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
More than a year after a pandemic shut down, St. Ann plans to reopen
Among the things Gloria Allen misses about St. Ann Adult Day Services are chair exercises to good music and creative arts-and-crafts projects, like a pretty bag she once decorated to use when shopping. The 76-year-old [...]
One pandemic, four generations and the power of visits
Bertha Paul is feeling pretty good these days. She has her own beautiful bedspread, and her wedding picture is hanging on the wall. Little touches of home mean a lot, though she's not quite sure [...]
WWII veteran receives military medals after 75 years
The surprise and honor of a lifetime. That's how Melvin Jonczak Sr. describes the moment his family presented him with military medals he earned 75 years ago, while serving in the United States Army during [...]
Working for justice, even when it hurts
William J. McCarthy Executive Director As I was getting ready to watch the inauguration, I was having a difficult time. This has been an incredibly draining three weeks. In fact, it has been an exhausting [...]
Keeping comfort and joy all year
As 2021 begins and already seems difficult, we are still faced with challenges and overwhelming stress in our world. To carry Catholic Charities' Comfort & Joy through 2021, Villa Maria Community Resources Behavioral Health Clinic [...]
St. Elizabeth earns federal government’s highest rating
St. Elizabeth Rehabilitation and Nursing Center received a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, placing it "much above average" for nursing homes, based on its performance in health inspections, staffing and [...]