FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

COMMUNITY SERVICES

ORIGIN & FUNCTIONS


CITIZENS SERVICES DIVISION

[photo, Former site of Frederick County Citizen Services Division, 520 North Market St., Frederick, Maryland] The Citizens Services Division oversees the Child Advocacy Center, Family Parnership, and the Local Management Board, as well as four departments: Aging; Housing and Community Development; Human Relations; and Workforce Services.

Formerly located at 520 North Market St. in Frederick, the Division moved to 5370 Public Safety Place on November 27, 2013.

Former site of Frederick County Citizens Services Division, 520 North Market St., Frederick, Maryland, January 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.


DEPARTMENT OF AGING
The Department of Aging is the local area agency designated by Frederick County to administer State and federal funds for local senior citizen programs. These programs cover advocacy services, health education, housing, information and referral, in-home services, and nutrition (Code Human Services Article, secs. 10-201 through 10-214; County Code, sec. 1-2-73.1).

Grants of federal and State funds for local programs to serve the elderly are provided by the federal Older Americans Act (Title III), the federal Food and Agriculture Act (sec. 700), and State general funds. The Department also receives local funds, private donations, and contributions from program participants.

LOCAL MANAGEMENT BOARD
In Frederick County, the Local Management Board is known as the Office for Children and Families. The Board coordinates a system of local services for Frederick County children, youth, and families (Code Human Services Article, secs. 8-301 through 8-305). Health, education, social and justice services are provided to young people who may be moved from their home because of abuse, neglect, delinquency, or special needs. In the community, the Board coordinates services so that children, placed in programs out-of-state, may be helped closer to home.


DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

When the Department of Social Services started as the Department of Public Welfare in 1939, the Welfare Board was the local administrative agency for public assistance (Chapter 99, Acts of 1939). The Department of Public Welfare assumed welfare responsibilities from the Welfare Board in 1967, and was renamed the Department of Social Services in 1968 (Chapter 148, Acts of 1967; Chapter 702, Acts of 1968).

Social service and public assistance programs in Frederick County are the responsibility of the Department of Social Services. The Director of the Department administers these programs subject to the supervision, direction, and control of the Social Services Administration, and the Family Investment Administration.

With the approval of the Secretary of Human Resources and the advice of the Frederick County Social Services Board, the County Executive with County Council consent appoints the Director (Code Human Services Article, secs. 3-101 through 3-303).

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