Anne Arundel County is launching a new $150,000 grant program to help local houses of worship and nonprofits protect themselves against hate crimes and other threats. The county council unanimously approved the funding in June after local churches had been battling security concerns. In 2023, several houses of worship in Anne Arundel County were targeted in a string of vandalism and hate crime incidents, including an estimated $100,000 in damage at Fowler United Methodist Church in Annapolis.One synagogue that WJZ's Caroline Foreback spoke to says the funding could help ease a growing financial burden. "When I was growing up, you didn't have a...
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