All Articles Tagged 'Council' (6)

This summer, the Community Action Council of Howard County (CAC) is not relying solely on its Howard County Food Bank to help Howard County residents obtain ample, nutritious food.  CAC is taking box lunches to the county’s youngest citizens – from toddlers to 18 year olds – in two locations.  

CAC’s Summer Food Program, held in partnership with Community Homes Housing, began June 27 and continues every weekday through August 5.  

The program is held from noon to 1 p.m. at…

          When Rodrigo Futema was considering what project to undertake as a new intern in Howard County Councilwoman Mary Kay Sigaty’s office last fall, he did not have to look far.  Some of Rodrigo’s friends had fallen on hard times because their fathers had…

Buying the fixings for Thanksgiving dinner would have been a major hardship for Brenda Viens of Elkridge, a widow with only $200 a month income. But that task was made as easy as pie at the Community Action Council of Howard County’s Thanksgiving Turkey Distribution November 23, 2010 where Brenda was handed a turkey, cranberry sauce, fresh fruit and vegetables, canned vegetables, and a slew of other Thanksgiving meal trimmings free.…

The North Laurel-Savage Multiservice Center, which houses numerous human service organizations under one roof, has been busy since it opened in the summer of 2007. And that was before the recession hit. Since the economy took a nosedive, clients have flocked there in…

Even though Debbie…

By: Connie Ballenger

Hamilton Shoop and his wife Burlee…