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Celebrating statewide ACIS expansion
07.17.24
Health Care for the Homeless celebrates the statewide expansion of Maryland's Medicaid Supportive Housing Waiver
On Monday, July 15, the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services hosted a press conference to highlight the success of the Assistance in Community Integration Services (ACIS) program - and to celebrate the program's inclusion in the FY25 state budget. President & CEO Kevin Lindamood was in attendance along with other city and state leaders, including hospital partners who were crucial to funding the local match required during the pilot period.
For the last six years, Health Care for the Homeless served as Baltimore's ACIS service provider, delivering on-site, wrap-around care and support for hundreds of people and families experiencing homelessness as they moved into and maintained permanent, supportive housing. Thanks to the work of our dedicated Supportive Housing team, this amazing public-private partnership went from 100 to 300 households and pilot to program in just six year:
- Chief Behavioral Health Officer Lawanda Williams, LCSW-C
- Senior Director of Housing Services Dr. Taavon Bazemore, LCSW-C
- Supportive Housing Coordinator for ACIS Lakeesha Griffin, LCSW-C
- Lead Therapist Case Manager II Tammy Montague, LCSW-C, Ph.D. and Therapist Case Managers Al Hoffer, LMSW; Deborah Woolford, LMSW; Shauna Griffin, LMSW; Janaya Brown, LMSW and Momo Pennington, LMSW;
- Case Managers Danielle Turner; Garrett Mosby, CPRS; Herman Ford; Shanell Nicholson; Tyrone Watkins; Veronica Butler and Victoria Lee;
- Peer Recovery Specialist Dawn Makel and Peer Advocates Latanya McNeill; Ricardo Burks; Channell McBride and Reginald Smith;
- as well as countless others.
Watch the full Press Conference
Read news coverage And statements on the program
"Though homelessness can appear complex, the solutions are surprisingly simple: affordable housing coupled with the supportive services we all need to find housing and keep it.The Medicaid supportive housing waiver provides a sustainable funding source for the intensive, wrap-around services needed to support the most vulnerable members of our community in permanent housing." - President & CEO Kevin Lindamood
Read the Baltimore Banner article
"Over the last six years, the Baltimore program has grown from 100 to 300 households and found statistically significant reductions in emergency department utilization, hospitalization, and hospital readmission...The provision of case management alongside housing is pivotal if we are committed to making homelessness rare and brief for Maryland residents." - Mayor's Office of Homeless Services
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