The Mayor's Office of Homeless Services has activated a Code Purple shelter declaration for Wednesday, 2/11 at 4PM through Sunday, 2/15 at 9AM. Shelter seekers should call 211 or contact the Baltimore City Shelter Hotline at 443-984-9540. Get more info here.

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"You have brain cancer.”

When Ms. Andrea Hill got this news late last year, she called the one person who was always there for her: Health Care for the Homeless Peer Advocate Ry-Keara Bates

On Saturday, December 21, we gathered to remember the 183 clients, friends, family members and community members with the experience of homelessness who passed away in 2019.

Read their names and join us in keeping them Alive in Love. 

Every year at our staff retreat, we take time to honor and celebrate staff members who best represent our Core Values and one HCH-er at Heart.Review this year's winners.

Q: Why should we invest in West Baltimore?I’ve seen a lot of health disparities. Life expectancy is much lower. Jobs in the area are scarce. Public transportation is not reliable. And people have significant medical, mental health and substance use needs that aren’t being met. It’s where we need to be.

What does home mean to you? Safety, privacy, comfort—each of us probably has a different answer. For Nettie (read her story here) a home is an opportunity to bring her family together.

Six months ago, Nettie Snyder, her partner, Jaden, and five kids piled into a U-Haul, leaving North Carolina and heading back to Baltimore with little more than their clothes. She was a mother on a mission to reunite her family.

Thomas Shuron, who has spent all 70 years of his life in Baltimore, never went to a dentist until last September.
Without insurance or a stable place to live, dental care just wasn’t an option for Thomas. And he was terrified of the pain.