Family Stability Program
Since 2015, Southeast CDC has managed the Family Stability Program, which provides intensive case management and financial assistance to families at risk of losing their home or having a utility turnoff. To be eligible, families must have a child at one of our community or partner schools:
- Graceland Park-O’Donnell Heights EMS
- Highlandtown #215 EMS
- Highlandtown #237 EMS
- Holabird Academy
- John Ruhrah EMS
- Tench Tilghman EMS
- William Paca ES
The Family Stability Program helps families with children stay housed and achieve economic self-sufficiency, which in turn reduces the number of disruptive school transfers for the children.
Since the program’s inception, we have served 182 families, over 60% of whom are headed by immigrant parents.
When families first enroll in the program they may receive emergency assistance to prevent the loss of housing or utility turnoff. Once the crisis has been resolved, families then remain in the program for up to 12 months, meeting regularly with a case manager to set and work on goals related to financial and housing stability. Families are supported through case management, financial coaching. and referrals to community resources
For more information on the Eviction Prevention Program, email Damien Baez at damien@southeastcdc.org or call the Southeast CDC at (410) 342-3234.
Eviction Prevention
Between 2020 and 2022, Southeast CDC worked in partnership with the Baltimore City Community Action Partnership (BCCAP) to ensure that immigrants families had equitable access to the rental assistance funds that became available through the city as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, we established our COVID-19 Eviction Prevention Program, which provided supported to limited English proficient (LEP) households in Baltimore City who had fallen behind on their rent as a result of a COVID-19 related economic hardship (such as job loss, reduction in hours, or missing work due to illness or childcare needs). The majority of households served through this program were Spanish-speaking. The program served families citywide.
As the city’s COVID-19 rental assistance program is no longer accepting new applications, Southeast CDC is likewise no longer enrolling clients in our Eviction Prevention Program. However, many of our client’s applications (submitted before the deadline) are still being processed and reviewed, and these families still rely on the follow-up support of our case managers.
As of the end of December 2022, Southeast CDC had assisted households with more than 350 submissions for rental assistance from the city, and our clients had been approved for more than $1 million in rental assistance funds. These numbers will continue to increase as more applications are processed and approved over the next few months by the city.
When Baltimore City launches a new rental assistance program, we will help limited English proficient households access for this assistance, in addition to any other benefits needed by the family.
Additional Resources
Dial 211 or 410-685-0525 for assistance with any of the following:
- Burial Assistance
- Food Pantries
- Rental Assistance
- Prescription Assistance
- Low Cost Mortgage Assistance
- Senior Resources
- Utility Assistance
- Job Training—24/7 operation (Se habla Español)
Shelter Hotline
24/7
410-433-8145
Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems
Drug Treatment
410-637-1900
Baltimore Crisis Response
Mental Health
410-433-5175
Baltimore, Neighborhoods, Inc.
Tenant-Landlord Hotline
410-243-6007
Maryland Legal Aid Bureau
Legal Assistance
410-951-7777
Civil Justice
Main Line
410-706-0174
Home Owners Preserving Equity
Foreclosure Prevention Hotline
1-877-462-7555
Homeless Emergency Environmental Services Unit (BDCSS)
443-423-6000
Eviction Prevention Program (BCDSS)
410-878-8650
Public Justice Center
410-625-9409
Suicide Prevention Hotline
988
Domestic and Family Violence Maryland Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (7233(