ACS Member News
Employee Retention Credit – You May Qualify
Watch this informational session to see if you may qualify for this Cares Act tax credit.
Read MoreHoward County Dads Seeking Package Content From Family-Focused Organizations
Howard County Dads provides Dad Packages to new and expecting dads to encourage & inspire them to be engaged fathers. If your family-focused organization wants to include information in these packages, email DadBoD@howardcountydads.com.
Read MoreDramatic Changes in Diversity Highlighted
The Association of Community Services is making available its new HoCo Population Analytics report that highlights the major changes in the size and race/ethnicity of Howard County’s population over the past 50 years. ACS Pop-Analytics NR 8-25-20.
Read MorePaycheck Protection Program
The Paycheck Protection Program as part of the CARES Act makes some businesses, including nonprofits with less than 500 employees, eligible for loans with complete forgiveness for up to 2.5 times their monthly payroll if they maintain or restore their payroll. Banks will begin accepting applications on April 3rd. PPP Overview Borrower Fact Sheet Sample…
Read MoreACS Howard County Self-Sufficiency Indicators Report, 2019
The Howard County Food Bank distributed over a million pounds of food between July 2018 and June 2019. In 2019 about 33,000 individuals – 10% of the population of Howard County – received food from the Food Bank. The Self-Sufficiency Indicators report provides data for policymakers and service providers about Howard County’s economically vulnerable residents…
Read MoreHoCo Non-Profit Protects Urban Farm
The Community Ecology Institute (CEI) is a Howard County based non-profit that works to create healthy communities through connections with nature. Based on their programmatic track record, CEI was given the opportunity to purchase the last farm in Columbia if they promised to protect it from development. The catch was they only had three months…
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