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Upcoming Events

Homeless Street Outreach

Date September 28, 2022Organizer

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Maryland Market Money at the La Plata Farmers Market

Date September 28, 2022Time 9:00 am - 2:00 pmVenue Charles County Courthouse Parking Lot

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Community Assistance Programs

We provide a full range of compassionate programs and services designed to meet the needs of all those who are underserved in our communities.

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Southern Crossing

This ambitious project on U.S.-301 is transforming an abandoned motel into a beacon of light to provide transitional housing and a path to a better future.

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The Market

The Market is a new initiative designed to eliminate food deserts in Southern Maryland by increasing access to fresh, healthy, locally grown foods.

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From the Blog

Honoring Xavier Bean and a Life Lost Too Soon

Anyone wishing to donate to the Children’s Miracle Network to purchase a new cardiovascular ultrasound machine, dedicated in honor of Xavier Bean, can learn more and donate here. Our hearts are hurting. Tragedy struck the extended LifeStyles family last week when...

LifeStyles Welcomes the First Residents at the New White Plains Emergency Shelter

The doors swung open, and the first families walked in. Men, women and children, each of them arrived wide-eyed and knowing that stepping inside this building meant that they did not have to worry about where they would sleep on Thursday night. Or the next night. Or...

Congressman Hoyer Visits Southern Crossing to Announce Funding Boost

Southern Crossing got a powerful nudge toward the finish line on Friday. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer greeted LifeStyles of Maryland CEO Sandy Washington with a warm hug outside the doors of our planned transitional housing facility. He came for a quick tour and...

Community Spotlight: Gus Proctor Unites the County to Support Each Other

Gus Proctor’s “retirement” lasted all of two weeks. He had only just stepped aside from his role as a sergeant in the Charles County Sheriff’s Department in late August, when he re-joined the department in a new role — the perfect position for him. As Community...

One-Stop Food Access

When you’re hungry, there’s nothing more frightening than not knowing where your next meal will come from. So a group of local nonprofits and food pantries have banded together to create Charles County Food Connection.

Now you’ll know where you can find nourishing food throughout the week.

Check out the list of upcoming food availability.
Find the food pantry or distribution site nearest you.
Enjoy the physical and mental benefits of a healthy, satisfying meal.

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Our Community in Action

Browse our photo gallery to see our staff, volunteers and partners in action, serving those in need and helping provide a hand up — not a hand out — for all those who need a little lift to reach a better place in life.