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
Quiet caregivers are “always there” for seniors
Darlene Oneal found her calling more than 25 years ago while caring for an elderly woman in her home. Labrenia Parker discovered her career while caring for her brother, who had been shot, and her [...]
Social unrest: How do we respond?
by Ron Means, MD Chief Medical Officer Forensic Psychiatrist Catholic Charities Chief Medical Officer Ron Means, MD, recently offered to our colleagues the below reflection on social unrest and how it affects the way our [...]
A boost for tech’s role in counseling
When COVID-19 forced Catholic Charities to end most of its in-person counseling services in mid-March, the team pivoted quickly and began reaching out from home, offering sessions to clients by phone or through video conferencing. [...]
With our breath, we add our voice
William J. McCarthy Jr. Executive Director It’s been five years since Freddie Gray’s death, and it might not have happened in Baltimore this week, but across the country, it’s still happening. It’s been 52 years [...]
Small businesses, big hearts
Editor's note: We are very grateful for food donations. At the moment, we ask that new groups or individuals consider donations of in-kind goods beyond food. Each day, it takes countless donations to help Catholic [...]
A recipe for caring
Editor's note: We always appreciate casserole donations. At the moment, we ask that new groups hold off on making large-quantity casserole donations. Most people would have at least flinched when offered 400 pounds of uncooked [...]