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Friday, June 10, 2011

Social Services Offices Drastically Understaffed While Needs Increased, Study Says

As state dollars got tighter and average incomes got lower, the state’s social services offices were nearly 1,100 employees and $50 million short of what was needed to meet demand according to a new study from the Maryland Budget and Tax Policy Institute.By the institute’s calculations, the state needs 640 more case managers and 241 more clerks, along with 94 more supervisors. Many of these missing employees would work for the state in local offices, and they are most likely to work for the Department of Human Resources.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Perhaps more people should get jobs instead of relying on social services for their income. It's getting to be a real drain on our society. Many of the single mothers are not really single because they have their men living with them, but things are not investigated because the people who have the jobs want to keep them and the way they keep them is to have more people on the welfare rolls.

Anonymous said...

That's the whole problem there are no jobs you would be surprised at the people who need help now.

Unknown said...

"Perhaps more people should get jobs instead of relying on social services for their income."

According to this report, Social Services has needs. Why not hire some of those they are giving money away to for free?