This isn't your father's welfare system -
MPT and DHR partner to produce TV series

OWINGS MILLS, MD: Sometimes even the most industrious of families need a little help - that's the thrust of a new television series, Hard Working Families, which will air monthly on Sundays at 7:00 a.m. beginning January 13. Each episode will repeat the following Saturday at 11:00 a.m.

Co-produced by the Maryland Department of Human Resources (DHR) and Maryland Public Television (MPT), the half-hour series will look at the variety of services that are available through DHR to help citizens improve the quality of their lives within Maryland. The program will explain how citizens can qualify for and access these services, which range from adoption to energy assistance to programs for the elderly.

Each themed program features video packages and personal stories of individuals who have changed their lives for the better by using DHR services. The series creates an awareness of the variety of services and programs available through DHR and that these services are for any citizen, not just for the abject poor.

Keith Snipes is host of the series. Everett L. Marshburn is executive producer. Beth Nardone is producer.

Please visit www.mpt.org for more information on Hard Working Families.
Maryland Public Television is a not-for-profit, state-licensed public television station which serves the citizens and communities of Maryland and beyond through a variety of broadcast and nonbroadcast activities.

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