In today’s rundown: A Women’s Foundation Grantee Partner helps oil spill victims. | PG County accounts for nearly 30% of Maryland’s foreclosure rate. | And even though the recession dragged on last year, more Americans volunteered, giving $169 billion worth of their time.
— Boat People S.O.S., Inc. (BPSOS), a Women’s Foundation Grantee Partner, is providing new services to help Gulf Coast residents affected by the oil spill. With the oil spill crippling seafood industries — a major source of employment in the area — BPSOS is offering services ranging from help with food stamp benefits to advocacy and legal services. Click here to find out what they’re doing.
— Despite the recession, last year’s volunteer rate increased in the biggest one-year jump since 2003, according to a new study. 27 percent of all Americans — that’s 63 million people — donated more than 8 billion hours of service, worth an estimated $169 billion, according to the Corporation for National and Community Service. Click here for more.
— The Maryland home foreclosure rate rose again last month with Prince George’s County accounting for nearly 30 percent of all foreclosures in the state. The Prince George’s rate was one filing per 138 households — almost triple the state rate. Nationwide, the foreclosure rate went down in May. Click here for details.
Photo credit: U. S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Jason Radcliffe
