Financial/Food Assistance

Organization Type: General Resources

Address: Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne, and Talbot County. See specific locations in the Notes' section below.

Phone Number: Caroline: 410-819-4500; Dorchester: 410-901-4100; Kent: 410-810-7600; Queen Anne: 410-758-8000; Talbot: 410-770-4848

Email: Caroline: caroline.dss@maryland.gov Kent: Kent.dss@maryland.gov Queen Anne: qac.user@maryland.gov Talbot: talbot.customer@maryland.gov

Contact: See http://dhs.maryland.gov/about-dhs/customer-service/

Website: http://dhs.maryland.gov/

Hours of Operation: Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot: M-F 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Kent, Queen Anne's: M-F 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Walk In Or Call First:

Fees:

Bilingual Staff: Yes

Third Party Can Make An Appointment:

Appointment:

Eligible:

Documentation Needed:

Notes:

Caroline County: 207 S. Third St., Denton, 410-819-4500
Dorchester County: 627 Race St., Cambridge, 410-901-4100
Kent County: 350 High St., Chestertown, 410-810-7600
Queen Anne County: 125 Comet Dr., Centreville, 410-758-8000
Talbot County: 301 Bay St., Unit 5, Easton, 410-770-4848

"The Department of Human Services assists people in need by administering a wide range of public assistance programs. Primarily, we help low-income people as well as families and children in crises.
We help low-income county residents access food stamps, medical assistance and temporary cash assistance. And, we help them pay their heating bills when they lack the income to pay it themselves. We also collect and distribute child support payments.

In addition, we investigate allegations of child/adult abuse and neglect. Too often, the silent victims of family violence and volatile family dynamics are children. When necessary, we remove children from their families – either temporarily or for the long term – when the children are not being properly cared for by their families".

Organization Type: Financial/Food Assistance

Address: 14374 Benedictine Lane Ridgely, MD 21660, or PO Box 996, Ridgely, MD 21660

Phone Number: Phone: 410-634-2537 Food Assistance, ext. 111 Shelter Assistance, ext. 105

Email: info@mhandb.org

Contact: Odette Boyce for food; Natalie Moore for housing/shelter

Website: https://www.martinshouseandbarn.org/

Hours of Operation: Martin's House Hours Daily, 6 a.m. - 11 p.m. Martin's Barn Hours Tues, Thurs, Fri, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Wed, 6-7:30 p.m.

Walk In Or Call First: No. Recipients must wear a mask during the distribution, and should remain in their vehicles while a staff person brings to them a selection of food and bags of perishable and nonperishable groceries and household items. Food distribution hours are Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., and Wednesdays from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. The Thrift Store remains temporarily closed due to COVID-19.

Fees: None

Bilingual Staff: Yes

Third Party Can Make An Appointment:Yes

Appointment: Please call for housing/shelter assistance

Eligible: Martin’s House & Barn is continuing to provide food support for Caroline County residents and others in need at its 14374 Benedictine Ln. location in Ridgely, Md.

Documentation Needed: Depending on services, income documentation may be required. Please call for more specific details. If you are in need of food or housing assistance please call and we will make every effort to help or connect you with other resources.

Notes:

Martin’s House & Barn provides a safety net for individuals and families needing special support during difficult times in their lives. The organization was founded in 1983 as St. Martin’s Barn by the Benedictine Sisters of Ridgely, Maryland.

A non-denominational non-profit that has served the poor and homeless on the Eastern Shore for nearly 40 years, Martin’s House & Barn helps clients find resources to overcome barriers to self-sufficiency while providing essential shelter, food, and clothing to those in need.

Martin’s House & Barn honors St. Martin de Porres, a Peruvian monk born of a slave in 1579 in Lima and known for his values of racial harmony, humility, unremitting care, and concern for the poor, children, and the sick.

Offering a Family Shelter, an Emergency Food Pantry, a Thrift Shop, and Homelessness Prevention Services, Martin’s House & Barn has transformed thousands of lives.

Organization Type: Financial/Food Assistance

Address: 126 Port St., Easton

Phone Number: 410-822-5015

Email: info@nsctalbotmd.org

Contact: Marilyn Neal, Executive Director

Website: https://www.nsctalbotmd.org/

Hours of Operation: M-F 8-5

Walk In Or Call First: Yes

Fees: None

Bilingual Staff: No

Third Party Can Make An Appointment:Yes

Appointment:

Eligible: Income based

Documentation Needed: SSN for economic assistance

Notes:

Neighborhood Service Center has programs in place to help the citizens of Talbot County in many areas of life. For example:

After School Youth Program
Summer Youth Program
Emergency Food Pantry
Maryland Energy Assistance Program (MEAP)
Donations (made to a third party agency to assist in a service)
Emergency Services Program
Maryland Energy Assistance Program
Representative Payee Program
Emergency Assistance Program
Low-Income Rentals

More information at: https://www.nsctalbotmd.org/programs


Organization Type: Financial and Food Assistance

Address: 29533 Canvasback Dr., PO Box 783, Easton

Phone Number: 410-770-4505

Email: svdpeastonmd@gmail.com

Contact: Gil Gleim

Website: http://www.svdpeastonmd.org

Hours of Operation: Tue. 1 - 4 P.M., Sat. 9 A.M. - 12 noon

Walk In Or Call First: Walk in

Fees:

Bilingual Staff:

Third Party Can Make An Appointment:Yes

Appointment:

Eligible: Income based

Documentation Needed: Social service referral, income documentation

Organization Type: Financial/Food Assistance/Shelter

Address: 200 Washington St. CAMBRIDGE, MD

Phone Number: 410-228-2442

Email: cambridgemd@uss.salvationarmy.org

Contact: Lt. Wendy Parsons (Corps officer) Mary Justice (Social Worker) Shane Walker (Residential Housing Program Manager)

Website: http://salvationarmymwv.org/ Also: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SalArmyCambridge

Hours of Operation: Office M-F 9a-6p, Shelter Nightly 6p-7a

Walk In Or Call First: Walk-in, Call

Fees: 0

Bilingual Staff: No

Third Party Can Make An Appointment:Yes

Appointment:

Eligible: Income based

Documentation Needed: Photo ID for shelter

Notes:

Services Offered:

Disaster Services - Yes, via our mobile canteen
Food & Nutrition Programs: Food Pantry, Shelter Meals
Emergency Shelter: Yes
Women's Ministries - Yes
Men's Ministries - Yes