The Leadership Committee on Homelessness and Housing (LCHH) guides Baltimore's housing initiatives and implements projects funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

Mayor Scott convened the City of Baltimore’s Leadership Committee on Homelessness and Housing (LCHH). The committee includes homeless service and housing providers; philanthropists; City agency representatives; people with lived experience of homelessness; and representatives from hospitals, mental and behavioral health, academia,  public safety sectors, and works along with the Continuum of Care (CoC)

LCHH Co-Chairs

Ernestina Simmons

Executive Director of the Mayor's Office of Homeless Services

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Alice Kennedy

Housing Commissioner for Baltimore City's Department of Housing and Community Development

Alice Kennedy, DHCD Housing Commissioner

Homelessness and affordable housing are closely connected.

Baltimore’s Homelessness and Housing Initiative

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Virtual LCHH Meetings

Upcoming Meetings