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Baltimore will turn two hotels into homeless housing

Baltimore will turn two hotels into homeless housing

On The Record

March 4, 20249m 2s

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Two hotels in downtown Baltimore will be converted into emergency shelters for the homeless. The city’s Board of Estimates approved the deal ten days ago, authorizing $15 million to acquire side-by-side hotels and $3 million to manage the shelters from the end of March through December. We speak to Baltimore City’s Chief Administrative Officer, Faith Leach.

Links:
City of Baltimore Reaches Deal to Acquire Two Hotels in Response to Housing Crisis
Baltimore finalizes $18M deal to acquire hotels for long-term homeless housing
Feb 2023 presentation by the Mayor's Office of Homeless Services 

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