Thank you to our Shore Gives More Donors
Posted: December 1, 2021
Thank you so much for your efforts in spreading the word about Giving Tuesday and for your donations. The local initiative, Shore Gives More Campaign, was an opportunity for SHORE UP! to spread […]
SHORE UP! welcomes new Housing and Community Development Director
Posted: August 27, 2021
SHORE UP! Inc. has hired a new Housing and Community Development director. William Barclay, a native of Philadelphia, Pa., will now direct the agency’s Energy Assistance and Weatherization programs. Barclay […]
Shady Pines Center has reopened
Posted: August 13, 2021
SHORE UP! Inc.’s Shady Pines Center reopened Monday, Aug. 16. The center, located at 1929 Northwood Dr. in Salisbury, has been closed since March 2020 due to COVID-19. An Adult […]
SHORE UP! to shift agency’s focus from Head Start to Early Head Start with recent grant award
Posted: August 9, 2021
SHORE UP! Inc. recently received a grant award from the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Head Start. Funding will serve 572 children in the agency’s Early […]
Foster Grandparents at daycare centers & schools impact children’s lives
Posted: July 29, 2021
Romaine Bridell embraces a student enrolled in the Berlin Center SHORE UP! Inc. is currently recruiting senior volunteers for the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparents Program. Individuals ages 55 and older […]
Emergency Rental Assistance Program
Posted: July 14, 2021
Wicomico County, through a grant from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, has been awarded $7,380,680 in funds to assist Wicomico County residents in need of emergency rental […]
SHORE UP! to begin accepting Energy Assistance applications for its New Year
Posted: June 30, 2021
Lauren Dorman can recall applying to receive funding from SHORE UP!’s Energy Assistance Program in the early 2000’s. She was a little hesitant at first about submitting an application, but […]
SHORE UP!’s Community Needs Assessment
Posted: March 19, 2021
SHORE UP! Inc. recently completed its Community Needs Assessment. The assessment must be done every three years. Surveys and data are utilized to assess unmet needs and gather some insight […]
SHORE UP! to begin phased approach to in-person learning March 1
Posted: February 26, 2021
Many of SHORE UP!’s 13 Early Head Start and Head Start facilities are set to offer in-person learning for students. The following centers will open Monday, March 1: Berlin, Chestertown, […]
Clients to gain additional mobility with bus donation from Shore Transit
Posted: February 26, 2021
Pictured (l-r) Brad Bellacicco, director of the Shore Transit Division, and James Trafton, director of Transportation for SHORE UP! Inc. SHORE UP! Inc. was recently the recipient of a generous […]