Services

The Need

Substance Use Disorder

53 million or 19.4% of people (12 yrs +) have used illegal drugs or misused RXs within the last year (2020).

During the Q2 of 2020, Maryland saw increases in fatalities related to almost every class of substance

For the year, Carroll has reported a 26.3% increase in overdoses (144 through April in 2021 after 114 through April in 2020) and a 69.2% increase in fatal overdoses (22 through April after 13 at the same point last year).

FOOD INSECURITY

Nearly 1 in 4 Marylander's face food insecurity.

An estimated 13,500 individuals in Carroll County alone are food insecure, including more than 13% of children.

By June of 2020, Maryland acquired the most SNAP participants in the state's history— over 800,000 participants or 14% of the state's population. In 2011, there were only 654,721 participants.

Poverty & Lack of Essential Needs

The poverty rate in Maryland is 9.7%. One out of every 10.3 residents of Maryland lives in poverty.

With a poverty rate of 11.4% in Westminster, MD and 8.35%  in Taneytown, MD.

The Solution

The problems of substance-use disorder, unemployment, and food insecurity are often inter-related. At the Westminster Rescue Mission, so too, are the solutions. There is a path forward that can address the capacity constraints currently experienced in Carroll County.

 

It’s for this reason, since our inception in 1968, Maryland has come to rely on the services provided by the Westminster Rescue Mission, through its Addiction Healing Center (treatment services for men and women), Food Program (on-campus food pantry and the county’s food distribution hub), and the Mission Marketplace (providing essential, gently used goods for those in need). Although the Mission’s three service branches each offer benefits to the community in and of themselves, they also complement one another, enhancing the impact of each program area.
 The food distribution program has grown significantly over the years as the Mission has created a large network of area food suppliers (currently 48 locations) and re-distributors. Nearly 450,000 lbs. of food are distributed annually through the Mission’s on-site food pantry, the Sparrow’s Nest. An additional 294,000 lbs. are distributed in partnership with nearly 50 area pantries, churches, schools, and other agencies which help get this food where it is needed most. At the same time our Addiction Healing Center….
'SUBSTANCE USE’ STATISTICAL REFERENCES:
NCDAS: Substance Abuse and Addiction Statistics [2021] (drugabusestatistics.org)
Second-Quarter-OOCC-Report-2020-Master-Copy-9-21-20-Update.pdf (maryland.gov)

Carroll County overdoses, fatalities increase in April as 2021 continues to outpace 2020

By BOB BLUBAUGH  CARROLL COUNTY TIMES |MAY 13, 2021 AT 1:51 PM

‘FOOD INSECURITY’ STATISTICAL REFERENCES:

Hunger in Maryland | Maryland Food Bank (mdfoodbank.org)

MD-County-Hunger-Profiles-2020.pdf (mdhungersolutions.org)

SNAP - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
'POVERTY & LACK OF ESSENTIAL NEEDS’ STATISTICAL REFERENCES: