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Checked on October 8, 2026
Job help in Maryland
30 American Job Centers help people look for work, find training and apply for unemployment benefits. They are free.
Unemployment benefits in Maryland
If you lost your job or your hours were cut, you may be able to get unemployment insurance. You apply with the state, and the state decides who qualifies.
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State workforce board
Maryland Governor's Workforce Development BoardApprenticeships
Maryland Apprenticeship and Training
Apply online
Websites run by Maryland agencies where you can apply for benefits or manage them.
Maryland Department of Human Services
Maryland Benefits
For food benefits, cash help for families, emergency cash help, help with heating bills, and other services.
benefits.maryland.gov
Maryland Department of Health
Maryland Health Connection
For Medicaid, children's health coverage, and health insurance plans.
marylandhealthconnection.gov
Maryland Department of Health
Maryland WIC Client Portal
For WIC.
health.maryland.gov
Maryland State Department of Education
Maryland Child Care Scholarship Program
For help paying for child care.
earlychildhood.marylandpublicschools.org
Maryland Department of Labor
Maryland Unemployment Insurance BEACON
For unemployment.
beacon.labor.maryland.gov
Maryland Department of Labor
Maryland FAMLI
For paid leave.
paidleave.maryland.gov
Maryland Higher Education Commission
Maryland 529 and State Financial Aid
For college aid.
mhec.maryland.gov
Checked on October 8, 2026
State agencies
Who runs each program in Maryland, and how to reach them.
Maryland Department of Human Services
Maryland Department of Health
Maryland Higher Education Commission
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
Maryland State Department of Education
Comptroller of Maryland
Maryland Department of Aging
Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families
Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration
Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
Maryland Department of Human Services
Maryland Department of Health
Maryland Higher Education Commission
Maryland Department of Labor
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
Maryland State Department of Education
Comptroller of Maryland
Maryland Department of Aging
Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families
Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration
Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
Checked on October 8, 2026
For official information, visit Maryland.gov.
Good to know
Paid family and medical leave under FAMLI is a state program scheduled to begin paying benefits in 2028; the state employee leave program is separate. Maryland operates SUN Bucks in 2026 and has not opted out. Rental assistance and homelessness programs may be administered locally, so the listed state agency pages direct residents to local providers.
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