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investigate the social welfare needs of the State. Along with the implementation of federal programs, this led to the present
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laws, and licensing for boarding infants. The two agencies were formally incorporated as the
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nation's history, including wars and the
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The Coalition of Geriatric Services (COGS) in Howard County, Maryland, awarded Family and Children's Services the Community Partnership Award in 2004. In Baltimore City, the Commission on Aging and Retirement Education presented the Barbara Mikulski Caregiver Award to FCS in 2005.
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Early reformers saw a correlation between morality and the economic condition, but as the work with clients advanced, these assumptions were challenged. As the theory and practice of social work evolved, new approaches were used to solve the problems of welfare.
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FCS is one of only nine social services organizations in Central Maryland to have earned accreditation by the Council on Accreditation (COA), an independent, international accrediting body for child and family service and behavioral healthcare organizations.
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