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City of Refuge
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City of refuge provides free food on Mondays, Wenesdays and Thursdays. If its your 1st time bring your ID. See below for more information!
Phone
(410) 355-6707 voice(443) 306-4814 voice
Location
3501 7th StreetBaltimore, MD 21225
Services
- Lunch
- Food Pantry
- Youth Empowerment
- Workforce Development
- Baby Pantry
- Free Legal Aid
- The Refuge Ride
- Anti-Human Trafficking (Rapha) Drop in Center
Website
www.cityofrefugebaltimore.org/about-us
info@cityofrefugebaltimore.org
Hours
General Information
This location has a food pantry open on Monday, Wednesday and Thursdays at 8am must arrive at 7am to recieve a number food usually last until 10:30am . Provides varies social services such as youth development, workforce development, supportive housing, Anti-human-trafficking, legal aid and health wellness.
Services
Lunch
About
Pre-prepared hot and ready to go meals available every Monday-Thursday 11AM-1PM or until they are out of lunches for the day.
Regular Schedule
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Food Pantry
About
Food Pantry is open on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Families can come once every other week to go through the food bank. Numbers are given out starting at 7AM, doors to the pantry open and numbers get called starting at 8AM. Numbers are limited based on supply of food. Food Pantry closes once they run out of numbers or around 10:30AM.
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Youth Empowerment
About
Year-round and after-school programs for high shool-age students. The purpose is to help students maintain or reach grade levels, participate in extra-curricular activities, and break the cycle of poverty. Specific programs include:
-Level Up Youth Group: occurs every Wednesday night 5:30-7pm for youth 12-18,
-Brooklyn City Life: every Thursday Night from 7-9PM hosting with Youth For Christ for a youth group for ages 13-21,
-Podcasting/Music Studio: youth can schedule studio sessions to try music or podcasting through request and appointment
-H.Y.P.E Music Program: invite students to music/ podcasting studio and teach the basics of music production at Ben Franklin High School on Thursdays.
Email Neal Carter at neal@cityofrefugebaltimore.org for more information. .
Workforce Development
About
Preparing individuals, specifically those who are unemployed or underemployed, with skills and resources, such as job training, soft skills, GED prep, IT Training, plumbing, and entrepreneurship to help them secure employment.
Job seeking program aims to assist individuals at any stage of the process, ranging from Resume Assistance, Skillset to Job Matching, Application Assistance, and more.
Job/Skill trainings and classes offered include GED, ESOL, IT/Networking, Culinary Arts, Trades (Plumbing, Electrician, Architecture), and Computer Literacy Classes.
Click here for more inforation.
Baby Pantry
About
Baby pantry available every Tuesday from 9am-12pm. Mainly diapers and baby wipes. Anyone with a baby is welcome to receive items. Note, first time applicants will be required to show proof of baby either with a birth certificate or baby's insurance card. There is currently a waitlist but you can call 410-355-6707.
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Eligibility:
Must show proof of having a baby.Service Categories
Free Legal Aid
About
In partnership with Good Samaritan Advocates, City of Refuge Baltimore offers a Free Legal Aid/Advice Clinic. This clinic takes place on the Third Thursday of every month. To request an appointment please fill out a form here and the organization will reach out to you in order to schedule an appointment.
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The Refuge Ride
About
The Refuge Ride is our shuttle service that takes our neighbors from 6 of the South Baltimore communities (Brooklyn, Curtis Bay, Cherry Hill, Lakeland, Westport, and Mt. Winans) and gives them direct access to groceries, pharmacy, other public transport, and fun! Click here to learn more about sign up options.
Anti-Human Trafficking (Rapha) Drop in Center
About
Women’s Drop-In Center at the Youth Center at 901 Pontiac Ave opens every Thursday from 12-2PM.
Ladies can come in and get off the streets for 2 hours where they will receive a hot meal, hygiene products, a hot shower, as well as fellowship and over all a safe place to hang out for at least 2 hours of their week.
Email Althea Whieldon at althea@cityofrefugebaltimore.org for more information.
Address
901 Pontiac Ave
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