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 […]

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! 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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]