United Way of Central Maryland to provide rent relief as pause on evictions nears expiration baltimoresun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from baltimoresun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The federal government has sent about $29 million in reimbursement funding to cover Baltimore’s costs of housing more than 500 homeless residents in local hotels during the coronavirus pandemic, and city officials say they expect a total of $70 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Baltimore will continue housing about 500 homeless residents in hotel rooms through September, extending its emergency contracts while the city is exploring purchasing a hotel to house people long-term.
A former San Francisco housing official has been chosen as Baltimore’s director of the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services, Mayor Brandon Scott announced Tuesday. Irene Agustin, the former director of coordinated entry and problem solving for San Francisco, will head the city’s office starting in June, Scott wrote in a news release. Agustin will replace Acting Director Tisha Edwards, who .
Baltimore will keep homeless in hotels through June, but hasn't tapped federal money set aside to pay for it baltimoresun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from baltimoresun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.