GOCCP is Maryland's one stop shop for resources to improve public safety. GOCCP exists to educate, connect, and empower Maryland's citizens and public safety entities through innovative funding, strategic planning, crime data analysis, best practices research and results-oriented customer service.
Improving public safety - everywhere in Maryland - is an absolute must if we are to realize the full potential of our State's promise. The Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention (GOCCP) is synchronized to meet Maryland's public safety challenges with the highest levels of performance and customer service in grants administration, technical assistance, best practices research, crime data analysis, and statewide distribution of public safety research, statistics, and publications.
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Garrett CountyMaryland residents who need to find community services now have a website that will not only tell them what community services are available, but provides maps to show them how to get to them. The Maryland Community Services Locator website is up and running and available free of charge.
Many people who leave prison have addiction issues, as well as few skills to find a job and a stable home. The website was originally designed to help these parolees and those on probation get the services they need. The growing demand for an expanded resource locator, however, has created a much larger audience. Individuals as well as service providers from a wide variety of fields can now use the locator to find resources.
GOCCP is currently accepting grant applications for the following programs: