Worcester County

Housing Rehabilitation Assistance Available to Eligible Low to Moderate Income Individuals and Families through Worcester County

Worcester County is currently accepting applications from low to moderate income individuals and families who may be eligible for general home rehabilitation assistance through the Worcester County Housing Rehabilitation Program. This program provides grant and loan funding to owner occupied properties for general rehabilitation and lead abatement services.

January Recognized as Human Trafficking Prevention Month

Snow Hill, Maryland – February 1, the commissioners present a proclamation to Ed Thomas, co-chair of the Eastern Shore Human Trafficking Task Force, and Chief Deputy Doug Dods, of the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office, to retroactively recognize January as Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Human trafficking is a serious problem in which traffickers use violence, threats, deception, and other manipulative tactics to force and coerce youth and adults to engage in commercial sex acts or to provide labor or services against their will.