Ascension’s Saint Agnes Healthcare joined Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young in announcing the creation of a new collaboration between the city and local hospitals designed to end homelessness for vulnerable individuals and families. Through the initiative, approximately 200 homeless households will receive permanent housing and wraparound support services.
The 10 area hospitals in the collaboration have committed $2 million over two years to support the city’s new Supportive Housing Investment Fund. Under a partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services and Healthcare for the Homeless, eligible Medicaid participants will receive both permanent housing and the intensive supportive services they need to prevent a return to homelessness.
The initiative supports the ongoing work of Saint Agnes to meet the community’s needs, particularly those that extend beyond the traditional definitions of healthcare. Additional services target social determinant factors such as food insecurity, behavioral health and substance abuse, transportation, and more.
