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The problem: On any given night in Baltimore City, an estimated 4,000 people experience homelessness. Our response: We provide essential housing and support services to homeless citizens.

Project PLASE serves approximately 450 individuals in our Transitional and Permanent Housing programs each year and thousands over the past 36 years. We bring hope, restore dignity and end the cycle of homelessness for clients and their families. Our work is a communal effort. Project PLASE relies on dedicated volunteers and supporters to make our work possible. Learn more about how you can get involved.!

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Glass Mind Theatre Partners with Project PLASE

Baltimore's Glass Mind Theatre wants to celebrate its favorite holiday… BOXING DAY fasionably late! For a night of music, food, and whimsy, we look forward to seeing you January 28th at Load of Fun!

Holiday Wishes from all of us at PLASE

Take a moment to enjoy this video of our clients, staff and volunteers wishing everyone they love all the best for the holidays and a very happy New Year!

Holiday Gifts that Bring Housing and Hope

Support Project PLASE with our special range of Holiday Gifts. The proceeds from your donation will help Project PLASE provide housing and supportive services to our clients in Baltimore. CLICK HERE for more information.
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Baltimore's Irish Parade Supports Baltimore's Most Needy

Baltimore's St. Patrick Parade is truly the jewel in Maryland's emerald crown, and now the parade is helping support PLASE to end homelessness. St. Patrick Celebrations presented Project PLASE with a check toward ending homelessness in Baltimore. Thank you to our very own Irish Parade!

PLASE participating in The Living Red Ribbon Event

Join Project PLASE and the Partnership for Life on World AIDS Day - December 1st - at Coppin State University for B'More Aware of HIV: The Living Red Ribbon. There will be HIV screenings, a health fair, entertainment and we'll be creating a Living Red Ribbon and try to break the world record for the largest living ribbon. This is all done in an effort to educate the community about HIV and the need to be tested.

Latest Homeless Figures for Baltimore

Every night, over 4,000 individuals in Baltimore City are considered homeless persons. The 2011 Baltimore Homeless Census has recently been released showing an increase of 19.7% in the number of homeless individuals in the city. Click here to see the report in full.

Purses for PLASE @ The Fell's Point Fun Festival

The Purses for PLASE booth will be returning to the Fell's Point Fun Festival on October 1st & 2nd. We will be collecting donated new and gently used purses until September 16th to sell at the Festival in order to raise money for our programs which provide housing and support services to the homeless in Baltimore. We are looking for volunteers to help us organize for the Fest throughout August and September as well as help us run the booth at the Festival. If you are interested in or have questions about donating purses or volunteering, please contact us at donate@projectplase.org or call Andy at 410.837.1400 ext. 15. And don't forget to come visit our Purses for PLASE booth with all your friends, family, neighbors, and colleagues at the Fell's Point Fun Festival!

Night of Monologues: A PLASE to be Heard

"For me, the Night of Monologues represented bravery, honesty and most of all, integrity: gifts from the soul" expressed Harriet Cooper, an audience member at PLASE's first Night of Monologues. The event was extremely successful thanks to our courageous speakers who shared their honest and heartfelt stories of homelessness and more importantly, of hope! We thank every member of the audience who listened with open minds and were touched by these stories of raw emotion. Want to host a PLASE speaker at your school or work? Contact our Community Projects Coordinator at 410-837-1400 X 36. PLASE monologues are on YouTube! Please check out the inspirational monologues!

A Life of Service: An Interview with Mary C. Slicher, PLASE Executive Director

Read an interview with Mary C. Slicher, PLASE's Executive Director and Co-Founder, from July's Project PLASE E-Newsletter. She was just 21 years old in 1973 when she, along with three other idealistic university students, dreamed of a Baltimore where every one had a decent place to live. 35 years later, her work continues.