Community Housing Assistance
Catholic Charities offers several programs to assist individuals and families achieve permanent housing, in cooperation with government agencies.
Programs
Holden Hall is a safe place to live for 14 formerly homeless, disabled men. LEARN MORE>>
Hosanna House is a permanent housing facility that serves 15 women over the age of fifty who have been chronically homeless and have medical and/or mental health diagnoses. LEARN MORE>>
Project Believe offers permanent individual housing for men, women and families with disabilities who are experiencing homelessness. Regular case management sessions are provided to monitor each participant’s progress toward independence. LEARN MORE>>
Project REACH offers permanent individual housing for men, women, and families with disabilities who are experiencing homelessness. Regular case management sessions are provided to monitor each participant’s progress toward independence. LEARN MORE>>
We help eligible* families in Baltimore City who are experiencing homelessness find stable, affordable housing so that with employment and a stable family life, they can become self-sufficient and independent. LEARN MORE>>
Project Promise offers permanent individual housing for men, women and families with disabilities who are experiencing homelessness. Regular case management sessions are provided to monitor each participant’s progress toward independence. LEARN MORE>>
Community Housing Assistance in the News, Stories & Testimonials
Becoming Myself Again
(l-r) Meg Otake, an occupational therapist, Virginia Mellendick and Gredrivus Valaitis, a physical therapist at St. Elizabeth. "On the 21st of May, I went into the Upper Chesapeake Hospital as a result of [...]
The Neighborhoods at St. Elizabeth
Charmaine Scalley gets a drink at the snack station that is accessible 24 hours a day. Any observer of the Neighborhoods at St. Elizabeth’s can see that it does not operate like a [...]
The Neighborhoods at St. Elizabeth Recognized for Excellence in Senior Care
Christine Podles (right), administrator of The Neighborhoods at St. Elizabeth, accepts LifeSpan Network’s Golden Q award from Glenn Scherer, Executive Director of Augsburg Lutheran Village and Board Chair of the LifeSpan Board. The [...]
St. Elizabeth’s Residents’ Comments
"I’m quite content at St. Elizabeth’s. I’ve made many friends here and I’ve lost many friends too. I’m cared for by a wonderful group of staff people, friends and family." -Elsie Hartlove, St. Elizabeth Elder [...]
Tyra Gay
by Jim Hillman Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but Beautiful elders are works of art." –Eleanor Roosevelt Tyra Gay came to work with elders at Caritas House nine years ago somewhat by [...]
“I See Myself in the People Who Live Here”
Caritas House volunteer Jim Jeppi While coping with the loss of his mother in 2014, Jim Jeppi sought to fill, in part, the void he felt by looking for ways to continue helping [...]