Department of Social Services
Timothy Griffith, Director
Drumcastle Center
6401 York Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21212
410-853-3000
If you need help with your Medical Assistance (MA), Food Supplements (FS) or Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA), call customer service at 1-800-332-6347.
District Offices and Area Resources
Find office locations, directions, hours of operation and contact information.
Service Access and Information Link (SAIL)
SAIL helps you to apply, renew, or learn about various social services offered by the State of Maryland. Learn more and apply online for benefits.
Financial Assistance
- Medical
- Medical Assistance (Medicaid) is a Federal and State funded program providing health insurance to persons who meet technical and financial eligibility requirements.
- Temporary Disability Assistance Program (TDAP) provides temporary cash assistance to disabled adults between the age of 18 and 64 years old with no minor children in the home.
- Housing Office Services - Learn more about the Housing Choice Voucher Program.
- Food Supplement Program (FSP) - Formerly known as Food Stamps, provides monthly benefits to families and individuals who need assistance in buying food.
- Energy Assistance - Office of Home Energy Programs (OHEP) helps low-income citizens pay their heating bills, minimize heating crises, and make energy more affordable.
- Emergency Assistance (EA) - Obtain information on assistance with utilities turnoff, eviction prevention, burial assistance and more.
- Shelter Information - Emergency shelters are available where meals, social work, health and mental health services are provided.
- Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) - Provides cash assistance to families with children under 18 years old when other services do not fully meet the family's needs.
- Child Care Subsidy (CCS) Program - Assists eligible families with childcare costs while parents work, attend school or training.
- Employment - Find job search resources.
Dealing with Abuse, Neglect and Domestic Violence
- Child Protective Services - Report abuse and neglect and find more information.
- Family Violence Unit - Find help for you and your family from domestic violence and sexual assault.
- Protective Services for Adults - Learn more about this program that protects adults 18 years and older, including the elderly, by preventing or remedying neglect, self-neglect, abuse, or exploitation.
Adoptive and Foster Parenting
- Foster and Adoptive Parenting - Learn about foster and adoptive parenting.
- Foster and Adoptive Parent Information Meetings - Find the schedule for upcoming meetings.
- Therapeutic Foster Care - Provides intensive therapeutic and supportive services to children in foster care experiencing emotional, learning, physical, behavioral and complex medical difficulties.
Questions
Contact Maureen Robinson, Public Information Officer, at 410-853-3944 or MRobinso@dhr.state.md.us.
Revised November 4,, 2011
