A Maryland woman said in a viral video that her landlord asked her to choose between rent hikes of 25 percent and 38 percent, sparking online outrage. Rents have been shooting up across the United States. In March, the median monthly asking rent was 17 percent higher than a year before, according to real estate […]
Wegmans customers receiving SNAP can use their monthly benefits to purchase eligible grocery items in stores and online. The company announced in March that the supermarket joined the SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot, which allows households in participating states to use their EBT cards to purchase groceries online from authorized retailers, as previously reported by GOBankingRates. […]
With skyrocketing food prices, a healthy diet may seem out of reach. But, as some families found, it can be simple. Fa’aosofia and Patrick Daly used to get takeaways twice a week and spent most of their grocery money on meat. The few vegetables they bought often ended up rotting in the fridge. And despite […]
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, will provide almost 18,000 eligible children with extra food support over the summer. All eligible school-aged children will have Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for June, July, August and December. “Providing this benefit gives critical support to families at a time when inflation is hitting family grocery budgets hard,” County Executive […]
As the U.S. economy continues to grapple with the highest inflation level seen since 1982, consumers are feeling its effects where it hurts the most: The grocery store. For 28-year-old Paul Weiner, those price increases have turned what used to be an enjoyable outing to buy groceries into a chore that now involves stress and […]
A count of people living in shelters and on the streets from Northern Virginia to the District to suburban Maryland reveals that the region has made some progress against the problem of homelessness. The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments reports 7,605 people experiencing homelessness this year, an 8% reduction compared to last year’s data. “The […]
There’s a growing problem in Maryland with criminals stealing from families who rely on benefits like SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA). Cortney Gillespie, a mom of four boys in West Baltimore, says she receives a TCA deposit on the third of each month. “It means that I can pay my […]
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The Maryland Food Bank recently launched a program that helps connect Baltimore residents to job training programs in growing industries such as health care and clean energy, and also provides a financial stipend and food assistance. Maryland Food Bank’s Workforce Development pilot program focuses on job training in Baltimore, where unemployment and underemployment rates are […]
With the cost of everyday essentials going up, it’s pushing some families who were on the cusp of needing help to go to the food bank. The Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina works with about 800 partner agencies that serve 34 counties in North Carolina. Jennifer Caslin, who works with the Food […]
