The Athens-Clarke County Commission is expected on Tuesday to hire a consulting group to study how best to address homelessness in Athens. An agenda item that requires a vote at Tuesday’s commission meeting authorizes the hiring of The Cloudburst Group at a cost of $133,116. The consulting business located in Landover, Maryland is a women-owned […]
Looking for some cheap dinner ideas? Sure, we all are—and we wholeheartedly believe that you can cook well while spending less. Whether you’re saving money for rent, future travel plans, or because the cost of everything is just too damn high, you can still make a delicious dinner. It just takes some clever techniques and […]
Something needs to be done to help homeless people here, not just within the city of Baltimore but also the surrounding areas. In places like Harford County, for example, there is help for families, but if you’re a single adult, you’re on your own. Especially if you’re with an emotional support animal (”Baltimore officials seek […]
From steak and eggs to gasoline and cars, Maryland consumers are paying significantly more for these items as inflation continues to take a bite out of your earnings. Anyone who’s been to a Maryland grocery store recently knows the pinch of a 7.9 percent jump in inflation, the sharpest consumer price index spike since 1982. […]
It’s been at least a year since I properly looked over my budget. But, with rising grocery costs, petrol prices, and energy bills, I thought now would be a good time to sit down and reconsider my spending. I decided to try a money experiment to see if I could save on two of my […]
The Maryland Food Bank released a special report on July 14 regarding food insecurity in Maryland, and how residents experience food hardships. The goal of this report is to look at data from a variety of resources to see how factors such as housing and wages have an impact on the security of food to […]
The Maryland Food Bank, the Baltimore Ravens and CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield hosted a “Pantry on the Go” event Monday to help people struggling with food insecurity. The Maryland Food Bank reports almost 50% of Maryland families surveyed in June said their children aren’t eating enough because of food prices. Read more. […]
Housing advocates have set up a tent city at Baltimore City Hall.. It’s an installation by the Black Community Development Coalition to call attention to a growing homelessness challenge in Baltimore – tent encampments springing up across the city. The newly-formed group is calling on the city to assist and house people who are homeless. […]
More than 18 million Americans don’t have enough to eat at least some of the time in any given month, according to Pew Charitable Trusts, and more than 5 million frequently go hungry. Many of them can sum up their precarious situation like this: I make too much for food stamps, but can’t afford food. […]
Inflation has reached a 40-year high and consumers are feeling the effects. While some expenses can be eliminated from a family’s budget, diapers and other childcare necessities are harder to take off a grocery list. In April, the Maryland General Assembly passed the budget for the Fiscal Year 2023 exempting taxes on diapers and other […]
