📍 Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore THAP: Direct Cash to Prevent Youth Homelessness
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What is Baltimore THAP?
Baltimore’s Targeted Housing Assistance Program (THAP) is a homelessness prevention program that ensures youth have the cash and support to prevent them from experiencing homelessness in Baltimore. It is co-designed with youth to improve housing stability, food security, empowerment, and general well-being for young people at imminent risk of losing housing.
How It Works
1.
50 eligible young adults (ages 18-24) meet with a local trained provider to create a customized “Housing Action Plan” that identifies housing solutions, a budget, and their next steps to execute the plan.
2.
Once the plan has been approved,
the participants receive a one-time cash payment that is tailored to support their plan.
3.
Recipients also receive supportive services like financial planning
and mentorship while enrolled
in the program.
THE LATEST
Photo courtesy of Thread
Meet Thread, our community Partner in Baltimore THAP
Thread is a nonprofit organization that works with young people in the community, recognizing them as exceptional individuals in extraordinary situations. Thread harnesses the power of relationships to create a new social fabric of diverse individuals deeply engaged with young people facing the most significant opportunity and achievement gaps. Thread makes a ten-year commitment to participants beginning in ninth grade.
“Sacrifices are vowels to never give up on your destiny … mistakes are proof that you're working on your goals but YOU are the walking representation of everything you work for.”
— Ibriana, Youth Consultant
On The Team
This initiative is led by Point Source Youth in partnership with Thread, the Sherman Family Foundation, and The Bernstein Foundation. Youth consultants and PSY will guide the distribution of cash and ensure community voices are at the forefront.
Kyliah
Youth Consultant
Ibriana
Youth Consultant
Slaynne De La Cruz
Director, Program Development and Growth
Anjala Huff
Vice President, Direct Cash Transfers
“Poverty gives context to the violence that surrounds us, it’s not the cause, but the condition. Understanding that should shape how we address harm and how we care for people.”
— Kyliah, Youth Consultant
Thank you to Our Partners
This initiative is presented by PSY and Thread with support from the Sherman Family Foundation and The Bernstein Foundation.
