Services for Homeless

SERVICES for HOMELESS Individuals and Families

The Office of Housing Opportunities administers programs that are specific to individuals and/or families who are unsheltered* or in threat of losing their housing due to an eviction. Services currently offered include a transitional housing facility, Laura’s Anchor, which provides housing to single women and families with children who have no fixed address; rental assistance; financial assistance / move-in costs; and food.

Case management services are provided to all recipients of services through Housing Opportunities which include a detailed assessment identifying strengths and areas of need (for housing, finances, employment, education, job training, physical/mental health, nutrition, personal support services, transportation and childcare). Utilizing the assessment information, the case manager and client develop a plan of action to help move the individual and/or family toward attaining and maintaining housing.

Call 301-777-8286 for more information.

*Unsheltered definition:  Individuals and families who lack a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence meaning:

• Has a primary nighttime residence that is not meant for human habitation (vehicle, tent, etc.); or
• Is living in a publicly or privately operated shelter designated to provide temporary living arrangements (including congregate shelters, transitional housing, and hotels and motels paid for by charitable organizations or by federal, state and local government programs); or
• Is exiting an institution where they have resided for 90 days or less and who resided in an emergency shelter or place not meant for human habitation immediately before entering that institution.