Woman Says 25 Percent Rent Hike Will Leave Her Homeless, Sparking Outrage

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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 […]

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Does Wegmans Accept SNAP Payments for Groceries Using EBT Food Stamps?

Wegmans Grocery Store. Wegmans is a regional supermarket chain headquartered in Rochester, NY.

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. […]

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Children in Anne Arundel Co. to receive extra SNAP benefits this summer

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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 […]

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Swapping Fresh For Frozen: Consumers Struggle To Afford Groceries Due To Inflation

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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 […]

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DC Region Registers Drop In Homelessness

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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 […]

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Someone is skimming bank cards and stealing from Marylanders who rely on SNAP

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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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Maryland Food Bank Offers Job Training and Aid to Baltimore Youth

Storage shelves in a local church food bank warehouse showing a variety of tins and store cupboard essentials ready for food parcels

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 […]

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