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A group of 10 hospitals in the city today pledged $2 million over two years toward a program that provides housing and medical services for people experiencing homelessness.
Funds from the partnership, officials said, will give homes and aid for 200 individuals and families, with the medical organizations providing medical care and other services “in the effort to break the cycle of homelessness,” per a release.
“As mayor of Baltimore, I’m committed to ending homelessness, not just managing it,” Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young said at a press conference today.
The announcement comes one day after the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services became an independent office, a change implemented last month at Young’s urging.
