Services and Resources
Need assistance? United Way and our partners can help!
Call 211: We are always here to help.
Get free help 24/7 every day of the year by calling 211 or visiting our 211 page to learn more about how we can connect you to help like:
- Food
- Shelters and emergency housing
- Eviction prevention services
- Transitional housing
- Medical care
- Utility and rental assistance
- Tax preparation
- Job training
- Rides to medical and other appointments
- Family services and counseling
- Day care
- Senior care
- Prescription assistance
- Suicide prevention, substance use, and crisis center services
- And much more!
Housing Assistance
Free legal assistance with evictions:
Are you about to be evicted or lose your home?
You may be eligible for free legal assistance from the Access to Counsel for Evictions (ACE) Program.
Renters in Baltimore may apply for services online. If you rent outside Baltimore, you’ll receive a referral to a lawyer in your area. Note: If you have been notified of a scheduled court hearing and you seek to defend your case, you must attend the hearing. If you do not go to court, the judge may rule in favor of your landlord.
Did you get an eviction notice?
Follow our eviction roadmap to learn what your next steps are.
STEP (Strategic Targeted Eviction Prevention) Program
Limited funding is available to qualifying landlords to help tenants pay back rent.
Because this is a landlord-centered program, tenants are not able to apply to the program directly but must instead work with their landlord to submit their documents to apply to the program.
If you are a tenant who needs rental assistance, please check with your landlord to see if they are participating or call 211 and ask if your landlord is participating in the STEP program.
Neighborhood Zones
Our Neighborhood Zones in Brooklyn/Curtis Bay, Poppleton, and Columbia are resource hubs for people living in these communities and offer:
Brooklyn/Curtis Bay Neighborhood Zone
Based in Benjamin Franklin High School.
Columbia Neighborhood Zone
Based at 7115 Columbia Gateway Drive.
