Services
Catholic Charities Services for People Living in Poverty
Catholic Charities provides a variety of programs in Baltimore City and the surrounding counties to assist people who are living in poverty and struggling to make ends meet. These programs assist low-income persons and families with achieving self-sufficiency through a range of transitional housing services, meal programs, education, employment and counseling services, and through referrals to other support services.
Shelters and Meals
Our transitional shelters, day shelter and hot meal program help our clients secure the necessities of life – food, clothing and shelter.
Anna’s House offers transitional and permanent housing for homeless women and their children in Harford County.
Holden Hall provides long-term housing , case management and support services for fourteen formerly homeless, disabled men.
My Sister’s Place Women’s Center, open from 7 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., is a day program for homeless women and their children that provides shower and laundry facilities, case management, life skills workshops, and three meals each day.
My Sister’s Place Lodge provides a home for formerly homeless women diagnosed with mental illness.
Our Daily Bread is Maryland’s hot meal program, serving nutritious lunches every day of the year to the hungry of Baltimore City.
Sarah’s House is a supportive housing program for homeless families in Anne Arundel County.
Employment Preparation
Assists individuals who are unemployed or underemployed to achieve and retain employment. Our Employment Services program prepares those with significant barriers to employment, such as lack of education and/or training, poor work history and social skills, substance abuse, and criminal background, to become independent of subsidized income, and ultimately independent of support services.
Christopher Place Employment Academy, an intensive 18-month residential program, provides education and training as well as emotional, spiritual, and addiction recovery support to formerly homeless men.
Families that Work assists women who are temporary cash assistance recipients starting in their third trimester of pregnancy with attaining the life skills and employment skills necessary to secure employment and maintain a healthy, balanced life following the birth of their child.
Maryland Re-entry Partnership (REP) is a voluntary ex-offender program that assists men leaving state prisons to return successfully to neighborhoods in Baltimore City.
Our Daily Bread Employment Services provide poor, homeless and disadvantaged persons with a graduated transition back into the workforce.
Senior Community Service Employment Program helps low-income individuals who are age 55 and older with their search for employment.
Project Fresh Start provides thirty-five families with safe and appropriate housing, while engaging children and parents in intensive, focused case management and support services.
Other Emergency Services
We provide direct financial assistance to Baltimore City residents to help with rent, utilities, and traveler’s assistance so they can begin the road to financial stability.
The Samaritan Center provides direct financial assistance to help with rent, utilities, and traveler’s assistance so they can begin the road to financial stability.
Catholic Charities of Baltimore | 320 Cathedral Street | Baltimore, MD 21201 | 410.547.5490 | Archdiocese of Baltimore
