltimore is to decrease the number of adults who are obese by 15 percent. To that end, Weight Watchers Ambassador Jennifer Hudson was in Baltimore this week to help announce a new initiative through the Weight Watchers and U.S. Conference of Mayors Healthy Communities Grant Program. The

Jennifer Hudson urged women to chart their own path to better health as she spoke to a gathering of Weight Watchers participants at a West Baltimore senior center Tuesday morning.

Manchester Valley High School the 16th to offer help

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

Xerox officials said Sunday they had resolved a technical glitch that left those who use food stamps in Maryland and 16 other states without access to their benefits the day before.

Some food pantries and aid programs in Maryland are experiencing an increase in requests for help as the federal government shutdown continues — a jump program officials believe is due partly to federal furloughs.

In a state where 300,000 people work for the federal government and countless more depend on its benefits, Maryland has been hard hit by the government shutdown. Here are five people, a researcher, a homeless mother, a veteran and two federal workers, and how the budget impasse has affected their lives.

In a state where 300,000 people work for the federal government and countless more depend on its benefits, Maryland has been hard hit by the government shutdown. Here are five people, a researcher, a homeless mother, a veteran and two federal workers, and how the budget impasse has affected their lives.

President Barack Obama will make his case for reopening the federal government at a construction firm in Maryland on Thursday as a political solution to end the two-day-old shutdown remains elusive.

Congress has brought the nation once again up against a deadline to fund the federal government or shut it down. Unless lawmakers strike a deal, federal employees will be sent home when they arrive at work on Tuesday and government services will be suspended. Here's a look at how shutdown would affect you:

Government-backed nutrition programs key to reducing obesity rates

With some of the most generous welfare benefits in the country, there are powerful incentives not to get a job in Maryland.

Food stamp program is abused by modern-day welfare queens

Why should giant defense contractor Lockheed Martin get a hotel tax break that it doesn't need and Maryland can't afford?

The U.S. economy is imperiled by an irrational — yet seemingly inescapable — approach to federal budget cutting.

President Obama has failed the nation and should not be returned to office

The Maryland Food Bank president says a large percentage of those in need make far more than the federal poverty line.

Amanda and Ryan Velivlis, of Parkville, like millions of families rely on government aid to make ends meet since the recession began, said Diana Pearce, author of the 2012 Self-Sufficiency Standard report for Maryland.