244'/Maryland Manual

ADVISORY BOARD OF THE
SHELTER, NUTRITION, AND
SERVICE PROGRAM

Chairperson: William F. Sprenger

Amey L. Epstein; Maggi G. Gaines; Helen Reed;
R. Rex Rehfeld; Leigh Ann Strawn; Rebecca R.
Wagner; Brenda L. Welburn. Terms expire 1985.

Jane Harrison; James F. Lathan; Lewis W. Jones;
Kenneth C. Montague, Jr.; John R. Morrison;
Thomas G. Parlett, Sr.; May Ruth Seidel; Ruth
Spector. Terms expire 1986.

Staff contact: Harriet Goldman

c/o Social Services Administration
300 W. Preston St., 4th floor
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 576-5271

Within the Department of Human Resources,
the Governor established a shelter, nutrition, and
service program for homeless people (Chapter 777,
Acts of 1984). The Program is coordinated by an
advisory board. Appointed by the Governor, the
Board consists of sixteen members who serve two-
year terms (Code 1957, Art. 88A, secs. 131-137).

MARYLAND CITIZEN BOARD FOR
REVIEW OF FOSTER CARE FOR
CHILDREN

Chairperson: Carolyn Wainwright

Samuel Delia Vecchia; Ronald Harris; John E.
Kyle; Patricia Latkovski; Raymond E.
Leidinger, Jr.; Valerie Da vis Miller; David
O'Hara; William Simms; Gerard P. Uehlinger;
Barbara Whitehead.

Alice P. Williams, Administrator

11 E. Mount Royal Ave.
Baltimore 21202 Telephone: 659-6342

The Maryland Citizen Board for Review of
Foster Care for Children was established in 1978 to
coordinate the activities of local citizen review
boards (Chapter 980, Acts of 1978). The State
Board promulgates policies and procedures relat-
ing to the functions of local review boards. It also
makes recommendations to the General Assembly
on foster care policies and procedures (Code
Family Law Article, secs. 5-535 through 5-547).

The State Board is composed of eleven members.
Each local review board of Judicial Circuits 1
through 7 elects a member to the State Board.
From Judicial Circuit 8, three State Board mem-

bers are chosen by the local review boards of that
circuit. The Governor also appoints one member
from his staff. Members serve two-year terms
concurrent with their individual terms on the local
review board.

The Administrator is appointed by the State
Board with the approval of the Secretary of
Human Resources. The Administrator is responsi-
ble for the administration of the Foster Care
Review Board program and for the appointment of
its personnel.

Local review board members are appointed by
the Governor for four-year terms. There are five
members and two alternates on each local board.

Every six months, the local citizen review boards
review cases of children who have resided in foster
care for more than six months to determine what
efforts have been made to secure permanent and
stable placement for the children. For each child
reviewed, a recommendation is sent to the local
department of social services and to the juvenile
court. With the concurrence of the Social Services
Administration, the State Board may establish
categories of foster children for whom a satisfacto-
ry permanent arrangement has been made and who
may be exempt from the local review process.

INCOME MAINTENANCE
ADMINISTRATION

Ernestine Jones, Executive Director

300 W. Preston St.
Baltimore 21202 Telephone: 576-5400

The Income Maintenance Administration, for-
merly part of the Social Services Administration,
was established by Executive Order in 1980. The
Income Maintenance Administration is the central
coordinating and directing agency of all public
assistance activities in the State, including Aid to
Families with Dependent Children, Medical Assis-
tance, General Public Assistance, and Food
Stamps. It has responsibility for the certification of
low income families for Medical Assistance. In
agreement with the U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture, the Administration administers the Food
Stamp program, which is available in all political
subdivisions of the State.

The Administration sets policy for local depart-
ments of social services to determine eligibility for
financial assistance, Medical Assistance, and Food
Stamps. In carrying out this responsibility, the
Administration calls upon the local departments of
social services for leadership within their commu-
nities and for participation in statewide activities.