Barbara DiPietro is the Senior Director of Policy for the National Health Care for the Homeless Council and is employed by Health Care for the Homeless in Baltimore.

There was a time I never thought I’d be able to tell my story. The pain and trauma were too much. But there I was in Annapolis, speaking to the state legislature. I realized my experience could help others.

SIX. That’s the number of lives Gregory Harrell has saved with naloxone—a medicine that reverses opioid overdose.

He’s not an EMT or a medical professional. He’s a Baltimore resident and like many of us, his life has been affected by the opioid crisis.

President and CEO Kevin Lindamood and CMO Adrienne Trustman explain the urgent need for testing in homeless shelters in their op-ed to The Baltimore Sun.

“People who sleep alongside 300 others in congregate facilities. People who sleep on benches at BWI. We must stop the spread of the virus to this population. They are members of our community and their risk is our risk.”

President and CEO Kevin Lindamood outlines the reasons why Maryland needs overdose prevention sites in his op-ed to The Baltimore Sun.

Thank you to the amazing volunteers, chefs, sponsors, staff—and to YOU—for making the Health Care for the Homeless Chocolate Affair such a success.

The 2019 National SOAR Outcomes Report is out! And the Maryland SOAR program got lots of well-deserved recognition—making it into multiple SOAR Super Star categories.

Baltimore native and Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day planning member Mark Council helps keep friends who have passed away alive in love.

It’s early on a Monday and a group of friends sit around a table talking. Val’s mom is in the hospital. Lonnie’s feet are bothering him again. Edna sang in the choir at church. Clinton smiles and says, “How about those Ravens?!” The table erupts in cheers.