The Week Ahead

Last week Neil Bergsman blogged about this week's Food Stamp Challenge, which he is participating in, while I blogged about the falling national unemployment rate. Neil also broke down Question 7 (the expanded gambling referendum) for Fox 5 DC. And last but not least, Greg Cantori officially joined the team as CEO of our parent organization Maryland Nonprofits last Monday.

Tuesday, October 9th

• Advisory Council for Alternative Response meets. The Council is developing alternatives to traditional responses to cases of suspected child abuse or neglect. 1pm in room 1044, Department of Human Resources, 311 West Saratoga Street, Baltimore.

Wednesday, October 10th

• House Health and Government Operations Committee goes on a site visit to the University of Maryland, College Park's School of Public Health. Members will be briefed on the Center for Healthy Families, minority health disparities, the Center for Health Information, and the Institute for a Healthiest Maryland. 9:30am to 1:30pm at University House, University of Maryland, College Park.  
• Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) meets. 10am in room 100, 4160 Patterson Ave, Baltimore.
• Maryland Nonprofits offers Now What? Sustaining Your New Nonprofit. This is a Maryland Nonprofits training. For more information or to register, go to their events page.

Thursday, October, 12th

• Maryland Economic Development Commission holds an infrastructure roundtable. 10am to noon at the Verizon office, 13100 Columbia Place, Silver Spring, MD.
• Board of Directors of the Maryland Health Insurance Plan (MHIP) meets. Topics will include findings from an audit of MHIP; the Missing Federal Application Report; updates on procurements, the Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program, and federal enrollment; and a discussion about MHIP/Exchange messaging. Participants may attend in person or by conference call. Dial in 888-769-8761 Passcode: 7592829. 9am in suite 630, 1 Calvert Plaza, 201 E. Baltimore Street, Baltimore.