Social Solutions Inc., of Baltimore, a provider of performance management software for human and social services organizations, announced that it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners, of San Francisco, a private equity firm with approximately $11.5 billion in cumulative capital commitments in software, data and technology-enabled services companies.

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A callous side of Maryland’s high court was on prominent display earlier this month when it ruled that the state has authority to take monetary benefits awarded to orphaned children to help pay for their foster care.

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A mother managed to slip a long kitchen knife past security at a Baltimore social services building and used it to stab her infant daughter in the face and neck Tuesday, police said. The 8-month-old baby was stabbed several times, ...

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As state dollars got tighter and average incomes got lower, the state’s social services offices were nearly 1,100 employees and $50 million short of what was needed to meet demand according to a new study from the Maryland Budget and ...

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MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS Family Law, Reunification: The Department of Social Services made “reasonable efforts” toward reunification of mother with her children by actively trying to connect her with services, even though she never received those services due to lack ...

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Congress is back to work and, candidly, the nonprofit sector is nervous. In addition to calls to cut spending and reduce the deficit, the Obama administration is pushing a tax code overhaul over the next two years. Both efforts could ...

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A legislative task force wants to make it easier for Maryland nonprofits to contract with the state, as well as save money for the state and for the health and social service providers it hires. Two national reports out this ...

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