Community Resources

Abuse Reporting

• Johns Hopkins Hospital Policy
• Baltimore City Adult Protective Services 410-361-5000
• Baltimore City Child Protective Services 410-361-2235
• Baltimore County Adult/Child Protective Services 410-853-3000
• National Center on Elder Abuse 

Advanced Directives

• Advanced Directives Notification
  This is a wallet size card that allows someone with an advanced directive to keep their card in their wallet, so health professionals are aware in the event of an emergency
• EMS transportation DNR Order
• Maryland Attorney General - Advanced Directives Info and Forms

Charity Organizations

• Associated Catholic Charities
• Jewish and Family Services
• Jill Fox Fund

• Patient Services Inc. 800-366-7741
  Provides financial assistance with health insurance premiums and pharmacy co-payments for people with specific chronic illnesses and rare disorders.

Community Violence / Victim Assistance Resources

• National Organization for Victim Assistance
• The Office for Victims of Crime
• Maryland Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, Crime Victims Assistance
  1-888-679-9347

Crisis Resources

• American Red Cross, MD Chapter  410-358-2900

Dental Clinics (call for appointment)

• Baltimore City Health Department 410-396-0840
  Chase Brexton Health Services 410-837-2050 x2620
• GBMC Weinberg Adult Specialty Clinic 410-522-1234, 410-522-1200
• East Baltimore Medical Center 410-522-9846
• East Baltimore Quality Dental 410-327-7639
• Eastern Health Department 410-396-9409
• People’s Community Health Center 410-467-6040
• Total Health Care 410-728-5522
• University of Maryland Dental Clinic 410-706-7101, 410-706-2716

Domestic Violence / Sexual Assault

• House of Ruth
  410-554-8463, 410-889-RUTH(7884) or 1-800-880-7884
  
  
• Turn Around Inc 410-828-6390
  
  
• Women’s Law Center Office for Domestic Violence Assistance  
  410-783-0377
  -Protective Order Representation 
  
  
•  CHANA - Counseling Helpline and Aid Network for Abused Women
  410-234-0023
  
  
• Family Crisis Center Baltimore County  410-828-6390

Family or Children Services

Family and Children Services of Central Maryland 410-669-9000 

Grief and Bereavement Services

Center for Grief & Loss at Stella Maris, Inc.
2300 Dulaney Valley RD
Timonium, MD  21093
410-252-4500, ext 7291
* Provides individual and group counseling for adults, children, & teens.

• Compassionate Friends  (Child related deaths) 1-877-969-0010
• Cremation Society of Maryland 410-788-1800
• DSS Burial Assistance 410-361-4641 ext.330
• Family Bereavement Center (for Homicide related deaths) 410-396-7351
• Hospice of Baltimore-Gilchrist Center 443-849-8200
  Offers workshops and support groups
• Maryland State Funeral Directors Association 1-888-459-9693
• Social Security Administration Burial Assistance 1-800-772-1213
• Veterans Administration of Maryland Burial Assistance 1-800-827-1000

Health Insurance

• Maryland Health Insurance Plan
• Maryland Medical Assistance Information
• Maryland Primary Care Program
• Medicare 1-800-MEDICARE or 1-800-633-4227
  • QMB and SLMB
    

HIV/AIDS

Health Clinics in Baltimore City

• Chase Brexton 410-837-2050
• HERO 410-685-1180 
• Johns Hopkins’ Moore Clinic 410-955-1725
• Housing Gift of Hope Mission 410-732-6056
  *For homeless men with HIV/AIDS                                   

• US Dept of Health AIDS info  

Home Health / Durable Medical Equipment

• Pharmaquip 410-288-8080
• MA Personal Care Program
  Baltimore City 410-396-4494
  Baltimore County 410-887-2710
• Private Hire Home Health Aid List

Hospice and Palliative Care

• Coastal Hospice 410-742-8732
  - Provides home hospice to residents in Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties in Maryland.
  - Provides in patient hospice through their Coastal Hospice at the Lake unit located in Deershead Health Center in Salisbury, MD.
  

• Community Hospices 1-866-234-7742
   - Provides home hospice services to individuals in Maryland, Northern Virginia and Washington D.C.
  
• Heartland Home Health Care and Hospice 410-247-2900 or 888-332-6232
  - Provides home hospice to individuals in the Maryland area.
  
• Hospice of Baltimore 443-849-8200
  - Hospice of Baltimore: Harford County 410-638-5103
  - Hospice of Howard County 410-730-5072
  - Provides home hospice services to individuals in Baltimore City and surrounding communities.
  
• Hospice of the Chesapeake 
  - Anne Arundel County 410-987-2129 or 800-745-6132
  - Prince George’s County 301-499-4500 or 866-301-4994
  - Provides home hospice for individuals in Anne Arundel and Prince George’s Counties.
  
• Joseph Richey Hospice 410-523-2150
  - Provides in-patient hospice care to individuals in the Baltimore and surrounding areas.
  
• Montgomery Hospice 301-279-2567
  - Provides home and in-patient hospice care to individuals in Montgomery County.
  
• Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care 888-523-6000
  - Provides home hospice care to individuals in Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Cecil, Harford, and Howard Counties.
  
• Stella Maris Hospice 410-560-9696
  - Provides home and in-patient hospice care to individuals in Baltimore and surrounding areas.

Housing

• Legal Aid Bureau, Tips regarding ALF residency contracts
• List of DHMH Licensed Maryland Assisted Living Facilities
• Maryland Dept of Aging, Assisted Living Guide
• Maryland Energy Assistance Program (MEAP) 
• Baltimore City's Energy Assistance Fax Form     
• Baltimore City Housing
• Baltimore City Service Listing
• US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
  Subsidized apartment search listing for the elderly, disabled, and low-income individuals and families through HUD.
• Rental Allowance Program-Provides rent subsidies to low-income families.

Kidney Dialysis 

• List of Centers

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