As with any city hospital, this is a daily occurrence. We provide emergency transportation for the poor and cab vouchers for patients from community health centers. We have a database for a community health referral service. This includes valuable information on shelters and social service agencies. For current program offerings, see our Health Learn page for the Baltimore community or our Programs for Women .
Mercy also helps to find permanent housing for Baltimore area residents.
Our Supportive Housing Program receives federal grant funds through the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development's Office of Homeless Services. Case managers work with homeless families to help them develop goals, find substance abuse or domestic violence counseling, to remove whatever barriers there may be to maintaining their own home. The program's housing counselors help families living in temporary shelters identify where they want to live and provide advocacy, coordinating with local landlords to find affordable housing. The program also provides eviction prevention counseling. As a dues-paying member of the Downtown Partnership, Mercy helps foster neighborhood security.