The Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services has declared a winter shelter declaration for Friday, 1/16 at 4PM through Monday, 1/19 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.