Your financial support and food donations are vital. This enables us to prevent families, our neighbors, from being without food, clothing, shelter, heat and lights, prescription medication and transportation.
Contributions are fully tax deductible. In addition to donatingusing the above form, you may make a gift by check and send it to: 40 West A&R Center, 4711 Edmondson Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21229. Private sector workplaces may make donationsthrough the United Way by selecting our number 15121.
The Center strives to ensure neighbors who need food have access to food and the material assistance needed by those in housing and utility crisis. Staff also provides education about and referral to additional assistance resources.
Food Assistance
The Center strives to ensure neighbors who need food have access to food once per month from our pantry and once per month from the federal TEFAP program. We are able to provide income-eligible clients and their families with food once per month with ID, but you may present DSS emergency food vouchers anytime.
Eviction and BGE Assistance
The Center provides limited eviction and BGE turnoff assistance to Baltimore City residents in city zip codes 21229 and 21207. A court-ordered eviction notice or a BGE turnoff notice within these two city zip codes must be provided. We can also assist in registering clients for assistance from the Fuel Fund of Maryland benefits.
Referral Services
Staff at the center are available to provide education about and referral to additional assistance resources. When appropriate we refer clients to other public and private agencies which provide counseling, shelter, or other types of assistance.