Directory of Local Homeless Service Organizations

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Maryland

Shelter Care Ministries

Jered Pruitt
Executive Director
Shelter Care Ministries
412 N Church St
Rockford IL 61103
(815)964-5520
www.shelter-care.org

 

Baltimore Health Care for the Homeless, Inc.

Health Care for the Homeless, Inc. provides comprehensive health care services for homeless people in the Baltimore, Maryland area. The organization also promotes public education on the relationship between health and homelessness and the importance of developing policy which meets the health care needs of homeless people. Health Care for the Homeless' home page includes information on the history of Health Care for the Homeless, the effects of homelessness on health and provides suggestions on how individuals can take action.

111 Park Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 837-5533 ext. 332
Fax: N/A
Email: hch@gate.dev.jhu.edu

Bethesda Cares, Inc.

Bethesda Cares Inc, is a community response to the problems of the homeless. Working together with Bethesda area congregations, schools, business, county government, community groups, and individuals, Bethesda Cares has provided care for the homeless and the working poor of Montgomery County since 1988. Services provided include lunch, medical care, showers, toiletries, clothing, couseling, referrals, and a job search center. Bethesda Cares also offers eviction prevention grants and assistance with utility payments for those on the verge of homelessness. Volunteer opportunities include office work, teachers/trainers, newsletter and project proposal writing, lunch workers, dinner provider, clothing closet workers, toiletry stocking and sorting, fundraising and special projects.

P.O. Box 31222
Bethesda, MD 20824
Phone: 301-907-9244
Fax: 301-652-1781
Contact: Susan Kirk, Executive Director
Email: bethcares@tidalwave.net

DC Outfitters

The D.C. Outfitters is a group of University of Maryland students who work together to help the homeless. Once a month, D.C. Outfitters take clothes to the homeless residents of Washington, D.C. Additionally, D.C. Outfitters volunteer at homeless shelters and soup kitchens.

Contact: Sara Raley, President
Email: sraley@wam.umd.edu

Homeless Resource Manual

The Homeless Resource Manual was prepared by Action for the Homeless in Baltimore. It provides general information on how to find shelter and obtain public benefits. Also, the Manual lists the services provided for homeless individuals in each Maryland county.

Meeting Ground

The Meeting Ground is a community and partnership which serves homeless families, women, and men. It was organized in 1982, and is located in Cecil County, Maryland. Emergency and transitional housing include:

Clairvaux Farm - 21 Veazey Cove Rd., Earleville, MD 21919: A 20 acre residential facility with accommodations for 35 persons. There are residential buildings for families with children, women and men.

Wayfarers' House - 107 Delaware Ave., Elkton, MD 21921: A large 9 bedroom, 4 bathroom house, centrally located in town, with a capacity for 15 women with or without pre-school age children.

"Loaves & Fishes" Meeting Ground publication. Member of the National Association of Street Newspapers.

P.O. Box 808
Elkton, Maryland 21922
Phone: (410) 275-2936
Email: info@meetingground.org