News Releases & PSAs

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. […]

The “earn while you learn” slogan is now appropriate for SHORE UP! Inc. The Community Action Agency recently received a $35,000 refunding grant from the PNC Foundation to help continue its Child Development Associate (CDA) Credentialing program. The CDA program is a professional development opportunity for individuals interested in the field of Early Childhood Education, […]

SHORE UP! Inc. has announced the appointment of Elmira Whittington Brown to serve as chief financial officer for the Community Action Agency. A native of Crisfield, Md., Brown has worked over 30 years in the field, with all of her experience gained at SHORE UP! She replaces former administrator of Fiscal Management, Bruce Wharton, who […]

SHORE UP!  Inc. has launched a partnership with Queen Anne’s, Wicomico, Worcester and Somerset Departments of Social Services (DSS) to aid county residents in financial literacy and GED attainment. The effort is a part of the agency’s Two Generation (2Gen) Whole Family Approach program. According to Kaleel Neal, program coordinator, 2Gen helps individuals and families […]

SHORE UP! Inc. is partnering with Streets Incorporated and Life Changing Ministries to offer Thanksgiving baskets to low-income families. The two organizations will provide holiday dinners to some of the agency’s Foster Grandparents and to families in the Head Start and Early Head Start program. “There are a number of families in our service area […]

SHORE UP! Inc. was recently awarded a $25,000 grant from the Rural Maryland Council’s Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Fund (MAERDAF). Funding will be used to purchase a meal truck to serve economically disadvantaged children and their families in the agency’s Early Head Start and Head Start programs. The truck will also be […]