Christ Church Link www.christchurchcolumbia.org
Operates information and referral service for residents in need of assistance to prevent eviction or utility turnoff, links to food pantries, employment opportunities or other services.
Community Action Council www.cac-hc.org
Provides programs and emergency services for low-income residents to alleviate the effects of poverty and promote self-sufficiency. Services include housing assistance, which includes eviction prevention, First Month’s Rent, and rental assistance program for energy assistance, food bank, Head Start.
Domestic Violence Center www.dvcenter.org
Provides services to families impacted by domestic violence: 24 hour hotline; emergency and transitional shelter; legal assistance counseling, education and outreach.
FIRN, Inc. www.firnonline.org
Provides services to immigrants as they bridge into American culture. Services include immigration counseling, interpreters, consumer counseling, adult and student literacy, job counseling, and crisis assistance.
Grassroots Emergency Shelter www.grassrootscrisis.org
Operates 24-hour Crisis Hotline, Youth Crisis Hotline, and Runaway Intervention program with Police Department. Provides back-up services for other mental health providers. Provides no-fee crisis intervention counseling on a walk-in basis; operates mobile crisis services, emergency shelter and comprehensive support services.
HorizonHelp www.horizonhelp.org
A web-based information and referral service for residents of Howard County. HorizonHelp, a project of The Horizon Foundation, was initiated to assist the community at large, as well as local health, human and social service providers in finding programs and services to fit their needs, or the needs of their constituents.
Howard County Government
- Department of Citizen Services www.howardcountymd.gov/CitizenServices
- Department of Social Services www.dhr.state.md.us
- Department of Health Department www.hchealth.org
United Way of Central Maryland’s First Call for Help www.uwcm.org/findhelp/fcfh
First Call for Help provides a comprehensive information and referral service for the community. Its mission is to inform, guide, direct and link people in need to the appropriate human service, which alleviates or eliminates that need.
