Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services

Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services Our government agency assists people in need by administering a wide range of public assistance prog This is an informational site only. Thank you!

Thank you for visiting the Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services’ page. Comments are to be of a general nature. Please do not post personal details on this site. Before commenting on our site, please review our comment policy. If you have a specific question or complaint regarding our services or benefit programs please contact us using our agency e-mail address: aacodss@dhr.

state.md.us. Posted comments and images do not necessarily represent the views of the Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services (DSS). External, non-DSS links on this site do not constitute official endorsement on behalf of the DSS. While we encourage fans to share thoughts and opinions on the DSS page, we expect that this will be done in a respectful manner. Our policy is to accept the majority of comments made to our profile. However, a comment will be deleted if it contains:
- Hate speech
- Profanity, obscenity or vulgarity
- Nudity in profile pictures
- Defamation to a person or people
- Name calling or personal attacks
- Comments whose main purpose are to sell a product
- Comments that infringe on copyrights
- Spam comments, such as the same comment posted repeatedly on a profile
- Comments that contain sensitive medical information
- Links to non-government sites
- Other comments that the Department deems inappropriate

All links posted as comments on DSS posts will be reviewed and may be deleted. Repeated violations of the DSS comment policy may cause the author to be blocked from the DSS page. We understand that social media is a 24/7 medium; however, our monitoring capabilities are not. We may not see every inappropriate comment right away, and we are trusting in the maturity of our community to ignore personal attacks and negative speech and to respond politely.


*Comment policy based upon the policy used by the Anne Arundel County Department of Health.

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07/06/2026

⚠️ Update: The Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services office located at 7500 Ritchie Highway in Glen Burnie will be closed tomorrow, July 7, 2026.

Need assistance? Visit our 80 West Street office in Annapolis or manage benefits online at https://benefits.maryland.gov/home/ #/. Document drop-offs remain available at the Glen Burnie building’s front drop box.

07/06/2026

⚠️ URGENT UPDATE: The Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services office located at 7500 Ritchie Highway in Glen Burnie is closing as of 1:00 PM today.
Document Drop-off: Please use the white drop box located at the front of the building.
Need Assistance? Visit our office at 80 West Street, Annapolis, or manage your benefits online at: https://benefits.maryland.gov/home/ #/
We apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you for your cooperation.

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Address

Headquarters: 80 West Street
Annapolis, MD
21401

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+14102694500

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