BCDSS

The KinCare Center will be hosting three different sessions in the month of March: a Fatherhood Support Group, a virtual information session on March Mindfulness Equinox Circle, and an in-person information session of the same name. For more information, call 443-423-5442.

BCDSS's Resource Homes will be offering Virtual Training Support Groups throughout 2026. The first will be held on Wednesday, March 4, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. online. The session will be called "Creating a Community." To register for the training, you can use the QR code.

Today, we were super excited to join Maryland MVA leaders in opening a new DSS office co-located within the Baltimore City Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) branch, located at 5425 Reisterstown Road, Baltimore, MD 21215. Get all the details here: mva.maryland.gov/Pages/NewsDeta… .

BCDSS joined the MOHS, Homes for America, and other local non-profit service providers to celebrate the official re-opening of Restoration Gardens 1, a modernized housing development that will provide stable housing and critical supports to youth in out-of-home care.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all staff who participated in the 2025 Maryland Charity Campaign! Thanks to the generous donations of 85 BCDSS staff members, we raised over $32,000 for more than 950 charities across Maryland, the country, and even the world.

Want to learn more about B'More Fresh? They will be at our Dunbar-Orangeville Office location at 2919 E. Biddle St., Baltimore, MD 21213, on Friday, February 20, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. B'More Fresh will be on hand to assist in signing up for the program and providing information.

Due to a building maintenance issue, our office at 18 Reedbird Ave. in South Baltimore will be closed for the remainder of the day. For urgent matters, please visit us at one of our four other office locations. For all customer service issues, please call 1-800-332-6347.

We were thrilled today when Lisa Pierce and her son, Kendall Phillips, came to our BCDSS KinCare Center with several bags full of diapers and wipes she wished to donate. Her gifts will support families who step up to help raise their kin.

BCDSS' Resource Homes will be offering an essential training on Trust-Based Relational Intervention on Thursday, February 19 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. online. To register for the training you can use the QR code on the image, or visit docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAl…

BCDSS is proud to partner with @MayorBMScott, @BaltimoreMOHS, and our community partners to help vulnerable youth and families avoid homelessness. Find out more at: mayor.baltimorecity.gov/news/press-rel….

We surpassed our goal of licensing 90% of all kinship homes! We launched a new licensing process that stresses engagement & teaming with families. Our kin-first model of care centers young people's relationships with kin, family by blood or choice, so they can flourish & thrive.

Due to an unexpected water supply issue at the Biddle Street complex, our offices there are currently closed. Please visit us instead at our 2000 N. Broadway location, or call 1-800-332-6347. We apologize for the inconvenience and will update you when those locations reopen.

We were honored to partner with Casey Family Programs and lend our voice to their new video on the powerful impact kinship care can have on children and families. youtube.com/watch?v=0v_9hQ…

#ThrowbackThursday: At the 35th Anniversary SERMA Conference in May, @BaltimoreDSS won the Health & Safety Award of Excellence, and the Washington County Department of Social Services won the Injury Reduction Award! Congrats, #TeamDHS!

Job Alert! BCDSS is hiring!

Please share this very important information with your partner, family and any friends with a baby. If your baby has any of these symptoms and you are concerned about your baby’s illness, contact your baby’s doctor right away.

Emergency Allotments (EA), the temporarily increased SNAP benefits issued due to COVID-19 pandemic, are ending in February. This means that all SNAP allotments for March 2023 will return to standard SNAP benefit amounts without the added supplement. Read more:

BCDSS staff working around the clock have identified the 4-year-old boy found by police early Saturday morning. We appreciate the community's concern. To learn more about our foster and adoption program, please visit us at bmorefostercare.com

To continue preparing foster youth for the future and aiding a successful transition to adulthood, DHS today launched mylife, an interactive website providing foster youth and alumni with resources needed to achieve the life they choose. Read more below. bit.ly/3EMHiUn

In honor of #NationalAdoptionMonth, here's a helpful reminder to use humanizing, loving language when speaking about adoption. #ConversationsMatter #LanguageMatters