Maryland Department of Human Services

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human services agency state government agency

The Maryland Department of Human Services is the state’s primary social services agency, responsible for administering programs that support vulnerable children, families, and adults across Maryland.

Aliases (7)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human services agency → state government agency →
administersProgram	Adoption Assistance Program in Maryland → Child Support Administration in Maryland → Energy Assistance Program in Maryland → Foster Care Program in Maryland → Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Maryland → Temporary Cash Assistance in Maryland →
alsoKnownAs	Maryland DHS → Maryland Department of Human Resources (former) →
appliesToDemographic	Maryland residents → low-income families → vulnerable adults → vulnerable children →
country	United States →
formerName	Maryland Department of Human Resources →
fundedBy	State of Maryland budget → federal government of the United States →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://dhs.maryland.gov/ →
hasOrganizationalUnit	local departments of social services in Maryland →
hasResponsibility	adoption services → cash assistance programs → child support enforcement → child welfare services → emergency assistance → energy assistance programs → family services → food assistance programs → foster care services → protective services for children → protective services for vulnerable adults → public assistance programs → services for people experiencing homelessness → services for victims of domestic violence → social services administration → welfare-to-work programs →
headquartersLocation	Baltimore City → Baltimore, Maryland →
isPartOf	Government of Maryland → Maryland state government →
jurisdiction	Maryland → State of Maryland →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Baltimore, Maryland →
missionStatement	to assist people in economic need, provide preventive services, and protect vulnerable children and adults →
officialLanguage	English →
operatesIn	Maryland →
replaced	Maryland Department of Human Resources →
sector	public sector →
shortName	DHS →
websiteTitle	Maryland Department of Human Services →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Maryland Department of Human Services ("Child Support Administration in Maryland") → Maryland Department of Human Services ("Energy Assistance Program in Maryland") → Maryland Department of Human Services ("Foster Care Program in Maryland") → Maryland Department of Human Services ("Adoption Assistance Program in Maryland") →	administersProgram
Maryland Department of Human Services ("Maryland DHS") → Maryland Department of Human Services ("Maryland Department of Human Resources (former)") →	alsoKnownAs
Government of Maryland →	executiveDepartment
Maryland Department of Human Services ("Maryland Department of Human Resources") →	formerName
Maryland Department of Human Services ("Maryland Department of Human Resources") →	replaced
Maryland Department of Human Services →	websiteTitle