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Introducing Your Community
Resource Navigators

Renee can be reached at 410-463-2723, Slade at 410-463-
2843. If you or someone you know needs services in
Spanish, Haitian-Creole or another language, Chesapeake
Multicultural Resource Center is also a partner in this
project to provide assistance with SNAP and other bene ts.
ey can be reached at 877-772-9832.

e Resource Navigators are part of a community e ort to
By Kat Stork, Principal, Shore Strategies support families who are struggling with household food
stability. e Department of Social Services, in partnership
Renee and Slade are Community Resource Navigators with Caroline County Public Schools, Chesapeake
deployed by the Caroline County Department of Social Multicultural Resource Center, and Caroline Human
Services to assist Caroline County community members Services Council are participating in the Coordinating SNAP
with determining eligibility for public bene ts and helping & Nutrition Supports project coordinated by the American
with enrollment. If you are struggling with making ends Public Human Services Association (APHSA) and Share
meet, they can help you to get enrolled with SNAP, the our Strength, No Kid Hungry. e project is also working
Supplemental Nutrition Program.
to build other types of resources to assist you in knowing
If your household income is less than $40,560 per year for where to go in the community for various resources. Later
a family of four you meet basic eligibility, you will need to this summer, you can look for the new Caroline Better
provide a variety of documentation for enrollment, so reach Together Resources & Events website that will be a source
out to Slade or Renee to get the full list or you can nd it for information.
online at mymdthink.gov.
e Resource Navigators can also help you get connected
with other bene ts. ey will connect you with other
navigators and outreach workers who are experts in nding
resources in speci c areas like health insurance, housing,
workforce development, childcare and more.
Renee and Slade are available on di erent days at convenient
locations around the County. Look for the full-page ad in
this publication for locations.

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