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Resources for Youth

Below is a list of housing, food, healthcare, and resource providers by county or region.

Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, Kent, Lower Shore, Mid Shore, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Queen Anne’s, St. Mary’s, Somerset, Southern MD, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico, Worcester

Statewide

Maryland Field Guide to Obtaining ID Cards – Excerpt from National Network 4 Youth’s State-by-State Guide to Obtaining ID Cards

Vital Document Legal Hotline for Youth

Housing & Homelessness Services – List of some of the homelessness resources in MD.

Allegany County

Crisis Telephone Line: 301.784.7000

Family Crisis Resources Center – 146 Bedford St, Cumberland, MD 21502
24/7 Crisis Support Hotline: 301.759.9244
Text Message (SMS) Support Line: 301.970.4242
Webchat Support: Click Here
**Text and Webchat Support times & availability vary and are not available 24/7.**
Emergency Shelter, information & referral, crisis intervention, case management, individual & group counseling, advocacy and accompaniment, Sexual Assault Response Team, domestic violence follow-ups, supervised visitation & exchange

The YMCA
Downtown YMCA – 205 Baltimore Ave, Cumberland MD 21502 – 301.724.5445
Riverside YMCA – 601 Kelly Rd, Cumberland MD – 301.777-9622
Emergency shelter, transitional housing, permanent housing
Information & referrals, child care program, case management, employment training

Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH)
This program for Allegany County residents with a mental illness who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless provides a variety of services including outreach/case management, advocacy, assistance in applying for housing and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), assistance in accessing healthcare, behavioral health services, job opportunities, and educational resources.

Union Rescue Mission of Western MD – 16 Queen City Pavement, Cumberland MD 21502 – 301.724.1585
Religious organization offering men’s shelter, women’s shelter, family shelter, shelter for those with disabilities, cold weather shelter. Check in is at 4:30 PM. Bags of clothing and boxes of food available. Everyday meal times: breakfast 8-8:30, lunch 11:30-12:30, dinner 5-5:30.

Anne Arundel County

Crisis Telephone Line: 410.768.5522

Housing

Systems of Care Family Navigation & the Community Resource Initiative Care Team (CRICT), 1-800-485-0041

Crisis Response Warmline, 410-768-5522

  • For ages 16+ crisis team will meet you in the community and connect you with services.

Arundel House of Hope, 410-863-4888

Food
Anne Arundel County Food Bank and Resource Center, 410-923-4255

Baltimore City

Crisis Telephone Line: general – 211, shelter – 443.984.9540

Housing
Helping Up Mission, 410-675-7500, ext. 136

Food
Beans and Bread, 410-732-1892
Our Daily Bread, 443-986-9000

Health Care
Healthcare for the Homeless, 410-837-5533

Chase Brexton, 410-837-2050

  • LGBT Health Resource Center

UMB, STAR TRACK Adolescent Health Program, 410-706-6000

We provide primary care, free HIV/STI testing, free non-medical case management.

Baltimore Medical System, The Heart of Community Health

  • Highlandtown, 410-558-4900
  • Belair-Edison, 410-558-4800
  • Orleans Square, 410-558-4747
  • Saint Agnes Hospital, 443-703-3200

Additional Resources
H.O.P.E., 410-637-1900

Baltimore County

Crisis Telephone Line: shelter – 410.887.8463, general – 410.853.3000

Outreach Services
Prologue, Inc.
On-call phone number: 410-816-4159

Housing
For emergency shelter, contact the Baltimore County DSS Shelter Hotline at 410-887-8463.
Loving Arms, Inc., 443-415-1174

Food

Assistance Center of Towson Churches, 410-296-4855 (Mon-Fri 10am-2:45pm)

Catonsville Emergency Assistance, 410-747-4357 (Mon-Thurs 9am-1pm)

Community Assistance Network (CAN), 410-285-4674 (Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm)

Community Crisis Center, 410-526-7111   (Mon 5pm-7pm, Tues-Fri 10am-12:30pm, Sat 10am-12pm)

Health Care

Health Care for the Homeless Baltimore County, 410-837-5533

421 Fallsway, Baltimore, MD, 21202

  • Services include medical; case management; and outreach

Carroll County

Crisis Telephone Line: 410.857.2999

Community Resources

Housing

Homeless Shelter Services, Call the Intake Coordinator at 410-386-6623

Food

Food Sunday/ Free Food Bank

  • Westminster/ 10 Distillery Drive, 410-857-7926/ Tuesday-Thursday 10-11:15am & 1-2:15pm, Sunday 9-11:15am
  • Taneytown/ St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 410-756-2500/ Thursday’s 9:30-11:15am
  • Eldersburg/ St. Joseph’s Catholic Community 915 Liberty Rd., 443-920-9191/Wednesday’s 10-12pm.

Health Care

Access Carroll, 410-871-1478

Cecil County

Mary Randall Day Center: 410.620.4701

After business hours/public health emergency: 410.392.2008

Frederick County

Crisis Telephone Line: 301.600.1506

SHIP of Frederick County

Garrett County

Crisis Housing HotLine:  301.334.9431 extension 6114

Harford County

Shelter and Housing Resources: 410.612.9909, extension 2240

Housing

Harford Community Action Agency, Supportive Services Program

  • Come in-person to 1321 B Woodbridge Station Way, Edgewood, MD 21040, M-F, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Food

Harford Community Action Agency Food Pantry

  • Come in-person to 1321 B Woodbridge Station Way, Edgewood, MD 21040, M, W, Th, F, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
  • A map of where to get food from other Harford County locations when we are closed or if someone cannot reach us

Health care

  • Under 18 – Check with school nurse
  • 18 or over – Seedco, Please call (866) 492-6057 to be directed to a certified Navigator in Harford County
  • Harford County Health Department
    • 120 S. Hays Street Suite 100, Bel Air, MD 21014, 410-838-1500
    • 1321 Woodbridge Station Way, Edgewood, MD 21040, 410-612-1779
  • Klein Family Harford Crisis Center – 24/7 care for mental health and addiction issues
    • 802 Baltimore Pike, Bel Air, MD 21014, 1-800-NEXT-STEP

Howard County

Homelessness Hotline: 210.531.6677

Eviction Prevention: 410.313.6440

Families with children: 443.864.0379

Housing

Grassroots shelter

Food

Community Action Council of Howard County

Additional Resources

Grassroots Crisis Line, 410-531-6677

Day Resource Center, 301-776-9900

  • 10390 Guilford Rd. Suite A, Jessup, MD 20794

HopeWorks 24-hour Sexual, Dating and Domestic Violence Helpline, 410-997-2272 or 1-800-752-0191

Howard County Multi-Service Center

Lower Shore (Somerset, Wicomico & Worcester Counties)

Crisis Telephone Line: 211 or 443.523.1815

Housing

Christian Shelter (Salisbury), 410-749-5673 (Over 18 years old only)

Samaritan Ministries (Pocomoke City), 410-957-4310 (Over 18 years old only)

Diakonia (Ocean City), 410-213-0923 (Over 18 years old only)

Halo (Salisbury), 410-742-9356 (Over 18 years old only)

Food

Lower Shore Friends (Salisbury), 410-334-2173 / 207 Maryland Ave, Suite #5

  • Open to all
  • Monday-Friday 10-2pm

Health Care

Chesapeake Health Care

  • Somerset/ 12145 Elm St. Princess Anne, MD 21853/ 410-651-1000
  • Wicomico/ 1665 Woodbrooke Drive Salisbury/ 410-546-6650
  • Worcester/305 10th St Suite 104, Pocomoke City/ 410-957-1852

Mid Shore (Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, and Talbot Counties)

Crisis Telephone Line: 1.888.407.8018

Housing

His Hope Haven (Caroline), 443-448-7297

Dorchester Community Service Providers, 410-901-2991

The Samaritan Group (Kent County), 443-480-3564

Haven Ministries (Queen Anne’s County), 410-739-4363

Talbot Interfaith Shelter, 410-253-5414

Food

Neighborhood Service Center (Talbot), 410-822-5015

St. Vincent de Paul (Talbot), 410-770-4505

Community Food Pantry (Kent), 410-778-0550

Saint Martin’s Barn (Caroline), 410-634-1140

Health Care

Choptank Community Health

  • Denton Medical Center (Caroline), 410-479-2650
  • Goldsboro Medical & Dental Center (Caroline), 410-634-2380
  • Federalsburg Medical & Dental Center (Caroline), 410-754-9021
  • Fassett Magee Health Center (Dorchester), 410-228-4045
  • Cambridge Dental Center (Dorchester), 410-228-9381
  • Bay Hundred Medical and Dental Center (Talbot), 410-745-0200

Montgomery County

Crisis Telephone Line: 240.907.2688

Prince George’s County

Housing
Homeless Hotline, 888-731-0999, or at 301-864-7095

Food
Lord’s Table Saint Martin’s Catholic Church, 301-990-3203

Manna Food Center, 301-424-1130

Health Care
Planned Parenthood of Gaithersburg, 301-208-1300

Southern MD (St. Mary’s, Charles, Calvert Counties)

St. Mary’s DSS: 240.895.7000
Charles DSS: 301.392.6400
Calvert DSS: 443.550.6900

SOAR Southern Maryland 301.475.4330

Washington County/Hagerstown

Crisis Telephone Line: 211 or 301.797.4161

Housing
Safe Place

  • 24 N. Walnut Street, Suite 201
    Hagerstown, Maryland 21740/ 240-420-4308
REACH of Washington County, 301-733-2371
Washington County Community Action Council, Inc., 301-797-4161
Horizon Goodwill Youth Shelter, (301) 733-7330
Food
Food Pantries of Washington County
Health Care

Meritus Health, Patient Portal, 301-790-8000

Additional Resources
Open Door Counseling Center (ODCC), 503-640-6689

Horizon Goodwill Job Training/Employment Services, (301) 733-7330

If you are a provider, please email Victoria Barreira to be added to this list.

Updated 11/2024

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