248/Maryland Manual

1123 N. Eutaw St.
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-3079

The Maryland Service Corps was created in 1972
to promote and support a statewide program of
voluntarism and citizen participation that
strengthens the capability of public and private
non-profit agencies to provide certain services.

The Corps facilitates volunteer recruitment and
training and, through agreements with host agen-
cies, places volunteers directly with county depart-
ments of social services, health departments, com-
missions on aging, community action programs,
and a variety of other programs. The Corps also
provides technical assistance to agencies in order to
enhance the quality and effectiveness of volunta-
rism and citizen participation in Maryland. This
assistance includes the development and presenta-
tion of workshops and conferences, as well as the
development and distribution of resource material
relating to special issues and interests in the field of
voluntarism.

The nine-member Corps Advisory Council is
appointed by the Governor. It includes a represen-
tative of the general public, three local government
representatives, three representatives from private
organizations, a member of the House of Dele-
gates, and a member of the Senate. In addition, one
representative each is appointed from the depart-
ments of Human Resources, Health and Mental
Hygiene, Economic and Community Develop-
ment, Natural Resources, and Education by the
respective departmental secretary and by the su-
perintendent of the State Department of Education
(Code 1957, Art. 41, secs. 364A-364E).

MARYLAND COMMISSION FOR
WOMEN

Chairperson: Sally T. Grant, 1986

Barbara J. A. Gordon, 1985; Minnie M. Kenny,
1985; Barbara Osborn Kreamer, 1985; Elizabeth
S, Morrison, 1985; Paula J. Peters, 1985; Phyllis
Trickett, 1985; Ardyth D. Coleman, 1986;
Bernita E. Fuller, 1986; Edward J. Lee, 1986;
Dixie J. Miller, 1986; Ada R. Pena, 1986;
George E. Allen, 1987; Malcolm Funn, 1987;
Roberta B. Hochberg, 1987; James W. Hubbard,
1987; Lisa H. Jablon; 1987; Sally Myers
Johnson, 1987; Lorraine Q. Cecil, 1988;
Kandyce M. Douglas, 1988; Alice C. Hall, 1988;
Terry C. Hamblin, 1988; Edna M. McLellan,
1988; Maisie Hodes Wood, 1988.

Martha dark Mclntyre, Executive Director

1123 N. Eutaw St.
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-5608

The Commission was originally appointed by the
Governor in 1965 as the Governor's Commission
on the Status of Women. As part of a continuing
effort to promote human understanding and to
solve pressing social problems, the Commission
was reactivated in 1968 as the Maryland Commis-
sion on the Status of Women. The Governor
directed the Commission to review the previous
Commission's recommendations on education, em-
ployment, and community and civic participation,
and to take steps to implement those most perti-
nent. The Commission also was directed to seek
the cooperation of existing organizations on the
State and local levels in identifying problems and
to work toward increasing the opportunities for
women to serve in a variety of fields.

By Chapter 57, Acts of 1971, the Commission on
the Status of Women became a statutory agency,
assigned to the Department of Human Resources.
The Commission adopted its present name by
Chapter 119, Acts of 1976.

The Maryland Commission for Women pro-
motes the study and review of the status of women
in the State. To strengthen home life, it directs
attention to critical problems confronting women
as wives, mothers, homemakers, and workers. The
Commission recommends methods of overcoming
discrimination against women in public and pri-
vate employment and encourages women to be-
come candidates for public office. In addition, the
Commission promotes effective methods for en-
abling women to develop their skills, continue their
education, and be retrained.

The Commission consists of twenty-four mem-
bers appointed by the Governor from among
persons interested in the improvement of the status
of women. Its membership includes both men and
women and represents various fields of interest to
women of different age groups and geographic
regions of the State. Members serve four-year
terms (Code 1957, Art. 49C, secs. 1-8).

WOMEN'S SERVICES PROGRAM

Linda Heisner, Director

1123 N. Eutaw St.
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-5617

The Women's Services Program was created in
1983 by the Department and the Community
Services Administration. The Program coordinates
the Battered Spouse Program, the Displaced