Every 10 years, as mandated by the U.S. Constitution, our nation conducts a census to count every person living in the United States. This year, 2010, is a census year.
Statistical information gathered in the 2010 U.S. Census will directly influence the allocation of funds to Maryland and YOUR County. Those funds are used to support, among other things, schools and educational services, workforce development services, road construction and transportation infrastructure, housing services, senior services, and emergency and hospital services.
That is why it is so important for everyone to be counted. Everyone! All children, babies, and adults who live in your household should be counted regardless of nationality, citizenship status, race, age, or gender. The 2010 Census questionnaire is short, takes 10 minutes to complete, and is 100 percent confidential. Watch your mailbox this March and remember to return your questionnaire.
Your household's census information will be collected in one of two ways. Questionnaires will be sent to your home and will include a prepaid postage stamp for easy mailing. If you do not return your questionnaire by mail, a census worker (who will show proper identification) will visit your household to collect the information in person.
Census information is completely confidential. It is never shared with other government agencies, including the IRS, any office of immigration, or the FBI. Sharing census data is a federal offense. Personal information is collected for statistical purposes only and is sealed for 72 years.
For more information about the 2010 Census, please visit www.census.gov.
Do you have a lot of unwanted stuff around your house taking up space? If so, Baltimore County's Reuse Directory lists over 50 local organizations that are willing to accept your old items, including furniture, clothing, appliances and more.
To get a copy of the directory, e-mail recycle@baltimorecountymd.gov, call 410-887- 2000 or download now.
The Social Action Committee provides bag lunches twice a month to the Community Assistance Networks Westside Shelter for men on the states Spring Grove Hospital property in Catonsville. Anyone is welcome to join our happy assembly line of sandwich packers. If you cant make it at the starting time, please feel free to come and help us finish up. Students can earn service hours. Children younger than Middle School should come with an adult. If you would like to help but cant spare the time, donations are being accepted through the Temple Social Action Committee. Materials average $150 per month. A series of churches provides hot dinners to the shelter nightly, but the men are on their own for lunch on the days we dont provide them. Some residents are permanent. Most leave during the day but some stay due to illness or to participate in programs (counseling, medical appointments, etc.). Some of the men work regular jobs but dont earn enough to afford housing. All 100 beds are filled. When the weather is cold, the shelter brings out mats so they dont have to turn anyone away. For more information, please call Sheila Frank at 410 744-2564 The tentative upcoming dates and times below are the second Wednesday at 4:00 and fourth Sunday at noon each month, but please check weekly announcements for changes:
February 21 March 10, 28 (day before seder night ) April 14, 25 May 12, 23 June 16, 27 July 14, 25 August 11, 22 September 15, 26
Jewish Community Services (JCS), an agency of THE ASSOCIATED, is a comprehensive human service providing a broad range of services to individuals and families in the Greater Baltimore area.
- counseling/therapy - addiction treatment - career services - special needs services - child and teen services - prevention education - Big Brother Big Sister matches - resources for parents, older adults, and caregivers - legal services - volunteer opportunities - safety-net services helping those facing hardship
For more information about JCS programs and services, call 410-466-9200 or visit www.jcsbaltimore.org.
Each day, more friends and neighbors in our own Baltimore Jewish community are struggling to survive. Please help us prevent hunger in Baltimore's Jewish community. Support the Jewish Community Food Fund (JCFF).
The JCFF provides individuals and families facing economic hardship with food certificates for use at local grocery stores. The Fund is supported entirely by financial contributions from individuals, congregations, organizations and others in the community. JCS uses these funds to purchase the food certificates it distributes to the individuals and families needing assistance.
As a resident of MARYLAND, you and your family have access to a FREE Prescription Drug Card program. Simply download and print a free MDRx card below and take to any participating pharmacy to be eligible for a discount on your prescriptions...
Do you have a current living will and/or advance directive?
What You Should Know About Advance Directives
Everyone has the right to make personal decisions about health care. Doctors ask whether you will accept a treatment by discussing the risks and benefits and working with you to decide. But what if you can no longer make your own decisions?
Anyone can wind up hurt or sick and unable to make decisions about medical treatments. An advance directive speaks for you if you are unable to and helps make sure your religious and personal beliefs will be respected. It is a useful legal document for an adult of any age to plan for future health care needs. While no one is required to have an advance directive, it is smart to think ahead and make a plan now.
An advance directive can make things easier for your loved ones by helping to prevent misunderstandings or arguments about your care.
