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

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.

From the Blog

Street Outreach

Annual Point-in-Time Survey Aims to Quantify Homelessness in Southern Maryland

The annual Point-in-Time Homeless Survey began across Southern Maryland on Wednesday, part of a large, nationwide effort that attempts to quantify the numbers of sheltered and unsheltered individuals and families. As part of its Continuum of Care (CoC) application for...
Xavier Bean

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...
Shelter Beds

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...
Steny Hoyer and Sandy Washington

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...

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.

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

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