Foster care

The mission of Art with a Heart is to enhance the lives of people in need through visual art. Art with a Heart brings its interactive visual arts classes to schools, community centers, group homes, shelters, hospitals, permanent housing facilities, and senior housing facilities. We also provide youth leadership programs for 10th and 11th graders and job programs for youth aged 14-24 years.

3000 Falls Road Mill No. 1 Baltimore MD 21211

 (410) 366-8886

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Information about foster care services.

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Baltimore City Department of Social Services (BCDSS): Youth Resources

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Information about youth resources for youth in foster care.

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Baltimore City Department of Social Services (BCDSS): Adoption & Foster Care Services

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Baltimore Crisis Response Inc. (BCRI) is a behavioral health and crisis services non-profit organization.  Since 1992, they have helped individuals overcome mental health and substance use disorders.

5124 Greenwich Avenue Baltimore MD 21229

 410-433-5255

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Child Welfare Information Gateway connects individuals to trusted resources regarding child welfare. Content includes information about family foster care, kinship care, treatment foster care, residential and group care, and independent living services. Also, there are resources about family support and preservation services, family engagement, cultural competence, evaluation, evidence-based practice, funding, and training.

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Community Advocates for You is a network of professionals, parents, and community advocates who have joined forces to provide person-centered support to individuals with disabilities and their families.  Most of our services are at no cost to our clients.

P.O. Box 113 Owings Mills MD 21117

 443-219-2883

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Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Baltimore, Inc. serves abused and neglected children by representing their voices in the Baltimore City court system and advocating for their best interests in the judicial, educational, medical and social service communities. CASA of Baltimore recruits, trains, and supervises volunteers appointed to individual foster children by the Baltimore City Juvenile Court. CASA advocates serve as a consistent adult presence by monitoring that child’s well-being and providing objective written recommendations to the court.

8 Market Place Suite 300 Baltimore MD 21202

 (410) 244-1465

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Information about the Unaccompanied Refugee Minor (URM) foster care program and who is eligible for refugee foster care. The URM foster care program is a network of specialized foster care agencies that possess particular expertise to provide care and social work to foreign born children and youth.

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Information about becoming a foster parent, resource parents, kinship care, child welfare policies, financial information, and youth resources.

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The Foster Parent Ombudsman advocates for foster parents and kinship providers, and may act as an intermediary between them and local departments of social services when issues need to be resolved. The Ombudsman investigates complaints against foster parents. The Foster Parent Ombudsman reports to the Office of Secretary in Maryland’s Department of Human Services.

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The Foster Youth Ombudsman advocates for foster youth and reports to the Office of Secretary in Maryland’s Department of Human Services.

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HARBEL is a caring multipurpose organization that works to build and support our communities through service, advocacy, and empowerment. The foundation of our support to northeast Baltimore is built upon the three pillars of housing, prevention and recovery and community service. There are three main services:

• The Housing Partnership serves communities in both Baltimore City and Baltimore County. Home buyers should seek services from the housing counseling agency where they are most likely to purchase a home.
• Harbel’s Community Relations program has the most far-reaching positive impact of all of member associations in the Northeast.
• An outpatient substance abuse prevention and treatment center which serves adults and adolescents in Baltimore City and the surrounding areas.

5807 Harford Rd Baltimore MD 21214

 (410) 444-2100

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Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition Youth Opportunity Center (HEBCAC-YO) addresses the education, counseling, and career development and training needs of out of school youth in East Baltimore. Our caring and knowledgeable staff provides: on site GED and pre-GED classes; individual and group counseling; career training in high growth industries (such as healthcare, hospitality, and construction); life skills workshops and clubs and other fun social activities. YO! serves out-of-school youth and young adults by providing wide-ranging support services and opportunities for participants to reach their academic and career goals. We also connect youth to other needed wrap-around services such as housing, family support and healthcare by referral.

1212 N Wolfe St Baltimore MD 21213

 (443) 524-2800

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HealthCare Access Maryland (HCAM) provides health care coordination, education, and advocacy services to make sure Baltimore City children in foster care receive the health care they need. MATCH serves every child placed in foster or kinship care in the city, working closely with caseworkers from the Baltimore City Department of Social Services (BCDSS) and foster or kinship parents.

1 North Charles Street Suite 900 Baltimore MD 21201

 (443) 423-5960

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As the state’s primary social service provider, the Maryland Department of Human Services serves over one million people annually. The Department, through its 24 local departments of social services, pursues opportunities to assist people in economic need, provide preventive services, and protect vulnerable children and adults in each of Maryland’s 23 counties and Baltimore City.

311 West Saratoga St Baltimore MD 21201

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Provides financial assistance to foster care youth who are enrolled as a candidate for an associate’s, bachelor’s degree, or vocational certificate at a Maryland Public institution of higher education.

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MYLIFE! serves the youth and young adults of the Maryland Child Welfare system. This website is for those who are in or who have been in the Maryland Child Welfare system, foster parents, social workers, supporters, legal and court-appointed advocates, and community-based organizations.

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Mentoring Male Teens in the Hood is a group mentoring program serving Kings between the ages of 8 and 18 who live in the Baltimore Metropolitan area since 1996 where education, speakers, trips, sporting events, health forums, conflict resolution, STD and AIDS workshops, and real conversations about the ‘Hood’ come together to build strong Kings and prepare them to compete in a society that too often allows them to slip through the cracks. The program has real life conversations about topics that impact our community.

2100 N Monroe St 2nd Floor Baltimore MD 21216

 (410) 852-8013

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This handbook by the Maryland Department of Human Resources Social Service Administration (MDHR SSA) explains Out-of-Home Placement services for youth between the ages of 14 and 21 and what you can expect while in foster care.

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The SILA program gives foster youth the opportunity to practice living independently while being supervised by BCDSS (Baltimore City Department of Social Services). Each month, SILA youth receive a check from BCDSS to help cover living expenses.

See other resources by Ready by 21:
Ready by 21: Job Searching Resources

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Roberta’s House is a safe place where children, teens and adults discover that they are not alone in their grief. Children with their families share their feelings, memories and experiences in an atmosphere of acceptance with the love and support of trained volunteers.

928 E. North Ave Baltimore MD 21202

 (410) 235-6633

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4640 Edmondson Avenue Baltimore MD 21229

 (410) 578-8003

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