printed materials, and produces exhibits and au-
dio visual presentations to inform the media and
the public about Department programs and
services.

Pamphlets and informational material for all
Department of Human Resources programs are
available free from the Office.

OFFICE OF WELFARE EMPLOYMENT
POLICY

David Siegel, Director

1100N. EutawSt.
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 333-0028

The Office of Welfare Employment Policy
(OWEP) was created from the Employment Ini-
tiatives Program in 1984. The Office provides the
Department with a focal point for analysis of em-
ployment and training issues and develops pro-
grams to help welfare clients become self-support-
ing.

Review and analysis of existing programs en-
ables the Office to identify barriers to employment
and recommend legislative and administrative
means to remove them. The Office also identifies
ways to redirect programs and resources to pro-
mote client self-support.

The Office oversees work programs, including
the Employment Initiatives Program that provides
employment and training to help Aid to Families
with Dependent Children (AFDC) applicants and
recipients secure work. Remedial education, skills
training, on-the-job training, work experience, and
job search assistance are available to clients and
tailored to meet their particular needs.

OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS

Dale Balfour, Director
Telephone: 333-0391
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION

Richard Gehnnan, Director
Telephone: 333-0414

OFFICE OF INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT

Stephen Glusing, Acting Director
Telephone: 333-0453
SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Frank Farrow, Executive Director
Frank Blanton, Deputy Director

300 W. Preston St.
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 263-5200

The Social Services Administration originated
as the Board of State Aid and Charities in 1900
(Chapter 679, Acts of 1900). In 1939, the Board
was replaced by the State Department of Public
Welfare (Chapter 99, Acts of 1939). By Chapter
148, Acts of 1967, the General Assembly modern-
ized the law, bringing it into conformance with
practice and clarifying the responsibilities of the
boards and directors of the State and local depart-
ments. The Department was renamed the Depart-
ment of Social Services in 1968 (Chapter 702,
Acts of 1968). In 1970, it became the Social
Services Administration (Chapter 96, Acts of
1970).

The Social Services Administration is the cen-
tral coordinating and directing agency of all social
service activities in the State (Code 1957, Art. 41,
sec. 6-106). These include adoption, foster care,
protective services to children and families, child
day care services, protective services to adults,
homemaker services and community home aides,
services to families with children, and services to
single parents. To administer these services, the
Administration is organized into five units: the
Office of Child Welfare, Office of Adult and Fami-
ly Services, Office of Day Care and Special
Projects, Office of Administrative Services, and
Office of Program Support.

The Social Services Administration is responsi-
ble for the development and coordination of its
services, for determining what factors contribute
to social and family problems, and for recom-
mending changes or new programs to meet the
problems. In carrying out this responsibility, the
Social Services Administration calls upon local so-
cial services departments for leadership within
their communities and for participation in state-
wide activities. In Baltimore City and in each
county there is a local department of social