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
Outbreak poses real challenges for older adults | READER COMMENTARY
FOR THE BALTIMORE SUN | MAR 30, 2020 Thank you very much for your thoughtful article, “It’s not easy: For seniors in Baltimore, coronavirus social distancing comes with a side effect: loneliness” (March 26). I’m writing to [...]
Catholic senior living centers learn to adapt amid unprecedented precautions
TIM SWIFT | CATHOLIC REVIEW Doris Hollis, a resident of Caritas House Assisted Living, celebrated her 94th birthday March 27. Her family brought a cake and a homemade banner for the special occasion, but there [...]
‘It’s not easy’: For seniors in Baltimore, coronavirus social distancing comes with a side effect: loneliness
By COLIN CAMPBELL, BALTIMORE SUN MAR 26, 2020 Bernadette Croaker knows loneliness is taking a toll on her neighbors. No longer can they gather to enjoy the Wednesday movie nights that Croaker, 76, has hosted for [...]
Mobile Pet Food Bank Delivers Free Pet Food To Low-Income Pet Owners
Dawn White, WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and FM 101.5 A local organization wants to make sure pets don’t go hungry during the COVID-19 outbreak. Thankful Paws is a mobile food bank for pets that supplies [...]
“If Catholic Charities stopped feeding people … where would they eat?”
Cedric Howard, senior cook at Our Daily Bread Employment Center, arrives at work two hours early these days – but doesn’t mind the 4 a.m. start. “This place is like a lifesaver to me. I’m [...]
When schools closed, a 9-year-old got worried. So Safe Streets got busy.
A 9-year-old, worried about his friends not being able to eat, was the driving force behind a Safe Streets-led initiative to feed families during the COVID-19 crisis. The day after schools closed across Maryland in [...]