From new degrees to new roles, our staff made big moves in 2023. Celebrate our staff scholars and transfers and promotions.
Due to inclement weather, the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services has declared sheltering in place for Thursday, December 5th, 2024 and a winter shelter warning through Sunday, December 8 at 9 am. Call 211 (available 24/7) or 443-984-9540 to connect with shelter. Get more info here.
From new degrees to new roles, our staff made big moves in 2023. Celebrate our staff scholars and transfers and promotions.
At our annual staff holiday party, we take time to honor and celebrate staff members who best represent our Core Values and one HCH-er at Heart.
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), established by the United Nations in 1992 and observed annually on December 3rd, aims to raise awareness and mobilize support for the inclusion, rights, and well-being of persons with disabilities.
As 2023 winds down and we enter the holiday season, Health Care for the Homeless is facing financial challenges. I’d like to share those challenges with you, as well as the steps we’re taking to make sure we’re here long-term for clients, staff and community.
The first Saturday in November was sunny and cool – a perfect day for 300+ runners, walkers, friends and volunteers to gather at Patterson Park for the 10th annual Rock Your Socks 5K! We danced, cheered and enjoyed a festive race village complete with coffee, donuts, tie-dye, a bounce house and easy ways to engage with community partners.
On this day, we honor those in the Health Care for the Homeless community who have served in the armed forces. This includes many staff members who have chosen to continue acting in service through your work to end homelessness.
“Pass the Mic” is a storytelling space featuring the voices and stories of people with a lived experience of homelessness.
This November, we honor the first inhabitants of this land.
Since 2011, Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition has offered services and advocated for people targeted by the war on drugs and anti sex-worker policies. We spoke with Policy Manager Owen O’Keefe about BHRC’s continued goals for harm reduction in Baltimore.
Spend a day with Call Center RN Kayla Zabkowski—fielding client requests for refills, lab results, medical questions and following up with clients who were recently discharged from the hospital. “I like digging through the database and trying to piece together a client's health story so they get the care they need,” Kayla explains.