INSURANCE CONCERNS: Provides answers to questions about Medical Assistance benefits, Health Choice, Maryland Children's Health Program (MCHP), choosing a Managed Care Organization (MCO), choosing a doctor and help with accessing health care.HOUSING CONCERNS: Provides assistance to individuals experiencing homelessness by connecting to shelters or o...
CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION PROGRAM: Offers legal enforcement and case management for children with lead poisoning. Also provides free carbon monoxide detectors to homeowner families with children who are receiving services for elevated lead levels in their blood and families who have children 6 and under where the home health hazards exist...
COMPANION SERVICES: Provides assistance to adults with physical, emotional, or mental health limitations, most are older adults. Senior Companions are volunteers age 60 years of age and older who are trained, receive a minimal stipend ($2.65 per hour), and work 15-20 hours a week. Individuals may have difficulty with daily living skills, and Senior...
PET ADOPTION: Dogs and cats available for adoption. Must complete application, contract and attend adoption class. Photos of adoption animals posted on website. Adoptions: $75.LOST AND FOUND PROGRAM: Accepts lost and found animal reports from the public, posted at shelter for review by customers and staff. Allows individuals to surrender pets by a...
COMMUNITY CAT PROGRAM: Offers assistance with Trap, Neuter and Return (TNR) services in Baltimore City for outdoor cats.
RABIES AND VACCINE CLINIC: Provides a clinic for vaccinating animals.ANIMAL LICENSE: Provides animal licenses for a fee.
RESOURCE CENTER: Provides information to individuals with concerns. May be able to provide pet food to individuals/families in need. Provides information about lower cost private veterinary services.
PEST CONTROL: Provides rodent abatement services by inspecting and treating EXTERIOR infestation of single family residences. Does NOT provide services to commercial properties. Also provides education on rat eradication techniques.
SENIOR CENTERS: Provides recreational, education, health and physical fitness, nutrition, social, transportation, volunteer opportunities for older adults, and warming and cooling centers during extreme weather declarations.
SERVICE COORDINATION: Assists pregnant and postpartum women with newborns up to 2 years of age who are considered at-risk due to psycho-social and/or physiological factors. Designed to remove the barriers to medical instruction compliance. Offers prenatal and pediatric coordination and facilitation and case management. Nurses make home visits to mo...
MOBILE HEALTH: Utilizes a mobile van to provide same day HIV counseling and testing. Individuals can call back in two weeks for results.
IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM: Provides free vaccinations. Walk-in services provided and individuals can also walk-in for immunization records. Many childhood vaccines are available and Tetanus and MMR (Measles, Mumps & Rubella) are offered to adults. o Call 410-396-4454 for the TIKE program, which provides free immunizations to children. It is an ever cha...
PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE: Provides a prescription card that can be taken to any area participating pharmacy to receive immediate discounts on prescription medications. The discount card offers additional savings on vision care, hearing aids, diabetic and respiratory supplies, and home medical equipment and supplies. The ScriptSave card may be used f...
1) NEEDLE EXCHANGE: Operates mobile health vehicles which provide HIV testing, counseling, syphilis screening, vaccines for influenza, and provides information on tuberculosis, substance use treatment and sexually transmitted diseases. Individuals can exchange used needles for sterile needles on a "as needed" exchange basis. 2) STAYING ALIVE PROGRA...
MEDICAL TRANSIT: Provides transportation to medical appointments for persons receiving Medical Assistance who are unable to use Mobility or the bus. This program provides "last resort" transportation for ambulatory, wheelchair, and stretcher-bound recipients who have no other means available of transport to get to and from medical appointments. Als...
CASE MANAGEMENT: Helps eligible persons remain in their homes in the community.Once eligible participant and or representative will choose an approved Supports Planning Agency to guide them through developing a plan for services. A registered nurse does an assessment and monitors for quality assurance and safety. The three available programs are Co...
HEALTH CARE: Provides complete health care for students enrolled in the schools listed below. Services include annual exams; sports physicals; gynecological exams; pregnancy prevention; sex education; mental health counseling; STD (sexually transmitted disease) treatment; substance abuse prevention and treatment; diagnosis and treatment for colds, ...
COMPLAINT MANAGEMENT: Receives and investigates complaints/concerns made by or on behalf of residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Provides information on long term care issues in general, residents' rights, long term care facilities, and elder abuse. Advocates for improvements of state, federal, and local laws and regulations t...
EVALUATIONS: Provides elderly and disabled adults with free comprehensive evaluations, including medical/nursing, environmental and psychosocial assessments. This evaluation is used to develop a care plan, outlining the services needed to help the individual remain at home, or in the least restricted environment possible.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE CRISIS SERVICES: The Withdrawal and Referral Management Stabilization (WARMS) program offers urgent/walk-in screening and referral 24 hours a day, biopsychosocial assessment to determine treatment needs and appropriate level of care, and inpatient stay for up to 7 days detox. Referral to another level of care will be offered after ...
IN-HOME CARE: Provides persons aged 65 and older in-home services and other support services. Services include personal care, chore services, shopping assistance, and medical supplies. The program will also pay for 7 days of adult day care a month. PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE: May provide an emergency response system and prescription assistance, up to...
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Provides financial assistance to caregivers to pay for respite or supplemental services. Meant to enhance existing support programs, monetary amount provided is based on availability of funds. Also offers a training program for caregivers.
VOLUNTEERING: Matches volunteers with community service opportunities. Volunteers providing more than 24 volunteer will be reimbursed up to $50 in transportation costs.