Bushra Lohrasbi is always on the run—literally. And not even a quarantine can stop her.
It was late-April and Bushra was like most of us: stuck at home. COVID-19 had brought an early end to her final semester at Penn State, and she was back at her parents’ house in Ellicott City, looking for a way to help.
Ranette and David have known each other since the fourth grade. In fact, David was Ranette’s first boyfriend. They grew apart, but found their way back to each other. And last fall, they got engaged and began the exciting (and stressful) process of planning their wedding.
It’s early in the morning and Kim Hawkins sits out on her balcony. A rustling bush across the street in Leakin Park catches her attention. Out pops a fawn, then another, then another. Six in total.
“They’re out there playing just like kids!” she says. “It’s so peaceful here. I love it.”
The Baltimore Sun amplified these voices in a front page article calling for state investment in rent relief.
Health Care for the Homeless client and community leader Paul Behler was killed last Sunday morning during a robbery near Lexington Market. Read staff memories and about Paul's life and death in an article from The Baltimore Sun.
Client Relations Coordinator, Malcolm Williams, LCSW-C shared the poetry below at our agency talent show in the wake of George Floyd's murder.
Health Care for the Homeless stands in solidarity with people across the United States and around the world mourning and protesting the death of George Floyd. We stand with those who remember Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Botham Jean, Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray, Tamir Rice, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin and countless others who died unnecessarily at the hands of police or white assailants.
Since day one of COVID-19, many of you have asked, “Where can people who have no home go to safely quarantine or self-isolate?”
Find information about Baltimore City’s plan and the role we're playing.
At the start of this month, The Baltimore Sun honored the nurses and nurse practitioners of Health Care for the Homeless as Heroes of the Week. Read the nomination and article here.
