Mid Shore roundtable on homelessness
SERVING CAROLINE, DORCHESTER, KENT, QUEEN ANNE’S AND TALBOT COUNTIES
Mid Shore Behavioral Health, Inc. serves as the lead agency for the five-county Continuum of Care (CoC) known as the Mid Shore Roundtable on Homelessness. The Roundtable, under leadership from Mid Shore Behavioral Health, inc., applies yearly for funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide permanent supportive housing for individuals and families who are homeless and have a mental health disability.
For Questions contact:
Ashley Kessinger
Continuum of Care Manager
akessinger@midshorebehavioralhealth.org
(410)770-4801 ext 305
America McKinney
WPE Certified Facilitator
Continuum of Care Support Specialist
amckinney@midshorebehavioralhealth.org
(410)770-4801 ext 303
James Morris
CWDP, DCC, WPE Certified Facilitator
Continuum of Care Housing Specialist
jmorris@midshorebehavioralhealth.org
(410)770-4801 ext 319
Join Us For The RoundTable
SECOND TUESDAY | MONTHLY
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
The Roundtable
The Roundtable strives to address the complex issues of homelessness in our rural region, including behavioral and mental health services for homeless individuals. We also ensure the provision of Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Administration and participate in statewide meetings and planning efforts.
OUR MISSION
To provide leadership to improve the availability and delivery of both housing and supportive services to individuals and families who lack permanent, stable, and safe housing in the Mid-Shore region.
We continually work towards this mission with the following strategies:
- To build and strengthen partnerships among member organizations to ensure coordinated, seamless services for people experiencing homelessness or housing instability.
- To identify needs, advocate for and work towards a comprehensive continuum of care for persons and families without homes.
- To reduce the public stigma of homelessness through community awareness and education.
- To do long and short-term planning, aligning our goals with our federal partners, to accomplish the mission.
Mid-Shore
Pocket Resource Guide
Produced by: MSBH, Inc. and the Mid Shore Roundtable on Homelessness, the local Continuum of Care.
To update information associated with this guide, please email or call: amckinney@midshorebehavioralhealth.org (410) 770-4801 Ext. 303
Continuum of Care Housing
We implement all Continuum of Care Permanent Supportive Housing Programs in the mid-shore, which consists of 63 units of housing for families and individuals who are experiencing homelessness and have mental health disabilities. Program participants locate housing units throughout the five county region that are safe and habitable, a percentage of the participant’s income goes towards their housing cost and the program pays the remainder in a subsidy to the landlord. Participants are connected with case management services and work on personal goals to achieve self-sufficiency.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released the FY2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) CoC Competition. Please see below for the Mid-Shore’s local competition deadlines.
See below for attachments to the full local
competition announcement and full NOFO:
(post date 12.1.25)
Point-in-time count
The Point-in-Time Count is a one-night survey conducted nationwide to understand how many people are experiencing homelessness in a community. Volunteers count and survey individuals who are sheltered and unsheltered on the same night to ensure accurate data. This information helps communities identify needs, plan services, and apply for funding. The data collected plays a critical role in strengthening local responses to homelessness.
View the 2026 Point-In-Time Count Results by County
View the 2025 Point-In-Time Count results by County