DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

HISTORICAL EVOLUTION


Department of Human Services
Board of State Aid & Charities, 1900-39
State Department of Public Welfare, 1939-68
State Department of Social Services, 1968-70
Department of Employment & Social Services, 1970-75
Department of Human Resources, 1975-2017
Department of Human Services, 2017-

Social Services Administration
Board of State Aid & Charities, 1900-39
State Department of Public Welfare, 1939-68
State Department of Social Services, 1968-70
Department of Employment & Social Services, Social Services Administration, 1970-75
Department of Human Resources, Social Services Administration, 1975-2017
Department of Human Services, Social Services Administration, 2017-

Office of Adult Services
Department of Human Resources, Social Services Administration, Office of Adult & Family Services
Department of Human Resources, Social Services Administration, Office of Adult Services, 1987-90
Department of Human Resources, Community Services Administration, Office of Adult Services, 1990-96
Department of Human Resources, Community Services Administration, Office of Adult & Family Services, 1996-99
Department of Human Resources, Community Services Administration, Office of Adult Services, 1999-2008
Department of Human Resources, Social Services Administration, Office of Adult Services, 2008-17
Department of Human Services, Social Services Administration, Office of Adult Services, 2017-

Child Welfare Practice & Policy
Department of Human Resources, Social Services Administration, Office of Family & Child Development Services, 1980-91
Department of Human Resources, Social Services Administration, Office of Children & Family Services, 1991-2007
Department of Human Resources, Social Services Administration, Programs, Child Welfare Practice & Policy, 2007-17
Department of Human Services, Social Services Administration, Programs, Child Welfare Practice & Policy, 2017-

Family Investment Administration
Board of State Aid & Charities, 1900-39
State Department of Public Welfare, 1939-68
State Department of Social Services, 1968-70
Department of Employment & Social Services, Social Services Administration, 1970-75
Department of Human Resources, Social Services Administration, 1975-80
Department of Human Resources, Income Maintenance Administration, 1980-96
Department of Human Resources, Family Investment Administration, 1996-2017
Department of Human Services, Family Investment Administration, 2017-

Office of Operations
Department of Human Resources, Family Investment Administration, Office of Administrative Services, 1996-98
Department of Human Resources, Family Investment Administration, Office of Administrative Services & Quality Control, 1998
Department of Human Resources, Family Investment Administration, Office of Administrative Services & Continuous Improvement, 1998-2004
Department of Human Resources, Family Investment Administration, Office of Operations, 2004-17
Department of Human Services, Family Investment Administration, Office of Operations, 2017-

Office of Programs
Department of Human Resources, Income Maintenance Administration, Office of Policy Development, 1992-93
Department of Human Resources, Income Maintenance Administration, Office of Policy Administration, 1993-96
Department of Human Resources, Family Investment Administration, Office of Policy Administration, 1996-98
Department of Human Resources, Family Investment Administration, Office of Policy, Research, & Systems, 1998-2004
Department of Human Resources, Family Investment Administration, Office of Programs, 2004-17
Department of Human Services, Family Investment Administration, Office of Programs, 2017-

Community Services Administration
Maryland Office of Economic Opportunity, 1964-70
Department of Employment & Social Services, Maryland Office of Economic Opportunity, 1970-75
Department of Human Resources, Maryland Office of Economic Opportunity, 1975-79
Department of Human Resources, Maryland Office of Community Services, 1979-84
Department of Human Resources, Community Services Administration, 1984-96

Department of Employment & Social Services, Bureau of Field Services, 1971-72
Department of Employment & Social Services, Office of Program Coordination, 1972-75
Department of Human Resources, Office of Program Coordination, 1975-79
Department of Human Resources, Community Programs Administration, 1979-82
Department of Human Resources, Maryland Office of Community Services, 1982-84
Department of Human Resources, Community Services Administration, 1984-96

Programs

Office of Grants Management
Department of Human Resources, Social Services Administration, Office of Community Initiatives, 1999-2008
Department of Human Resources, Programs, Office of Grants Management, 2008-17
Department of Human Services, Programs, Office of Grants Management, 2017-

Department of Human Resources, Maryland Office of Community Services, Women's Services Program, 1983-84
Department of Human Resources, Community Services Administration, Women's Services Program, 1984-91
Department of Human Resources, Community Services Administration, Women's Advocacy Program, 1991-92
Department of Human Resources, Community Services Administration, Women's Services, 1992-96
Department of Human Resources, Women's Services, 1996-99
Department of Human Resources, Office of Victim Services, 1999-2008
Department of Human Resources, Programs, Office of Grants Management, 2008-17
Department of Human Services, Programs, Office of Grants Management, 2017-

Department of Human Resources, Community Services Administration, Homeless Services Program, 1984-97
Department of Human Resources, Community Services Administration, Office of Transitional Services, 1997-2008
Department of Human Resources, Programs, Office of Grants Management, 2008-17
Department of Human Services, Programs, Office of Grants Management, 2017-

Child-Support Administration
Department of Human Resources, Income Maintenance Administration, 1979-84
Department of Human Resources, Child-Support Enforcement Administration, 1984-2017
Department of Human Services, Child-Support Administration, 2017-

Anne Arundel County Office of Child-Support Enforcement
Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services, Bureau of Support Enforcement
Department of Human Resources, Child-Support Enforcement Administration, Anne Arundel County Office of Child-Support Enforcement, 2002-17
Department of Human Services, Child-Support Administration, Anne Arundel County Office of Child-Support Enforcement, 2017-

Baltimore City Office of Child-Support Enforcement
Baltimore City Department of Social Services, Bureau of Support Enforcement
Department of Human Resources, Child-Support Enforcement Administration, Baltimore City Bureau of Support Enforcement, 1990-93
Department of Human Resources, Child-Support Enforcement Administration, Baltimore City Office of Child-Support Enforcement, 1993-2017
Department of Human Services, Child-Support Administration, Baltimore City Office of Child-Support Enforcement, 2017-

Baltimore County Office of Child-Support Enforcement
Baltimore County Department of Social Services, Bureau of Support Enforcement
Department of Human Resources, Child-Support Enforcement Administration, Baltimore County Office of Child-Support Enforcement, 1999-2017
Department of Human Services, Child-Support Administration, Baltimore County Office of Child-Support Enforcement, 2017-

Montgomery County Office of Child-Support Enforcement
Montgomery County Circuit Court, Family Service Division
Administrative Office of the Courts
Department of Human Resources, Child-Support Enforcement Administration, Montgomery County Office of Child-Support Enforcement, 1996-2017
Department of Human Services, Child-Support Administration, Montgomery County Office of Child-Support Enforcement, 2017-

Prince George's County Office of Child-Support Enforcement
Prince George's County Department of Social Services, Bureau of Support Enforcement
Department of Human Resources, Child-Support Enforcement Administration, Prince George's County Office of Child-Support Enforcement, 2002-17
Department of Human Services, Child-Support Administration, Prince George's County Office of Child-Support Enforcement, 2017-

Child Care Administration
Department of Human Resources, Office of Child-Care Licensing & Regulation, 1988-90
Department of Human Resources, Child Care Administration, 1990-2005
State Department of Education, Division of Early Childhood Development, Office of Child Care, 2005-

Office of Technology for Human Services
Department of Human Resources, Office of Technology for Human Services, 2000-17
Department of Human Services, Office of Technology for Human Services, 2017-

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