Our government agency 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.
Thank you for visiting the Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services’ Facebook page. This is an informational site only. Comments are to be of a general nature. Please do not post personal details on this site. Before commenting on our site, please review our comment policy. Thank you!
If you have a specific question or complaint regarding our services or benefit programs please contact us using our agency e-mail address: [email protected].
Posted comments and images do not necessarily represent the views of the Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services (DSS). External, non-DSS links on this site do not constitute official endorsement on behalf of the DSS. While we encourage fans to share thoughts and opinions on the DSS Facebook page, we expect that this will be done in a respectful manner. Our policy is to accept the majority of comments made to our profile.
However, a comment will be deleted if it contains:
- Hate speech
- Profanity, obscenity or vulgarity
- Nudity in profile pictures
- Defamation to a person or people
- Name calling or personal attacks
- Comments whose main purpose are to sell a product
- Comments that infringe on copyrights
- Spam comments, such as the same comment posted repeatedly on a profile
- Comments that contain sensitive medical information
- Links to non-government sites
- Other comments that the Department deems inappropriate
All links posted as comments on DSS posts will be reviewed and may be deleted.
Repeated violations of the DSS comment policy may cause the author to be blocked from the DSS Facebook page.
We understand that social media is a 24/7 medium; however, our monitoring capabilities are not. We may not see every inappropriate comment right away, and we are trusting in the maturity of our community to ignore personal attacks and negative speech and to respond politely.
*Comment policy based upon the policy used by the Anne Arundel County Department of Health.
The Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services will assist County residents to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency; provide services to strengthen individuals and families; and join our community partners in the protection of vulnerable children and adults.
Temporary Cash Assistance for Families with Children
Applications for Medicaid
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Foster Care and Adoption Services
Adult Protective Services
Child Protective Services
Recruitment and Retention of Foster and Adoptive Parents
Emergency Services to Adults and Families
Family Support Center
Child Advocacy Center
Child Care Subsidies
Volunteer Mentoring Program
Holiday Sharing Program
Back to School Program
Representative Payee Program
Homeless Resource Day
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