ST VINCENT DE PAUL OF BALTIMORE INC
2305 N CHARLES STREET NO 300, BALTIMORE, MD 21218 www.vincentbaltimore.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO ENSURE THOSE IMPACTED BY POVERTY HAVE THE SKILLS & RESOURCES TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

CHILD & FAMILY SERVICESST. VINCENT DE PAUL OF BALTIMORE RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES. PROVIDING HOLISTIC SUPPORT, BOTH TO A CHILD AT AN EARLY AGE AND TO HIS/HER FAMILY, HELPS TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND ENSURE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES HAVE THE RESOURCES TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL OF BALTIMORE OPERATES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES:HEAD STARTST. VINCENT DE PAUL OF BALTIMORE HAS OPERATED HEAD START SERVICES FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS, SERVING 755 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN BALTIMORE CITY. HEAD START PROVIDES CHILDREN WITH HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION WITH SUPPORT SERVICES TO PARENTS. CAMP DISCOVERYCAMP DISCOVERY IS AN 8-WEEK SUMMER CAMP DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO COMBAT SUMMER LEARNING LOSS AND BRIDGE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR OUR HEAD START STUDENTS THAT ARE TRANSITIONING TO KINDERGARTEN. EACH SUMMER, CAMP DISCOVERY PROVIDES 230 CHILDREN WITH ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, KINDERGARTEN READINESS, SOCIAL EMOTIONAL CURRICULUM, SWIM DAYS, AND STEM INFUSED ACTIVITIES. CAMP ST. VINCENTCAMP ST. VINCENT IS THE ONLY SUMMER CAMP DEDICATED TO SERVING HOMELESS CHILDREN IN THE BALTIMORE REGION. THE 8-WEEK CAMP PROVIDES A POSITIVE CARING ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPED TO ASSIST CHILDREN IN OVERCOMING THE DAMAGING EFFECTS OF HOMELESSNESS. THE CURRICULUM AT CAMP ST. VINCENT IS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES OF SUMMER LEARNING LOSS AND TO HELP CHILDREN DEVELOP RESILIENCY SKILLS THAT PROMOTE SUCCESSFUL ADAPTATION IN THE AREAS OF SOCIAL COMPETENCE, PROBLEM SOLVING, AND PURPOSEFUL BEHAVIOR. CAMP ST. VINCENT ALSO OFFERS ART, MOVEMENT AND DANCE, NATURE EXPLORATION, AND WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTION, AS WELL AS WEEKLY EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS. CAMP ST. VINCENT SERVES OVER 200 CHILDREN EACH SUMMER.

HOMELESSNESS & SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICESMINIMIZING THE LENGTH OF TIME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES SPEND HOMELESS IS KEY TO AVOIDING LONG-TERM, NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN. FOR THIS REASON, WE MAKE RE-HOUSING THE CENTRAL FOCUS OF ALL OF OUR SERVICES FOR PERSONS WHO ARE HOMELESS. FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A CRISIS BUT ARE CAPABLE OF SUSTAINING HOUSING, WE EMPLOY BEST PRACTICES THAT INVOLVE SHORT-TERM INTERVENTIONS INCLUDING BRIEF SHELTER STAYS, RAPID RE-HOUSING, AND SHELTER DIVERSION SERVICES. FOR THOSE WHO, DUE TO DISABILITIES OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES, NEED MORE INTENSIVE AND LONGER-TERM SUPPORT ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY, WE OFFER PERMANENT HOUSING SERVICES. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL OF BALTIMORE OPERATES THE FOLLOWING HOMELESS SERVICES PROGRAMS:BEANS & BREADBEANS & BREAD IS A PLACE WHERE PERSONS WHO ARE HUNGRY AND HOMELESS CAN ACCESS LOW BARRIER SERVICES SUCH AS MEALS AND, THROUGH EFFECTIVE CLIENT ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES, ARE ASSISTED WITH SERVICES THAT ACHIEVE POSITIVE OUTCOMES IN FOUR CORE AREAS: HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, SUBSTANCE ABUSE/MENTAL HEALTH, AND HEALTH CARE. BEANS AND BREAD SERVES MORE THAN 300 INDIVIDUALS EACH DAY.HOME CONNECTIONSHOME CONNECTIONS IS A PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM THAT SERVES SINGLE, CHRONICALLY HOMELESS AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS. HOME CONNECTIONS, FOUNDED IN 2006, WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PROGRAMS IN BALTIMORE TO ADOPT THE "HOUSING FIRST" BEST PRACTICE APPROACH, OPERATING UNDER THE PHILOSOPHY THAT A HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL'S FIRST AND PRIMARY NEED IS TO OBTAIN STABLE HOUSING, AND OTHER ISSUES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR HOMELESSNESS CAN AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED ONCE HOUSING IS OBTAINED. HOME CONNECTIONS SERVES OVER 130 INDIVIDUALS AT A TIME.SARAH'S HOPE FAMILY SHELTERSARAH'S HOPE IS A 150-BED COMPREHENSIVE, FAMILY SHELTER THAT PROVIDES 24 HOUR SERVICES FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES IN BALTIMORE CITY EACH YEAR. SARAH'S HOPE OFFERS EMERGENCY SHELTER AND FAMILY-CENTERED SUPPORT SERVICES THAT PROVIDE IMMEDIATE STABILIZATION AND HELP FAMILIES QUICKLY REGAIN PERMANENT HOUSING. ONSITE SERVICES AT SARAH'S HOPE INCLUDE INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND SERVICE LINKAGE, ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES, REFERRAL TO EMPLOYMENT READINESS CLASSES AND JOB PLACEMENT, HEALTH SCREENINGS, EARLY CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL REFERRAL, SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY, AND CHILD AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES. SARAH'S HOPE SERVES OVER 130 FAMILIES EACH YEAR.HANNAH MORE FAMILY SHELTERSARAH'S HOPE, HANNAH MORE (SHHM) IS AN 85-BED COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY SHELTER THAT PROVIDES 24 HOUR SERVICES FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES IN BALTIMORE COUNTY. SHHM OFFERS EMERGENCY SHELTER AND FAMILY-CENTERED SUPPORT SERVICES THAT PROVIDE IMMEDIATE STABILIZATION AND HELP FAMILIES QUICKLY REGAIN PERMANENT HOUSING, OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT, IMPROVE THEIR ECONOMIC HEALTH, AND ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY. ONSITE SERVICES AT SARAH'S HOPE INCLUDE INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND SERVICE LINKAGE, ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES, REFERRAL TO EMPLOYMENT READINESS CLASSES AND JOB PLACEMENT, HEALTH SCREENINGS, EARLY CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL REFERRAL, SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY, AND CHILD AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES. HANNAH MORE SERVES OVER 80 FAMILIES EACH YEAR.FRONT DOORFRONT DOOR IS A RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM THAT QUICKLY MOVES HOMELESS FAMILIES INTO MARKET-RATE RENTAL UNITS. FAMILIES ARE PROVIDED WITH FINANCIAL HELP TO ADDRESS ARREARAGES, PAY SECURITY DEPOSITS, HELP WITH MOVING COSTS, AND PURCHASE FURNISHINGS. FRONT DOOR STAFF SUPPORTS THE CLIENT THROUGH THE MOVE-IN PROCESS BY ASSISTING WITH FURNISHINGS AND PERSONAL SUPPLIES; IDENTIFYING COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR FOOD, CLOTHING, AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE; OFFERING ONGOING GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY INTEGRATION; AND ACTING AS A LIAISON BETWEEN FAMILIES AND LANDLORD. ONGOING CASE MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUPPORT IS PROVIDED FOR UP TO NINE MONTHS AFTER PLACEMENT INTO HOUSING. FRONT DOOR PLACES OVER 400 FAMILIES EACH YEAR INTO HOUSING IN BALTIMORE CITY AND COUNTY.COTTAGE AVECOTTAGE AVENUE COMMUNITY IS A PERMANENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES. THE HOUSING UNITS CONSIST OF 16, TWO AND THREE BEDROOM HOUSES CLUSTERED IN A NEIGHBORHOOD SETTING. COTTAGE AVE COMMUNITY IS DESIGNED TO HELP FORMERLY HOMELESS FAMILIES FIND STABLE PERMANENT HOUSING AND ACHIEVE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY.FREDERICK OZANAM HOUSEFREDERICK OZANAM HOUSE IS A PERMANENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES. THE HOUSING UNITS CONSIST OF 4, FOUR BEDROOM UNITS DESIGNATED TO ACCOMMODATE LARGER HOMELESS FAMILIES. FREDERICK OZANAM HOUSE IS DESIGNED TO HELP FORMERLY HOMELESS FAMILIES FIND STABLE PERMANENT HOUSING AND ACHIEVE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

FOOD ACCESS SERVICESMOST OF THE CLIENTS WE SERVE EXPERIENCE HUNGER ON A FREQUENT, IF NOT DAILY, BASIS. A BIG PART OF THE SOLUTION TO HUNGER IS INCREASING FOOD ACCESS, AND LAST YEAR WE SERVED MORE THAN 2 MILLION MEALS. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL OF BALTIMORE OPERATES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF HUNGER FOR OUR LOW-INCOME CLIENTS:KIDZ TABLEA SOCIAL ENTERPRISE THAT FRESHLY PREPARES AND DELIVERS MORE THAN 6,000 NOTORIOUS MEALS EACH DAY TO AREA SHELTERS, HEAD START, AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS, SCHOOLS, PRE-SCHOOL, DAYCARE CENTERS, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND SUMMER CAMPS THROUGHOUT THE GREATER BALTIMORE REGIONPARISH CONFERENCESMANY OF OUR 38 PARISH-BASED CONFERENCES RUN FOOD PANTRIES THAT DISTRIBUTE MORE THAN $500,000 IN GROCERIES EACH YEAR THROUGHOUT THE GREATER BALTIMORE REGION.

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