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U.S. Census Questionnaires Mailed Out Next Week; Enumerators Reaching Out to Homeless Population on March 31
March 11, 2010 Posted by Maryland RealEstateRama
March 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The 2010 U.S. Census Survey questionnaires will be mailed to every household beginning next week. Residents should watch for their questionnaire in the mail, fill it out with information on every person living in their residence, and return it by April 1
Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards: Maryland to Receive Over $6 Million in Emergency Funding for Energy Assistance for Low-Income Families
January 25, 2010 Posted by Maryland RealEstateRama
Washington, D.C. - January 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards (D-MD) today announced that Maryland will receive $6,387,721 in emergency funds for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. In a letter to President Obama earlier this year, Congresswoman Edwards joined her colleagues in urging the President to release the emergency funding. LIHEAP helps eligible families pay for home heating, cooling, and other energy costs, as well as helping with weatherization costs.
CARDIN, COLLINS INTRODUCE BILL TO QUANTIFY HATE CRIMES AGAINST HOMELESS
October 9, 2009 Posted by Maryland RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, DC - October 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senators Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today introduced legislation to track the number of hate crimes committed against homeless persons to help determine just how pervasive such crimes may be. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Charles Schumer (D-NY) joined as original co-sponsors of the bill, the Hate Crimes Against Homeless Statistics Act.
Leggett Joins Freddie Mac Foundation to Announce Grants to House Homeless Families
October 5, 2009 Posted by Maryland RealEstateRama
October 5, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — County Executive Isiah Leggett today joined Freddie Mac Executive Vice President for Community Relations and Freddie Mac Foundation President and CEO, Ralph F. Boyd, Jr., to announce nearly $1 million in grant funding to two Montgomery County organizations serving homeless families. The Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless (MCCH) will receive $450,000 from the Freddie Mac Foundation to continue the Partnership for Permanent Housing program, which relocates families directly from homelessness to permanent housing. The National Center for Children and Families (NCCF), operators of the Greentree Family Shelter, will receive $425,000 from the Freddie Mac Foundation to provide intensive services to some of the County’s most vulnerable homeless families — to move them quickly to permanent housing.
Frederick County Mobile Home Park Owner to Pay Penalty and Operators Convicted for Illegal Sewage Disposal
September 29, 2009 Posted by Maryland Attorney General
BALTIMORE, MD - September 29, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that his Environmental Crimes Unit has reached a final settlement with Dr. S. K. Singh, owner of Concord Mobile Home Park, L.P. in Frederick County, to resolve allegations of illegal disposal of sewage. The final settlement includes […]
Rep. Kratovil and Ag Secretary Vilsack Announce Over $1.23 Million in Stimulus Funding for Rural Water Projects and Community Facilities on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
August 27, 2009 Posted by Maryland RealEstateRama
Rural water project will benefit Kent County while facilities funding will go to fire houses in Cambridge, Parsonsburg, and Wicomico County Fire Police Association.
Washington, DC - August 27, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Rep. Frank Kratovil and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that $1,231,000 will be made available in funding for both rural water projects and community facilities on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
Van Hollen Applauds HUD Funding to Jumpstart Affordable Housing Programs
July 30, 2009 Posted by Maryland RealEstateRama
Through Recovery Act, Maryland will Receive $31.7 Million in Funding. Washington, D.C. - July 28, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Today, Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) issued the following statement on Recovery Act funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) new Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP)
Statement on Administration Letter to Mortgage Companies
July 13, 2009 Posted by Maryland RealEstateRama
Washington, D.C. - July 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) released the following statement in response to a letter from Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan to 25 mortgage servicing firms urging the companies to ramp up their efforts to assist struggling homeowners
County and Community Providers Bring Emergency Food and Housing Services to Neighborhoods; Service Centers Now Open in Gaithersburg and Wheaton
June 8, 2009 Posted by Maryland RealEstateRama
June 8, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), in partnership with local municipalities and community-based organizations, has opened Neighborhood Service Centers in Gaithersburg and Wheaton to bring emergency food and housing stabilization services to areas hit hardest by the current economic crisis.
