Bank of America Awards $20,000 to Grassroots for Shelter Program

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation has awarded Grassroots a grant of $20,000 to help fund continued care management and support services for residents of the family shelter. Last year, Grassroots served 93 people in the family shelter, including 41 children.

Bank of America’s grant program is designed “to advance local economies and create positive change.”

Grassroots is Howard County 24-7 crisis intervention center and shelter for the homeless. A resident in the shelter program is assigned a case manager who works with the resident to develop a housing plan, identifying the most realistic and obtainable housing options. Saving money, mental health treatment, and addiction services may also be part of the plan.

In addition to the family shelter, in the past year Grassroots served 247 people in the motel shelter, men’s shelter, and Cold Weather Shelter programs.

About Grassroots

Grassroots provides the county’s only emergency shelter and 24-hour crisis intervention, suicide prevention, and support for individuals and families with a mental health, substance use or homelessness crisis. It operates the crisis intervention center in Columbia and the Grassroots Day Resource Center in Jessup. For information, see www.grassrootscrisis.org, or call 410-531-6006.