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At all One-Stop Career Centers:

Communication:

Phones

Computers

Photocopiers

Fax machines

Employment Assistance:

Training referrals

Career counseling

Job listings

Other employment-related services

Only at Mondawmin Mall One-Stop Career Center:

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EarnBenefits Program (410.234.8080)

This program helps individuals to apply for benefits including:

Housing

Utilities

Energy assistance

Health

Nutrition

Tax credits

Employment Assistance:

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GEAR (Growth Empowerment Assistance Recognition)

Available to: AIRS and City Steps residents (detailed below)

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Job Readiness Training

An intensive coursework that focuses on attitudinal training, workplace etiquette, proper attire and behavior, and developing and maintaining positive workplace behaviors and habits.

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Career Case Management

Personal coaching that provides referrals to key social service and community-based partners, and opportunities to secure needed educational credentials and job skills training.

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Job Retention and Advancement

Strategies for attaining higher wage employment, employment with benefits, or career track employment.

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Educational Exploration

Exploration of educational opportunities based on individual areas of interest, applications of interests to the workplace, and employment and career opportunities within the fields of interest.

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Permanent and/or Supportive Housing:

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Adult Permanent Housing Program

Available to: Homeless, very low income individuals who are HIV+ or have another disability, and their family members

Provides rental assistance and scattered site housing throughout Baltimore City and County.

Individuals and families pay 30% of their income toward rent with the balance being paid through their housing subsidy.

Interested applicants need to apply through their case manager. Required paperwork includes copies of birth certificate, social security card, proof of household income, and proof of qualifying disability. Applicants must be willing to accept case management services and be considered capable of living independently.

Counseling and Case Management:

Supportive case management focuses on greater access to health care, substance abuse recovery, employability and income, with the goal of strengthening self-sufficiency

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For additional info:  AIRS Adult Permanent Housing Program,Steven Dashiell, Program Manager, 410-576-5070 ext. 36.

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At the Door Supportive Housing Program

Available to: HIV+ ex-offenders leaving the prison system

One may apply through their case manager, if they are in the first 3 months of transitional housing post release, and meet all other criteria.

Clients may apply directly to permanent housing component once income and identification documentation and a personal recovery plan are in place.

Required paperwork includes copies of birth certificate, social security card, proof of household income, and proof of qualifying disability.

Applicants must be willing to accept case management services and be considered capable of living independently. 

Counseling and Case Management:

Supportive case management focuses on greater access to health care, substance abuse recovery, employability and income, with the goal of strengthening self-sufficiency

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For additional info: AIRS ATD Housing Program, call David Waller, 410-576-5070, x27

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Don Miller Homes

Available to: Low income, HIV+ individuals referred through Maryland's Project HOME. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, single, and referred through Project Home, Baltimore City Adult Services, 300 Metro Plaza, Baltimore, Md. 21215, 410-361-5000, (general number); 443-423-6629, (Intake).

Adult foster care facilities, licensed to provide room, board, assistance, and supervision needed by adults with disabilities who are capable of living in the community, but are unable to live alone.

AIRS staff provide a protective living environment in a homelike setting for ten individuals living with end-stage AIDS. Don Miller Homes are a popular living environment based on the fact they are home-like, yet are fully handicapped accessible.

Each house has 24- hour staffing, a state requirement that allows us to be sensitive and responsive to the frequently changing needs of each resident.

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Refugee and Immigration Services in Permanent and/or Supportive Housing:

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Un Nuevo Comienzo

Available to: Low income, HIV+ individuals and family members with Limited English Proficiency;

Rental assistance and scattered site housing throughout Baltimore City and County to HIV+ immigrant clients with Limited English Proficiency, of mainly Hispanic/ Latino origin.

Counseling and Case Management:

Supportive case management focuses on greater access to health care, substance abuse recovery, employability and income, with the goal of strengthening self-sufficiency.

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Please call Danny Munoz, 410-576-5070, x34, for bi-lingual message and further information.

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City Steps (programs for youth ages 18-24)---

Permanent and/or Supportive Housing:

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Restoration Gardens

Available to: Homeless youth age 18-24, low income individuals with/ without a disability

43-unit apartment complex in Southern Park Heights for young adults

The facility includes a fully computer-networked building with enhanced support and community services, with strong ties to employment and educational opportunities employment and education opportunities.

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Carriage House Transitional Living Program

Available to: Homeless youth age 18-21, low income individuals with/ without a disability.

Capacity: 7 units.

Must go through YES Drop-In Center to access this

Counseling and Case Management:

Supportive case management

Education and Training:

Independent living skills training

Employment Assistance

Educational and job coaching to support job skills and income growth for homeless youth

Transitional Housing:

Residential services are available for seven single young men and women, age 18-21, with a history of homelessness and a readiness to take advantage of support services for up to 21 months.

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Geraldine Young Family Life Center

Available to: Homeless or unstably housed individuals 18-24, low income women with/ without a disability and their family members/children

Capacity: 12 units.

Must go through YES Drop-In Center to access this

Counseling and Case Management:

Supportive case management

Education and Training:

Independent living skills training

Employment Assistance:

Educational and job coaching to support job skills and income growth

Transitional Housing: