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Healthy MD Initiative Endorsers

As of September 13, the following 677 Maryland organizations support the Healthy Maryland Initiative -- a $1.00 per pack tobacco tax for health care expansion. 

Statewide and Regional
1199 SEIU, United Health Care Workers East
AARP of Maryland
A.C.T.I.O.N.
Addiction Treatment Advocates
Advocates for Children and Youth
AFSCME Council 67

AFSCME Retiree Chapter 1
Alliance for Retired Americans
American Academy of Pediatrics –  MD
American Assoc of Univ Women - MD
American Baptist Churches of the South
American Cancer Society
American College of Physicians – MD
Americans for Democratic Action
American Heart Association Mid-Atlantic Affiliate
American Jewish Committee – Washington Area
American Lung Association of MD
American Medical Students Association
Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute of Maryland, LLP
Apostolic Ministerial Alliance
Arthritis Foundation - MD Chapter
Asian American Anti-Smoking Fndt.
Associated Black Charities
Baltimore Jewish Council
Baltimore Medical System
Baltimore Presbytery Peace and Justice
Baltimore-Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church
Baptist Pastors Conference of Baltimore
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
Carpenters and Millwrights Local 1024
CASA of Maryland, Inc.
Center for a Healthy Maryland
Citizens Planning and Housing Association
Coalition for Healthy Maryland Children
Coalition for Universal Health Care
Communities of Care, Maryland, Inc.
Community Law Center, Inc.
Deaf Independent Living Association
Delmarva Labor Council
Enterprise Community Investment, Inc.
The Enterprise Foundation
Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
Equality Maryland
Funeral Directors and Mortician Association of Maryland, Inc.
Giant Food, LLC
Good Samaritan Baptist Church
Gray Panthers
Greater Baltim. Oncology Nursing Soc.
Greater Baltimore Urban League
Health Care for the Homeless
Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance
Interfaith Housing Alliance
International Union of Operating
Engineers, Local 37
Jewish Labor Committee
Job Opportunities Task Force
Latinos for Progress, Inc.
League of United Latin American Citizens of Montgomery & Prince George’s Co
Lutheran Office on Public Policy
MD Academy of Family Physicians
MD Assoc of Osteopathic Physicians
Maryland Association of Resources for Families and Youth
Maryland Association of Senior Citizens
Maryland Bible Society
Maryland Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers
MD Christians for Justice & Peace
Maryland Community Resource Center
Maryland Disability Law Center
Maryland for Health Care
MD Group Against Smoker’s Pollution
Maryland Institute for Individual and Family Therapy, LTD.
Maryland Interfaith Legislative Committee
Maryland Jewish Alliance
Maryland Labor Education Association
Maryland Latino Coalition for Justice
Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women
Maryland NOW
Maryland Nurses Association
Maryland Patient Advocacy Group
Maryland Psychiatric Society
Maryland Public Health Association
Maryland Safe Energy Coalition
MD Small Business Development Center
MD Society for Clinical Social Work
Maryland Society of Sight
Maryland State Baptist Convention
Maryland Women’s Coalition for Health Care Reform
MaryPIRG
MedChi, The MD State Medical Society
Medicaid Matters!
Mental Health Association of Maryland
Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO
Metropolitan Washington Public Health Association
Mid-Atlantic Studio Mechanics, IATSE-Local 487
Monumental Medical Society
NAACP of Maryland
NAACP – Maryland Women
NARAL - Pro-Choice Maryland

National Capital Area Union Retirees Club
National Council of Jewish Women of Maryland
National Council of Negro Women, PG County Section
National Tobacco Independence Campaign
PFLAG of the Eastern Shore
Planned Parenthood of Maryland
Potomac Association – United Church of Christ
Presbytery of Baltimore, Presbyterian Church USA
Prisoners Aid Association of Maryland
Progressive Baptist Convention of MD
Progressive Maryland
Public Justice Center
SEIU, Local 500
Service Employees International Union
Smoke Free Maryland
Struever Brothers, Eccles and Rouse
Summit Health Institute for Research and Education, Inc.
UFCW, Local 27
Unitarian Universalist Legislative
Ministry of Maryland
United Baptist Missionary Convention of Maryland
United Council of Christian Community
Churches of Maryland and Vicinity
United Seniors of Maryland
United Workers Association
University of Maryland School of Medicine
University of Maryland School of Social Work
Washington Psychiatric Society
Western MD Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO
Women’s Law Center of Maryland
Young Democrats of America – Minority Caucus


Anne Arundel County
AFSCME Council 67, Local #2563
Annapolis District, Baltimore Washington Conference – UMC
Anne Arundel Coalition of Tenants
Anne Arundel Co Medical Society
Arundel House of Hope
Asbury Arnold United Methodist Church
Asbury Broadneck United Methodist Church
Asbury United Methodist Church – Arnold
Asbury Town Neck United Methodist Church
Cecil Memorial United Methodist Church
Christ our Anchor Presbyterian Church
Community United Methodist Church
Dr. Albert Gordon Medical Practice
Dr. Carlos Zigel Medical Practice
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards Committee, Inc.
Empowering Believers Church
Faith United Methodist Church
Ferndale United Methodist Church
First Presbyterian Church - Annapolis
Fowler United Methodist Church
Friendship Victory Vision Ministry
Glen Burnie United Methodist Church
Grace of God Outreach Ministries, Inc.
Jesus Saves Family Ministry Church
John Wesley United Methodist Church – Glen Burnie
Lady Dominators
MITAGS
NAACP – Anne Arundel County
New Creations Deliverance Ministries
New Hope Sabbath Christian Center
OIC Job Readiness Center
Old Mill Road Community Association
Pasadena United Methodist Church
Planning Action Committees of AA Co
RESPECT, Inc.
RESPECT Foundation, Inc.
Robinwood Planning Action Committee
Silas First Missionary Baptist Church of Severna Park
Solid Rock Community Development Corporation
Sollers United Methodist Church
St. John United Methodist Church – Belle Grove Road
South County Residential Projects, Inc.
Union Memorial United Methodist Church
Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis
United Black Clergy of Anne Arundel
VS Enterprises, LLC
Wayman Good Hope AME Church
Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church


Baltimore City

Abundant Life Community Services
The Academic Achievement Award Foundation, Inc.
Ames Shalom Community, Inc.
Ark Church
Baltimore City Commission on Aging and Retirement Education
Baltimore City Conference of Lutheran Clergy, ELCA
Baltimore City Healthy Start
Baltimore Health Care Access, Inc.

Baltimore Mental Health Systems, Inc.
Baltimore Prevention Coalition
Baltimore Renovation Services
Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems, Inc
The Baltimore Station
Baltimore Teachers Union, AFL-CIO
Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development (BUILD)
Baltimore Yearly Meeting of Friends, Homewood
Beach Bums Café and Deli
Beans and Bread Outreach Center
Beechfield United Methodist Church
Beth-El Temple Outreach
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Black Cherry Puppet Theater
Bluehouse
Boilermakers Local 193
Brown, Goldstein & Levy
Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church
CAHAP
Callegary and Steadman, PA
Caroline Center
Catholic Community at Relay
Centennial Caroline United Methodist
Church
Centro de la Comunidad, Inc.
Chase Brexton Health Services
Chemical People Task Force of Cherry Hill
Cherry Hill United Methodist Church
The Children’s Guild
Christian Community Church of God
Christian Love Baptist Church
Christ United Methodist Church
Church of St. Ann
Church of St. Mary the Virgin
City Temple of Baltimore
Concord Baptist Church
Clergy United for Renewal in East Baltimore
Construction Consulting
Dan Brothers Shoes
Derrick C. Jones Funeral Home, PA
Dr. David Scharff Medical Practice
Dr. Don Bousel Medical Practice
Dr. Kenneth Tellerman Medical Practice
Dr. Stephen Mastella Medical Practice
Dr. Elias K. Shaya Medical Practice
Eastern United Methodist Church
Edward A. Myerburg Senior Center
Emergency International
Enon Baptist Church
Evergreen AME Church
Ezekiel Baptist Church
Faith Presbyterian Church
Fancy Fixins
First Apostolic Faith Gospel Tabernacle
First Emanuel Baptist Church
First and Franklin Street Presbyterian Church
First Mount Carmel Christian Community Church
Florence Crittenton Services
Freedom Advocates Celebrating Ex-Offenders (FACE)
Friendship Baptist Church – Loch Raven
Full Gospel Baptist
Fulton Baptist Church
Fusion Partnerships, Inc.
G & G Eddie’s Inc.
Garden Prayer Baptist Church
Gateway to Beauty
Gospel Tabernacle Church
Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation
Grace & Hope Mission, Inc.
Greater St. John Baptist Church
Harbor Pediatrics
Hari P. Close Funeral Services
Health Advisory Committee at Union Baptist Head Start
Health Advisory Meeting
Health Education Resource Organization, Inc. (HERO)
Heritage United Church of Christ
Highrock Baptist Church
Hispanic Apostolate
Homewood Friends Meeting
House of Tabitha
I Can, Inc.
Immaculate Conception
Immigration Legal Services
Independent Mary Kay Beauty Consultants
Interfaith Academy Church
Islamic Society of Baltimore
Israel Baptist Church
Jesus Stop Restoration Center, Inc.
Johns Hopkins Pediatrics
Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute
Joseph Hopkins Associates, Inc.
Joseph P. Russ Funeral Home, P.A.
Juice Phoria
Julie Community Center
Kaplan Enterprises, LLC
Kerygma Baptist Church
Knox Presbyterian Church
Koinonia Baptist Church
Koinonia Baptist Church – Greenmount
Law Office of Frances Taylor
Life Church
Light Street Cycles
Light Street Presbyterian Church
The Lord’s Church
Loyola College Women’s Club
Lutheran Church of the Holy Comforter
Madison East End Improvement Assoc
Manna House, Inc.
March Funeral Home
Marine Engineers Benefits Association
Martin Luther King Memorial United Methodist Church
Mary and Martha Feeding Program
Memorial Baptist Church
Metropolitan United Methodist Church
Minas Gallery
Mission Baltimore
Mount Moriah Baptist Church
Mt. Winans United Methodist Church
NAACP - Baltimore City
NAACP – Baltimore City Health Committee
Nancy M. Greene Funeral Service
Nazarene Baptist Church
New Antioch Church
The New Baptist Church
New Blood, Inc.
New Carmel Star Baptist Church
New Christian Fellowship Baptist Church
New Fellowship Christian Community Church
New Galilee Church of God in Christ
The New Good Samaritan Baptist Church
New Harvest Ministries, Inc.
New Hope Baptist Church
New Life Fellowship Church, Inc.
New Macedonia Baptist Church
New Shiloh Baptist Church
Northwood-Appold United Methodist Church
Park Heights Community Health
Park Heights Medical Center
Park Heights Networking Community Council
Pastors in Unity
Payne Memorial AME Church
Peace and Justice Committee of Catholic Community at Relay
Pedestal Gardens Apartments
Penn North Foot Care
People Encouraging People, Inc.
Perkins Square Baptist Church
Phillips Funeral Home
Pleasant Rock Baptist Church
Plumbers and Steamfitters, Local 486
Progressive Horizons, Inc.
Project Millennium, Inc.
Project PLASE, Inc.
Project Safe Haven
Rehoboth Church of God in Christ Jesus Apostolic Church
Restoration Ministry
Reverend Dr. Martin James Jr. Christ Deliverance Baptism
Rising Sun Baptist Church
Safe and Sound Campaign
The Salvation Army of Baltimore
Sandtown Habitat for Humanity
Sarah’s Stuff Personalized Printing
Sharp Street United Methodist Church
Shiloh AME Church
Shiloh Christian Community Church
Solomon’s Gate
Some New Creations
Spoons Coffee, Inc.
St. Ambrose Housing Aim Group
St. Cecelia’s Catholic Church
St. Gabriel Church
St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church
St. James United Methodist Church – Lexington Street
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
St. Matthew’s Gospel Tabernacle
St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church
St. Paul Community Baptist Church
St. Philip & James Catholic Church
St. Timothy’s Christian Baptist
St. Vincent de Paul – St. Michael Outreach Center
Student Government Association of City
College High School
T’ai Chi in Baltimore
Team Vaughn
Trattoria Annamaria
Trinity AME Church
Trinity Baptist Church
Trinity Baptist Church – Food Ministry
Trinity Baptist Church – Health Ministry
Union Baptist Church
United Ministries, Inc.
Unity United Methodist Church
University Care at the Waxter Center
Village Baptist Church
The Village Baptist
Village Learning Place
Warrior Emporium
Waters AME Church
Whitestone Baptist Church
Will’s Barbershop
William C. Brown Funeral Home
William Moore Mooses Barber Shop
Women Accepting Responsibility
Women’s Entrepreneurs of Baltimore
Women’s Housing Coalition
The Yabba Pot


Baltimore and Harford Counties
AFSCME Local # 422
AFSCME Council 92, Local #1867
The Assistance Center of Towson Churches
Baltimore Co Maryland State Employees Union
Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc.
Benedictine Sisters of Baltimore
Churchville Presbyterian Church – Peace, Justice and Mission
Daughters of Zion Global Ministries
Deer Creek Harmony Presbyterian Church
Dr. Alberto Diaz Medical Practice
Dr. Elias Shaya Medical Practice
Dr. Joseph Adams Medical Practice
Dr. Lynne Farbman Mental Health Practice
Dr. Richard Halpin Medical Practice
Dr. Ulgan Sila Medical Practice
Dundalk Pediatric Association
Fieldstone Community Group
First Presbyterian Church of Bel Air
First Step, Inc.
Fulton Siemers Memorial/Christ Church of the Deaf
Garrett Relocations
GCC/IBT Local #582M
Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church
Havre de Grace United Methodist Church
Hiss United Methodist Church
Hunt’s Memorial United Methodist Church
IAM Retiree’s Club, District 12
Kenwood Presbyterian Church
Law Office of Ana C. Zigel
Lila Amsel Children’s Foundation
Loch Raven United Methodist Church
Maryland Presbyterian Church
New Life Presbyterian Church
N.M. Marketing and Communications
Park Moving and Storage Company, Inc.
Park School Student Council
Pleasant Zion Baptist Church
Presbyterian Church of Havre de Grace
Residents’ Council of Charlestown
Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care
Towson Area Ministerial Alliance
Towson Unitarian Universalist Church
Social Responsibility Committee
UMBC Green Party
UMBC Habitat for Humanity
Walk of Faith Ministries, Inc.
Zwaig & Zwaig Legal Practice


Eastern Shore (Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicimico, Worchester Counties)
AFSCME Local 770
Bethany United Methodist Church
Boardley Funeral Home
Cecil County Medical Society
Cecil County Pediatrics
Dr. Brian Corden Medical Practice
Ebenezer Hunger Action
IBEW Local 1307
Lower Shore Medical Society
NAACP – Somerset County
NAACP – Wicomico County
Neighborhood Service Center, Inc.
Talbot Partnership for AODA Prevention
Talbot Senior Center
Taylorville United Methodist Church
Vibrant Community Initiative
Wesley Chapel Church
Worcester County Young Democrats


Howard County
American Assoc of University Women, Howard Co Chapter
Ardinger Consultants and Associates
Asbury United Methodist Church – Jessup
British American Auto Care
Center for Social Change
Child Health Foundation
Christ United Methodist Church
Columbia Democratic Club
Dr. Eric Naumburg Medical Practice
Grassroots Community Building Partnership
Hopkins United Methodist Church
Jennings Chapel United Methodist Church
Kripalu Yoga Classes – Spirit of Life
Living in Love Ministries
M.E.B. Painting
Mental Health Practice of Melissa Wilkins
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Church
Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church
NAACP – Howard County
Poplar Springs United Methodist Church
R + R Associates, Inc.
St. John United Methodist/Presbyterian Church
Smoke Free Howard County Tobacco Coalition
Taylor Service Company


Montgomery County
Adventist HealthCare
AFGE, Local #65
Am Kolel
American Association of University Women – Silver Spring Branch
Bethesda Cares
B’nai B’rith Brotherhood Lodge
Burtonsville Barbershop
Chevy Chase United Methodist Church
CHI Centers, Inc.
Chris Adams Roofing
Citizens for Quality Civilization, Inc.
Clinton AME Zion Church
Community Ministry of Montgomery County
Complete Lawn Care, Inc. 
Complete Plant Healthcare, Inc.
Damascus United Methodist Church
District Stone
Driving Gospel Media
Dr. James David Mental Health Practice
Dr. Mauricio Cortina Medical Practice
Dr. Steven Joe Dental Practice
Dr. Thomas E. Kasper Medical Practice
Dr. Thomas Webster Medical Practice
D.T. Search Corporation
Gally Public Affairs
Franco’s Italian Leather Design
Holy Cross Hospital of Silver Spring, Inc.
Housen Healthcare, Inc.
Information USA, Inc.
The Inter-Faith Chapel
Jewish Community Relations Council
Kenwood Polyclean Drycleaner
Law Office of JoAnn Znercher
Long Branch Neighborhood Initiative
Montgomery County Child Welfare Services
Montgomery County Council
Montgomery Health Care ACTION
Montrose View Psychotherapy
Morse Enterprises, Inc.
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Oakdale Emory United Methodist Church
Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County
Reeve Music Service
Social Justice Council of River Road Unitarian Church
Spark Tutoring
UFCW Local 1994, MCGEO
Village of Friendship Heights
Wisconsin Animal Clinic
Women’s Suburban Democratic Club of
Montgomery County, Board of Directors
Youth Activism Project


Prince George's County
Amalgamated Transit Union, Local #689
Antioch Baptist Church of Upper Marlboro
Ardmore Village Civic Association
Association of Supervisory and
Administrative School Personnel
Bethel Deliverance Outreach Ministries
Bible Lighthouse Missionary Church
Carrie Dike Gardening
Church of the Great Commission
Clerkin Construction
Collective Banking Group, Inc.
Dayspring Community Church
Deliverance Church of Christ
DMC/Alabaster Box Ministries, Inc.
Dr. Harvey Fernbach Medical Practice
Dr. Willie Blair Medical Practice
Energy Institute of Healing Arts
Ephesians New Testament COGIC
First Baptist Church of Highland Park
First Baptist Church of North Brentwood
First Combined Community Federal Credit Union
Gateway Cathedral of Praise
Gethsemane United Methodist Church
Gray Panthers of Prince George’s County
Greater Mt. Nebo AME Church
Health Action Forum of Prince George’s County
Heart to Hand, Inc.
Hemingway  Memorial AME Church
Jerusalem AME Church
Living Healthy, Inc.
Marlboro Meadows Baptist Church
NAACP – Prince George’s County
Natural Centric Hair Salon
NCG Insurance Agency
New Chapel Baptist Church
New Life Worship Center
Paint Branch Unitarian Universalist Church
Prince George’s Co Medical Society
Printing Express & Designs, Inc.
Progressive Cheverly
Refreshing Spring Church of God in Christ
Righteous Church of God Ministries
The Sanctuary at Kingdom Square
SEIU, Local 400
Shalom Ministries Christian Center
Strategic, Inc.
Southern Christian Leadership
Conference, PG County Chapter
St. Paul Church
Strategic Community Services, Inc.
Suitland Family and Life Development Corp.
Summit Health Institute for Research and Education, Inc.
Town of North Brentwood
Trinity Baptist Church – DC
Unity of Love Praise Temple
Union Bethel AME Church
Ward Memorial AME Church
Westphalia United Methodist Church
Word of Faith Church

Southern Maryland (Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's Co)
Agape Carpet Care - Waldorf
Barbour & Hangarter Law Offices – Waldorf
Calvert Lighthouse
Chesapeake Community Investment, Inc.
Clerkin Construction - Brandywine
Covenant Point United Methodist Church
Cross County Baptist Church - Waldorf
Dr. Joseph Colonna Medical Practice – Waldorf
Dr. Lawrence Tilley Medical Practice – Leonardtown
DWI Services, Inc.
Forest Park Baptist Church - Waldorf
Goddard Enterprises Farm – Leonardtown
Good Shepherd United Methodist Church
Hollywood United Methodist Church
Jack’s Painting, Inc. - Waldorf
Lakeside United Methodist Church – Waldorf
LaPlata United Methodist Church
Lifestyles of Maryland Foundation, Inc. - LaPlata
Ministers Alliance of Charles Co
Mt. Harmony/Lower Marlboro United Methodist Church
Mt. Zion United Methodist Church – Mechanicsville
St. Paul United Methodist Church – Lusby
Waters Memorial United Methodist Church
William H. Burgess Law Office – LaPlata


Western Maryland (Allegany, Carroll, Garrett, Frederick, Washington Counties)
A.D. Naylor & Co., Inc.
Barrelville Presbyterian Church
Bethel Corporation
Boonsboro Senior Center
Brunswick Food Bank - Knoxville
Brunswick United Methodist Church
Buckeystown Rt. 85 United Methodist Church
Catalpa United Methodist Church
Center for Mind-Body Therapies
CHANGE, Inc.
Children’s Medical Group
Christ’s Reformed Church
DOVES Corp
Dr. Peter Halmos Medical Practice
Emmanuel United Methodist Church – Hagerstown
First Presbyterian Church of Barton
First Presbyterian Church of Lonaconing
Frederick Business and Professional Women’s Club
Foxcross Pottery
Frostburg United Methodist Church
Gale House, Inc.
Interagency Committee on Adolescent
Jefferson United Methodist Church – Adamstown
Pregnancy Prevention and Parenting
Presbyterian Church of Hagerstown
Interfaith Consortium of Western Maryland
Joining Forces for Healthcare
Maryland Nurses Assoc – District 8
Mental Health Association of Frederick
Mental Health Management Agency
Minority Health Council
Oakland United Methodist Church
Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 489
Psychotherapy Services, LLC
Rest Haven Cemetery
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Session of Springfield Presbyterian Church
Studio Retro Hair Salon
Trinity United Methodist Church
Typographical Union Local 244
Unitarian Universalist of Frederick
Social Action Committee
Upcountry Family Center
Williamsport United Methodist Church


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