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Housing Assistance

  • 2-1-1 Information and Referral Search
    2-1-1 provides free and confidential information and referral. Call 2-1-1 for help with food, housing, employment, health care, counseling and more. Learn more about your local 2-1-1 by looking it up here.

  • US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
    HUD helps apartment owners offer reduced rents to low-income tenants. From this site, one can search for a subsidized apartment or find a list of locations of local Public Housing Agency (PHA) offices. One can apply for Public Housing and Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) at PHA offices. Some PHAs have long waiting lists, so it may be optimal to apply at more than one PHA. The PHA can also provide a list of locations at which vouchers can be used.

  • Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
    These homeownership and rental housing programs help families in Maryland find, maintain and keep affordable and livable housing in communities throughout the state. Homebuyer assistance programs offer mortgage loans as well as down payment and closing cost assistance to eligible homebuyers with low-to-moderate incomes. DHCD has programs to improve and rehabilitate single family housing to improve basic livability including lead paint reduction and weatherization assistance. DHCD offers housing financing programs for persons with special needs.

  • National Coalition for the Homeless
    List of resources for those who are not yet homeless, such as information about local prevention or emergency assistance programs. Often these programs can help in paying rent, utilities, or bills. For those who are homeless now, emergency assistance programs listed here may help with health care, food, and temporary, transitional, or permanent housing.

  • InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington
    The Greater Washington, D.C. Emergency Services Directory is an online database of approximately 400 service providers of resources such as emergency shelters, home furnishing and repair services, transitional housing, and day shelters/day programs. To begin your search, go to this link and select the service(s) and region(s) of interest.

  • HomeFree USA
    HomeFree-USA is leading HUD-approved homeownership development, foreclosure intervention and financial coaching organization designed to help families purchase homes and help homeowners to prevent foreclosure.

  • Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County
    On August 24th, 2015, The Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County (HOC) has opened it's wait list! This has not been open for about 7 years! Please call (240) 627-9800 for more information. This is a great opportunity!

  • Section 8 Housing Program
    This online housing locator service allows people to locate available housing that best fits their individual and family needs. Any type of rental housing that meets program requirements for housing quality standards is eligible. Eligible applicants are families or individuals who have annual incomes of 50 percent or less of the area median income or state non-metro median income, whichever is higher. Those who are eligible for residency are also eligible applicants.

  • Department of Human Resources- Homelessness Prevention Programs
    Homeless Prevention Programs include the following: Homelessness Prevention Program, Housing Counselor Program, Service-Linked Housing Program, Emergency and Transitional Housing and Services Program, and Homeless Women - Crisis Shelter Home Program.

  • Montgomery Counties Coalition for the Homeless
    MCCH programs provide permanent supportive housing, emergency shelter and housing, and supportive service to over 1,400 individuals and children.

  • The Dwelling Place
    Programs are designed for families with children who have resided in Montgomery County, Maryland, for at least 12 months. Families must be referred by Montgomery County’s Office of Special Needs Housing. Direct referrals from individuals or other agencies are not honored. Clients needing homeless services should call or visit the Rockville, Silver Spring, or Germantown offices of Montgomery County Health and Human Services.

  • Stepping Stones Shelter
    Stepping Stones provides shelter and services for up to 6 families at any one time, generally housing around 30 families/100 individuals each year. To help families to achieve their goals and to become stably housed, Stepping Stones provides career counseling, job search training, resume building, GED tutoring through a partnership with Career Catchers; offers financial literacy workshops; referrals to other agencies that provide housing or subsidy support, as well as credit counseling, mental health services, and child development assessments; assisting with housing searches and applications, including paying apartment application fees; and tutoring for children.

Emergency Shelters

  • Homeless Shelter Directory
    A list of Maryland Shelters is found at this link. Many are emergency shelters along with general homeless shelters and some transitional housing opportunities. As a note, many of these shelters now have waiting lists. Please call before going to them. Many waiting lists are very long.

  • Wilkins Avenue Women's Assessment Center
    Wilkins Avenue Women’s Assessment Center is a 65-bed emergency shelter serving approximately 300 women per year. Case managers work with women to facilitate recovery and stability, as well as connect them with housing, medical, mental health, and social services.

  • Carroll House Men's Shelter
    Carroll House Men’s Shelter is a 32-bed facility providing housing for about 70 homeless men each year. The program offers residents intensive case management, vocational programming, and a range of services. Last year, more than 70 percent of the men moved to permanent housing and more than 65 percent increased their income.

  • Interfaith Housing Coalition
    Interfaith Housing Coalition is a subsidiary of Interfaith Works that provides permanent housing and supportive services to families in 26 units across the county.

  • Becky's House
    Becky’s House provides a safe environment for up to eight senior, disabled women, many of whom have lived on the streets for decades with no place to go. The program provides case management and 24-hour staff for the women who call this home.

  • Watkins Mill
    Watkins Mill is a transitional housing program for eight homeless women (more than 12 per year) with a mental health disability. The program provides case management, meals, transportation and referrals to permanent housing.

Hypothermia Services

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Domestic Violence Shelters/Housing

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