News Releases & PSAs

Monday, Oct. 25 to Thursday, Oct. 28 is Energy Week at SHORE UP! Inc. During Energy Week, SHORE UP!’s Home Energy Assistance Office will be open extended hours for eligible individuals who need assistance with paying their current or delinquent utility bills. Prospective clients may stop by the office, located at 500 Snow Hill Rd. […]

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 most recently served as the Transportation supervisor for Valley Proteins in Linkwood, Md. where he supervised 36 drivers. Barclay’s ingenuity also led to his creation […]

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 Day Services Program operates at the Shady Pines Center, which offers daily care to individuals with disabilities, ages 16 and up, and the elderly. Licensed […]

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 Head Start and Head Start programs, and will support training and technical assistance for staff and governing body members. For the new program year, however, […]

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 work as mentors in SHORE UP!’s Early Head Start and Head Start centers and in public schools. They help children to develop the skills essential […]

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 and utility assistance. SHORE UP! Inc. is one of three grant subrecipients, receiving $1,075,000 in grant funds. Click here to find out more information about the […]

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 the resource was essential during some rough patches.  “I was a single parent raising a child, and my Electric became more than I could pay,” […]

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 into the underlying causes of poverty. An assessment team will later determine the most pressing needs based on survey input, budget and other community resources. […]

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, Crisfield, Easton, Grasonville, Hurlock, Snow Hill and Stockton. Additional centers will open Monday, March 15, including Eden, Princess Anne, Salisbury, St. Clair and St. Michael’s. […]

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 donation from Shore Transit. The public transit agency donated two buses to SHORE UP!, a Community Action Agency serving seven counties on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. […]