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Thankful for a Hand Up — and Ready to Pay It Forward

Thankful for a Hand Up — and Ready to Pay It Forward

Donta Varney didn’t know what to do or where to go. He didn’t know where he would sleep. His grandmother had raised him since he lost his mother at 6 years old, but when she passed away in 2016, he felt like he’d lost his entire world. Soon enough, he’d also lost his...
From Fear and Uncertainty to Peace and Stability

From Fear and Uncertainty to Peace and Stability

Karen Brown lived wherever she could park her van for the night. Homelessness was a frightening new reality, one that came upon her suddenly and that appeared to have no end in sight. Not long before, she said, she had been stuck in a bad marriage. Then her husband...
Creating the Change

Creating the Change

We are not here to give a handout. We are here to offer a hand up. That philosophy has guided LifeStyles of Maryland for more than two decades. And it’s at the heart of the stories that we’ll share here in our new blog. LifeStyles was founded in 1998 as a nonprofit...
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