A multi-million dollar effort brings hundreds more beds online for individuals experiencing homelessness in Baltimore City.
According to a Baltimore City press release, July 1st marked the ribbon-cutting of two new homeless shelters that the city has converted from old hotels. Director Ernestina Simmons from the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services shared with the Baltimore Sun that 378 families have stayed at the hotels. The Sleep Inn has a capacity for 175 people and is being used as flexible housing for families and couples while the rooms at the Holiday Inn are for men and can shelter 120.
The project was a collaboration across multiple federal, state, and local agencies. From the press release:
“To keep families housed and address homelessness with the urgency it requires, we need innovative solutions,” said HUD Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman. “That’s why the Biden-Harris Administration is committed to providing local leaders with the resources they need that fit their community.
Read the Baltimore City press release.
Read the full Baltimore Sun article.
Innovation, particularly in the technology space, has been a focus of local human service leaders. The 2024 MACo Summer Conference panel, “Innovating Intervention: Leveraging Technology for Better Community Outcomes,” an esteemed panel of experts will explore issues around housing services and what recent efforts are making a difference.
MACo’s Summer Conference, “Turning the Tide,” is August 14-17, 2024, at the Roland Powell Convention Center in Ocean City, Maryland.
Learn more about MACo’s Summer Conference:
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