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Corae Young Promoted to Chief Operating Officer
Corae Young has been named LifeStyles of Maryland’s Chief Operating Officer.
The promotion is a recognition of Young’s vital role within the organization and the latest milestone in her tenure with LifeStyles, which began in 2005 as a temporary fill-in while the receptionist was on vacation.
LifeStyles and Heart of Cabi Foundation Host Event at CSM to Empower 40 Southern Maryland Women
The Hearth of Cabi Foundation treated and pampered 40 women selected by LifeStyles of Maryland as deserving recipients. Each woman received five new pieces of clothing, plus accessories.
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...
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...
Pre-Diabetes Education Program Teaches Healthy Habits to Prevent Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes changes everything. From the day you receive a diagnosis, it is a life-altering experience. But if you take a proactive approach now, that day may not come. That’s the goal of our Pre-Diabetes Education Program, a weekly class led by our Health &...
Doing Our Part to End the Pandemic with Vaccinations and Testing
A year and a half since the COVID-19 pandemic turned our world upside down, we are still fighting at every level — city, county, state, nation … planet — to come out on the other end. For LifeStyles, the pandemic has affected everything we do. We can’t serve those in...
Maryland Market Money Helps Low-Income Shoppers Access Healthy, Local Foods
Strolling through the La Plata Farmers Market is always a fun experience. The tables are lined up with colorful fruits and vegetables, farm fresh eggs and a lot more. It’s a place to connect with your community and fill your fridge with healthy, local foods. Now, it’s...
Amazon Marks Arrival in Waldorf with $20,000 Donation to LifeStyles
When Amazon opens a facility in a new location, the company often looks to find a local charitable organization to support. The relatively new and little-known program is called Neighborgood, and it’s a way of giving back and thanking the community for welcoming...
Safe Nights Sheltered More Than 100 People Through Winter
The end of March brought the end of the Safe Nights season. With the support of many local churches, organizations and volunteers, LifeStyles provided food and shelter to well over 100 men, women and children during the coldest months of the year. Along the way, many...
Annual Point-in-Time Count is a Critical Outreach Opportunity
The vehicle pulled slowly into the bumpy parking lot, a black plastic trash bag taped across one window, doing the best it could to keep the cold winter air at bay. After parking, a young couple stepped out to find LifeStyles of Maryland Assistant Director Corae Young...
The COVID-19 Pandemic Makes Homelessness Even Harder
If you’ve driven along US-301 in White Plains over the last several days, you may have seen our new billboard. It shows a child, unwashed and wearing dirty clothes, sitting against a concrete wall with eyes staring down. Homeless AND a pandemic? Most of us know how...
Year in Review: Our Community Came Together to Lift Each Other Up in 2020
You could choose a lot of words to describe the year that comes to an end today. Defined by a global pandemic, 2020 changed everything about the way we live. The first words that come to mind to describe this year are negative ones. But after a little reflection, the...
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.