![[photo, Washington County Dept. of Social Services, 122 North Potomac St., Hagerstown, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/wa/images/1198-1-794.jpg)
In Maryland, social services include adoption, foster care, protective services to children and families, and services to families with children. Throughout Maryland, the Social Services Administration of the Department of Human Resources administers social services in each county and Baltimore City through local departments of social services. These local departments also receive applications for Food Stamp Benefits, Medicaid, and Public Assistance.
Washington County Department of Social Services, 122 North Potomac St., Hagerstown, Maryland, June 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
![[photo, Worcester County Dept. of Social Services, 299 Commerce St., Snow Hill, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/wo/images/i005534b.jpg)
Worcester County Department of Social Services, 299 Commerce St., Snow Hill, Maryland, August 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
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