Housing

The Continuum of Care (formerly called Shelter Plus Care) program provides housing for homeless adults with severe mental illness and their families. 

The Continuum of Care (CoC) application must be filled out in its entirety in order to be processed and must be approved through ACCESS Housing waitlist

Please call 410-222-7858 or email aac-lbha-connect@aacounty.org for information on applying.

The Supported Housing Opportunity Program (SHOP) provides housing for homeless individuals with severe mental illness, and their families. Applicants must be approved through ACCESS Housing waitlist. 

Please call 410-222-7858 or email aac-lbha-connect@aacounty.org for information on applying.

Supported Housing Developers (SHD) provides affordable housing for individuals with mental illness and other disabilities in Anne Arundel County.

The SHD Interest Sheet can be mailed to:

Anne Arundel County Mental Health Agency

1 Truman Parkway, Suite 101

Annapolis, MD 21401

For questions about SHD, please call 410-222-7858 or email aac-lbha-connect@aacounty.org

Download the SHD Interest Sheet

The Anne Arundel County Department of Health has partnered with Arundel House of Hope, Chrysalis House, Opportunity Ministries and Serenity Sistas to provide recovery housing for women and their children.

 To be eligible, a woman must be age 18 or older, have at least one child in her physical custody, have a diagnosed substance use disorder and must participate in substance abuse treatment or aftercare as appropriate. 

A care coordinator hired by the Department of Health provides services to any woman participating in the program. For more information on the Recovery Housing Women and Children program, call 410-222-0120.

If you are homeless and in need of shelter, please call the Anne Arundel County Crisis Response Warmline at 410-768-5522.

Anne Arundel County has four shelters, with one wait list for all of the shelters.

To be screened and added to the waitlist, please call 410-417-7260.

Anne Arundel County Homeless Shelters:

Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services (Two Locations)

7500 Ritchie Highway, Glen Burnie and 80 West Street, Annapolis

Screening is done in-person Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Arrive at the agency and ask to speak with Emergency Services for shelter.

If the agency is closed, please call the after hours line at 410-421-8400.


The Light House-Safe Harbor Resource Center

10 Hudson Street, Annapolis

 Screening is done in person on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays between  9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. and Wednesdays between 12:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

For questions, please call 410-263-1835.


Arundel House of Hope Homeless Resource and Day Center

514 N. Crain Highway, Suite K Glen Burnie (Look for the Blue Awning)

Screening is done in-person Monday through Friday between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

For questions, please call 410-863-4888.