Maryland summers are hot and getting hotter. But you’ll experience the heat differently depending on whether you have housing and where you live.
A Code Red Extreme Heat Alert has been issued for Sunday, August 7 through Monday, August 8, 2022. Cooling centers around the city will be open with varying hours on Sunday, August 7, and from 9 a.m. – 7 p.m on Monday, August 8. Call 311 for availability and locations and find more info here.
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07.18.22
This past year was the first time Behavioral Health Coordinator Arianne Jennings, LCPC, D.Ph. supervised a social work student.
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07.18.22
"Pass the Mic" is a storytelling space featuring the voices and stories of people with a lived experience of homelessness.
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07.06.22
In 2021, Health Care for the Homeless created two new positions to support racial equity and inclusion (REI) work across the agency. REI Project Manager II Adedoyin Eisape, MPH and REI Health Specialist Arie Hayre-Somuah, LMSW, MPH reflect on the challenges, opportunities and progress in their roles so far.
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06.28.22
It’s been a whirlwind year for our new Senior Director of Practice Operations, but if anyone can keep pace it’s Mona Hadley. After stepping into the Director role last June, Mona seamlessly transitioned to Senior Director of Practice Operations this spring. Her bright energy has helped guide Practice Operations through staff changes, departmental restructuring, and the impacts of the global pandemic. With more change in store for 2022, what better time for a quick catch-up?
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06.27.22
Margaret Flanagan doesn’t like the spotlight. But in her roles as Disability Assistance Project Manager to Director of Compliance, her service over 12+ years has been critical to securing critical funding, becoming statewide leaders in SOAR, maintaining Joint Commission accreditation and National Commission on Quality Assurance recognition, improving safety practices, and keeping our clinics open during the global pandemic. Now, with her recent promotion to Senior Director, Margaret has big plans for Quality Assurance in 2022.
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06.27.22
Friday marked the tremendous loss of a fundamental human right in the United States. Read our statement on the ruling of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
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06.14.22
Say hello to the agency’s inaugural Director of Client Access, Muhammed Mamman, MBA, MHA! Prior to joining us in May, Muhammed spent 14 years improving health care delivery across Maryland. His warm personality and passion for improving client health are a welcome addition as a leader of this new department.
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06.02.22
Also celebrated as Freedom Day, Independence Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day and Emancipation Day, June 19 marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas were informed of the Emancipation Proclamation, which had been issued two years earlier by President Lincoln. See ways to recognize and celebrate Juneteenth this year!
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05.31.22
June 1 marks the start of the 53rd anniversary of Pride Month! Below are a few ways you can commemorate Pride this year.
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