American Rescue Workers – Homeless shelter, faith based – 1401 South Hanover Street, Baltimore, MD21230, 410-539-0816,
Cottage Avenue Community-- is a transitional housing program for homeless families in Baltimore, Maryland.Founded in 2000, Cottage Avenue Community is located in the ParkHeights neighborhood of BaltimoreCity and has a capacity to serve 15 families at a time. The housing program is designed to help families transition from emergency shelters to permanent housing and self-sufficiency. To assist participants in reaching their goals, Cottage Avenue Community families are offered intensive case management services and participate in support groups, life skills development activities, and parenting classes. Resident families also have access to the nearby services of St. Vincent de Paul's St.AmbroseCenter, which include employment services and after-school and summer programs for children and teens.
2601 Ulman Avenue, Baltimore, MD21215, 410-728-8741
- Directory of Maryland Emergency Shelters and Transitional Housing Programs-- can be used to contact ETHS funded and other shelter programs around the State. The directory also includes summaries of each jurisdiction’s Freezing and Inclement Weather Plans. The most up-to-date Directory is available by going to: .
- Earl's Place is a transitional housing program providing long-term (up to two years) of housing and supportive services to seventeen men at a time. The program promotes independence and acquisition of skills using a model that emphasizes individual responsibility and accountability. Once accepted into the program, each man is provided with intensive case management to determine both short and long-term goals, as well as to ensure access to community services including health care, education, and job training.
1400 E. Lombard St., Baltimore, MD21231, 410-522-0225,
- Frederick Ozanam House provides recovery-based transitional housing to homeless men in Baltimore, Maryland. The program offers on-site housing, case management and counseling, addiction recovery support, employment readiness and counseling, health assessment and referral, service linkage, support groups, life skills education, recreation and social reintegration.
Twenty participants live in four, 5-bedroom apartment units, taking responsibility for household chores and facility management by pooling resources and working cooperatively. Program participants are required to work closely with a case manager on goal setting and achievement, seek and maintain employment, stay drug and alcohol free, participate in educational and support activities, save money for the future, and participate in volunteer work.
400 South Bond Street, Baltimore, MD21231, 410-732-1892,
- Helping Up -- Comprehensive services for the poor, addicted, and homeless, including meals, overnight shelter, long-term recovery programs such as the Spiritual Recovery Program, educational courses, transitional housing, and post-graduate programs.
1929 East Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, 410-675-HELP (4357),
- Housing Counselor Program -- operates in five jurisdictions and assist low income families who are homeless, or in imminent danger of becoming homeless to locate, secure, and maintain permanent housing. Counselors help these families establish adequate credit references and to apply for subsidized housing.
The counselors also help access local public and private resources for the first and last month’s rent, security deposits, utility payments, or donations of furniture. They develop and maintain relationships with landlords, often paving the way for people with credit or reference problems to obtain permanent housing. Other assistance may include helping families locate more affordable housing after a rent increase, or helping to find another apartment located near a bus route that is more suitable for a new place of employment. In many of the these instances, people are able to remain in housing or to find new housing before being evicted, and as a result, public and private agencies do not have to make outlays for sheltering these households.
The five jurisdictions served are: BaltimoreCounty, HarfordCounty, Montgomery County, Washington County, and BaltimoreCity.
For more information about the Housing Counseling Program, please call Lisa Dameron on (410) 767-7285.
- Maryland Transitional Housing Shelters and Programs – names addresses and phone numbers of many shelter/programs --
- Prisoners Aid Association of Maryland, Inc., (204 E 25th Street, Baltimore, MD21218; Tel: 410.727.4677) The goal of PAA is to support and encourage reform in former prisoners following their release by providing them with stable housing and opportunities to obtain gainful, honest employment.
- Project PLASE, Inc. -- addresses homelessness in Baltimore by providing transitional housing, permanent housing and supportive services to homeless adults. We serve the most vulnerable and underserved, including persons with mental illness, HIV/AIDS, addiction, developmental disabilities, and ex-offenders, etc. We treat, restore and rehabilitate the whole person. We empower each individual to function at the highest level possible.
1814 Maryland Ave.Baltimore, MD21201, Phone: 410-837-1400,
- Rose Street provides ransitional housing for people returning to the community from prison or jail. Participants are required to take part in the "Streets Alleys" program, which involves daily clean-up of East Baltimore neighborhoods, as well as group meetings.
Contact Rose Street Community Center 821 Rose Street, Baltimore, MD 21205(410) 675-1207,.
- Sarah’s Hope provides 24-hour emergency shelter, case management and other support services for homeless women and children in the Sandtown-Winchester area of Baltimore, Maryland. On-site services include: intensive case management, meals, service linkage, life skills training, parenting classes, employment readiness classes, health screenings, public school enrollment, and child and youth services and activities. Sarah’s Hope, Mount Street services provide immediate stabilization to homeless families, strive to preserve the family unit, help families quickly regain permanent housing, and enable them to achieve long-term self-sufficiency.
1114 Mount Street, Baltimore, MD21217, 410-396-2204,
Section 8 Housing and Apartments - Common Questions including how to apply --
- Service-Linked Housing Program -- SLH provides funds in thirteen jurisdictions for resident advocates to link low-income residents of permanent housing to community services. SLH stabilizes households that are in precarious situations, thereby avoiding episodes of homelessness. The resident advocates help link the residents to health services, education, job training, employment, addiction treatment, and other counseling.
The jurisdictions served are: BaltimoreCounty, Prince George's County, AnneArundelCounty, AlleganyCounty, CarolineCounty, CarrollCounty, FrederickCounty, GarrettCounty, HarfordCounty, HowardCounty, Montgomery County, Washington County, and BaltimoreCity.
For more information about the Service-Linked Housing Program, contact Lisa Dameron on (410) 767-7285.