Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless

The Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless is a leading organization dedicated to preventing and ending homelessness, by providing a range of programs and housing options.

Our housing and shelter programs:
Cordell Place - MCCH's newest award winning program provides permanent housing to 32 single men and women in downtown Bethesda, in a facility featuring Personal Living Quarters, shared kitchens, a community room, and other amenities. All tenants receive on-site case management as well as the opportunity to engage in a range of community events and activities.
Creative Housing Initiative Pilot Project (CHIPP) Provides housing to 16 formerly homeless individuals including those who have been frequent users of the emergency medical and corrections systems with permanent supportive housing and case management, in a apartment complex in Germantown.
Home Builders Care Assessment Center (Formerly known as the Men's Emergency Shelter) A year round, 24/7 emergency shelter for over 800 men experiencing homelessness in our community each year. The shelter offers a range of services and amenities including showers, bunks, meals, case management, medical care, and job training and vocational counseling services.
Home First - A permanent supportive housing program for 30 chronically homeless, single adults. Residents receive case management and psychiatric rehabilitation services, in apartments in one building and scattered sites in Silver Spring.
Hope Housing - A partnership providing permanent supportive housing to formerly homeless individuals and families with disabilities. MCCH, as well as Interfaith Works and Stepping Stones Shelter, provide the direct services to 40 individuals and 2 families, while MCCH coordinates and oversees the operations and finances.
Partnership for Permanent Housing - A collaborative program with county government, the Housing Opportunities Commission, and private foundations. As the county's pilot Housing First initiative, Partnership for Permanent Housing (PPH) combines the case management component of transitional housing programs with quicker access to permanent housing by providing subsidized permanent housing and supportive services to over 180 households.
Safe Havens - A low demand housing program for 40 chronically mentally ill, homeless adults. Safe Havens provides case management, counseling, life skills development, and on-site psychiatric services with the goal of helping clients transition to a healthy life with permanent housing.
Seneca Heights Apartments - An award winning, innovative model combining housing, services and amenities. Seneca Heights serves as permanent housing for 40 formerly homeless single adults and 17 families. All tenants receive on site case management and social services as well as the opportunity to engage in a wide variety of community events and activities.