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Baltimore County Department of Social Services
410-853-3000 Select
Option 2
24 hours a day,
the staff in this unit will
take your call and connect you with the people who can best help you.
Provides emergency shelter placement, counseling, case management and
assistance with applying for benefits.
First Call for Help -
United Way of Central Maryland
410-685-0525 for Greater Baltimore area or 1-800-492-0618 within Maryland;
TTY: 410-685-2159 (Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. All other hours, dial
711, Maryland Relay)
Statewide, 24-hours, 7 days a week, comprehensive information and referral
service. Experienced staff members help callers connect to the resources
that can help with their situation. This service is free and confidential.
Callers may remain anonymous.
Assistance Center of Towson Churches
120 West Pennsylvania Avenue
Towson, Maryland 21204
410-296-4855
Emergency shelter for single men, single women and families, emergency food assistance, emergency funds
for turn-off notices, final note of eviction.
Baltimore County Cold
Weather Shelters
410-853-3000
(24 hours a day)
Each year from November 15 to April 15, there are two cold weather
shelters open 7 days a week from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m.; dinner and breakfast
are provided. The West Side shelter is on the grounds of Spring Grove
Hospital, Catonsville, Maryland. Pick-up shuttle to the West Side shelter is
located at the bus stop on the corner of Frederick Road and Paradise Ave
from 6:45 p.m.-7:45 p.m. The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) bus line
number 2/10 runs along Frederick Road. The East Side shelter is at the
Eastern Family Resource Center, 9100 Franklin Square Drive, Baltimore,
Maryland 21237. There is a bus stop (bus line 31/35) in front of the
building. Bus lines 4, 24 and 55 run near the shelter.
Community Assistance Network
Merritt Point Center
7701 Dunmanway
Baltimore, Maryland 21222
410-285-4674
Shelter placement for single men and women, children alone or families with
children. Weatherization, fuel fund, eviction prevention, homeless services,
housing counseling, and emergency food assistance.
Hannah More House
12041 Reisterstown Road
Reisterstown, Maryland 21136
410-526-0150
24 hour emergency shelter, meals and counseling for single women and families with children.
Admitted by referral only through Baltimore County Department of Social
Services, 410-853-3000,
Family and Children's Services of Central Maryland - Woodlawn Office,
410-281-1334 and Baltimore County/Carroll County Sexual Assault/ Domestic
Violence Hotline, 410-828-6390.
Homeless
Women-Crisis Shelter Program
Provides shelter, room and board, counseling, and referral services to
homeless women and children. For more information about the program, call
410-767-7297.
I Can - Lansdowne
116 LaVern Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21227
410-247-7947
Provides transitional shelter for single women or women with
children. Referrals are accepted from the Baltimore County Department of
Social Services or other agencies.
INNterim Housing Corporation
10203 Jensen Lane
Owings Mills, Maryland 21117
410-363-0070
Provides support and a structured residential environment to homeless
mothers so they can acquire the skills and resources needed to become
self-sufficient.
Nehemiah House, Inc.
1607 Cromwell Bridge Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21234
410-682-5725
Emergency shelter for homeless single men ages 18 and older. Shelter location: 8720 Philadelphia Road, Baltimore Maryland 21237, 410-682-6333. Referrals made through
Baltimore County Department of Social Services, 410-853-3000.
YWCA Eleanor D. Corner House
4000 Southwestern Blvd.
Arbutus, Maryland 21229
410-247-6286
Emergency shelter for homeless single women, and for families with children.
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