Homeless Services
More than 2,500 people are experiencing homelessness on any given night in the Baltimore region.
People experience homelessness for a variety of reasons. Periodic homelessness is often caused by loss of employment, sudden illness, domestic violence, or other crises. Longer term homelessness can often result from untreated mental health challenges, disabilities, and addiction.
Our Homelessness and Supportive Housing Services employ cutting-edge, best practice solutions to minimize the incidence and duration of homelessness, with the ultimate goal of ending homelessness in our community. Our services include homelessness prevention and shelter diversion, comprehensive 24/7 shelters, day shelter, rapid rehousing, and permanent supportive housing.
Our SHELTER SERVICES
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Sarah’s Hope Family Shelter
Sarah’s Hope Family Shelter is a comprehensive 145 bed shelter in Baltimore City serving families experiencing homelessness. Services are 24/7 with family rooms. Provides a short term, safe place to live and to receive supportive services to move from homelessness to housing.
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Hannah More Family Shelter
Hannah More Family Shelter is a comprehensive 85 bed shelter in Baltimore County serving families experiencing homelessness. Services are 24/7 with family rooms. Provides a short term, safe place to live and to receive supportive services to move from homelessness to housing.
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Interim House Family Shelter
Interim House Family Shelter is a 10 unit transitional shelter in Baltimore County serving families experiencing homelessness. Services are 24/7 with family rooms. Provides a short term, safe place to live and to receive supportive services to move from homelessness to housing.
OUR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS
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Home Connections
Home Connections is a scattered site permanent supportive housing program that addresses the immediate need for housing stability for 138 individuals and families with disabilities who have experienced chronic homelessness by providing permanent, stable, rent-subsidized housing coupled with intensive, in-home supportive services.
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Front Door
Front Door Baltimore City is a rapid re-housing program that serves 110 families through intensive case management, housing support, workforce development services, client assistance to remove barriers to housing, and short-term rental assistance.
Front Door Baltimore County is a rapid re-housing and shelter diversion program serving 70 households annually through intensive case management, housing support, client assistance to remove barriers to housing, and short-term rental assistance.
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Family Pathways, Baltimore City
Shelter Diversion and homelessness prevention program serving 75 families per year.
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Family Pathways, Baltimore County
Shelter Diversion and homelessness prevention program serving 40 young adults ages 18-24.
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Promise Housing
Rapid rehousing services and permanent supportive housing for 48 young adults ages 18-24.
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Beans & Bread
Beans & Bread is a comprehensive homeless day resource program serving more than 300 people per day that offers supportive services in the areas of housing, health, mental health, recovery, and employment, helping individuals experiencing homelessness obtain housing and reach their full potential.
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Innterim Gardens
Innterim Gardens is a scattered-site permanent supportive housing program providing ten families experiencing homelessness with disabilities with permanent, stable, rent-subsidized housing coupled with intensive, in-home services.
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Cottage Avenue Community
Cottage Avenue Community contains sixteen, two- and three bedroom homes clustered in a neighborhood setting in the Park Heights Community of Baltimore City. Cottage Ave Community provides families that previously have experienced homelessness with affordable permanent housing and supports their efforts to live independently in the community.
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Frederick Ozanam House
Frederick Ozanam House contains four, four-bedroom units for larger families experiencing homelessness located at the Beans and Bread Center in the Upper Fells Point community of Baltimore City and provides families with affordable, permanent housing and supports their efforts to live independently in the community.
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Homelessness Prevention
Over $1.3 million per year in eviction prevention, utility, and other financial assistance provided through our network of 39 SVDP Conference volunteer groups.