Department News

Health Commissioner Declares Code Blue Extreme Cold Alert

With winter weather impacting the region today and temperatures predicted to fall into the teens with wind chill by tomorrow night, Acting Health Commissioner, Mary Beth Haller, issued a Code Blue Extreme Cold declaration for Baltimore City the evening of Tuesday, January 16th through...

Mayor Scott Announces Two New Programs to Support Housing Opportunities for People Exiting Homelessness

Today, Mayor Brandon M. Scott and the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services (MOHS) launched two new programs – the House Baltimore Property Owner Engagement Initiative and the Flex Fund for Diversion and Rapid Resolution.

Mayor Scott Announces Ernestina Simmons, LCSW-C, As New Leader of Mayor's Office of Homeless Services

Today, Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced that Ernestina Simmons will be appointed as the new Director of the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services. She will take over the role on October 16, 2023.

Mayor Scott Designates Robert C. Marshall Rec Center as Emergency Homeless Shelter During Tropical Storm Ophelia

Following a briefing at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) earlier today, Mayor Scott designated the Robert C. Marshall Recreation Center located at 1201 Pennsylvania Ave as an emergency shelter. The Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services is engaging in outreach and assisting residents in need...

Baltimore City Announces $30 Million Housing Accelerator Fund

Today, Mayor Brandon M. Scott, along with Housing Commissioner Alice Kennedy, Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services Director Irene Agustin, and Chief Recovery Officer Shamiah Kerney, announced the latest affirmative step Baltimore City is taking to combine affordable housing, health care, and...

Baltimore City Releases 2023 Point-In-Time (PIT) Count Report

Today, the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services (MOHS), in coordination with the Baltimore Continuum of Care (CoC), released the 2023 Baltimore City Point-In-Time (PIT) Count Report.

City Partners with Pratt Library for Housing Navigation

Housing Navigators from the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services (MOHS) are now available at Pratt Libraries across the City. MOHS has partnered with Pratt to make housing navigation more accessible to people experiencing homelessness and facilitate in-person meetings...

Mayor Scott Joins HUD’s House America Initiative to Address Homelessness in Baltimore

House America is a national partnership in which HUD and USICH invite mayors, county leaders, Tribal nation leaders, and governors to use the historic investments provided through the American Rescue Plan to address the crisis of homelessness through a Housing First approach...

Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services to Receive Federal Funding to Support Non-Congregate Emergency Housing and Other Initiatives to Increase Housing Stability

Today, Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services (MOHS) would receive $75 million from Baltimore’s $641 million allocation of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding and $15.4 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development...