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Peoples Law Library Reading Room

Each major topic in the Peoples Law Library has a Reading Room -- just like a library has different rooms for different subjects. The Reading Room is another way to find information in the Peoples Law Library. The Topic Pages you reach from the Home page and the contents of the Reading Rooms are not identical. You can use the Reading Room to look for different information on this subject.

Benefits - Social Security, SSI, Welfare Benefits, Prescription Drugs, more...

Pardon Guidelines - You cannot get a conviction expunged unless you are pardoned by the Governor.
Emergency Assistance to Families With Children - If you are facing an eviction, foreclosure, a utility/fuel emergency, or a disaster and you have children, you may be eligible for an Emergency Assistance Grant up to $500.00.
Your Rights at a Social Services Hearing - A guide to representing yourself on appeals from Social Services actions.
Food Stamps (inside) - Many more people are eligible for food stamps than are actually getting them. In Baltimore, only 75% of all the people eligible for food stamps actually get them. This means that there is over $22 million in unclaimed food stamps just in Baltimore
Getting and Keeping Food Stamps (1) - Many more people are eligible for food stamps than are actually getting them. In Baltimore, only 75% of all the people eligible for food stamps actually get them. This means that there is over $22 million in unclaimed food stamps just in Baltimore.
Child Support (inside page) - If you are applying for cash assistance (TCA) or child care vouchers (POC), you must cooperate with establishing child support for your children.
Child Support first - If you are applying for cash assistance (TCA)or child care vouchers (POC), you must cooperate with establishing child support for your children.
Medicaid Waiver for Older Adults - Basic eligibility information for Maryland's Medical Assistance (Medicaid) rules for coverage of Assisted Living and Long Term Care in the patient's home. The rules are not the same in other states.

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