Friday, March 27, 2020
An Update from the Office of Community Engagement and Constituent Services (CECS)
Dear Community Leaders and Members of Anne Arundel County,

I hope that you and your loved ones are staying healthy and safe during these trying times. Thank you for the role that each of you play in your respective communities. We are all in this together, and I have seen so many inspiring examples of community members stepping up to help their neighbors. Those stories give me hope.

County Executive Pittman continues to direct the full focus of county government towards addressing this public health crisis, with special attention to aiding our most vulnerable residents. The people that serve you in our county workforce have been doing a great job of continuing to provide essential services during this time.

I've included below a couple of the key updates that have occurred this week. Please feel free to pass this information on to your membership lists and other networks.

All my best,


James Kitchin
Office of the County Executive
Director, CECS
The County Website & Interactive Map for Food Resources


The County Website continues to be updated with new COVID-19 information and resources. Be sure to check there frequently to stay up to date with what is going on. The website now has an interactive map to help locate food distribution sites for  Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS)  free meals program,  Anne Arundel County Department of Aging & Disabilities  senior nutrition lunch program, and community pantries. There's also information on  Anne Arundel County Food Bank  and SNAP.


Childcare Centers & Childcare for Essential Employees
Yesterday, the state ordered all childcare facilities to close by the end of the day today (Friday, March 27) except those operating under a special license to provide for the children of essential employees. You can read the message from the state HERE.

County Executive Steuart Pittman announced today that the Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks will open three Essential Personnel School Age (EPSA) sites to offer childcare services for essential employees working during the COVID-19 pandemic. This service is open only to those individuals defined under Governor Hogan's  executive order of March 25, 2020.

Please read the full press release for all of the details on this new program:

Virtual Town Halls
Please join us Saturday at 11 a.m. for our next COVID-19 Virtual Town Hall with the Anne Arundel County Department of Health . County Executive Pittman and Health Officer Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman will be joined by Carnitra White, Director of  Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services .

You can watch tomorrow's virtual Town Hall with the County Executive and his guests on the following platforms:


If you missed it, please see the Virtual Town Hall from last Saturday with County Executive Steuart Pittman, Anne Arundel County Health Officer Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman, U.S. Congressman Anthony Brown, and State Senator Sarah Elfreth.

For media inquiries, please call Roz Hamlett at 410-222-1372 or 410-279-4748.  
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