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.

Seeing homelessness is different than talking about it


It is one thing to sit in a boardroom and make policies about homelessness, says Health Care for the Homeless Board of Directors member Rodney Scaife. It's another thing to see it up close--and understand the complexities.