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Ausherman Family Foundation Supports MSH Frederick Housing Initative

4/26/2016

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​Main Street Housing was recently awarded generous grant funding from the Ausherman Family Foundation toward their active property development initiative underway in Frederick, MD.
 
MSH is developing two properties in the City of Frederick as quality, affordable, independent rental housing opportunities that will serve Fredrick County individuals and families living with psychiatric disabilities and extremely low income. The $4,000 grant from the Ausherman Family Foundation will help support planned rehab and improvement projects at both properties.
 
“We are beyond thrilled and very grateful for the Ausherman Family Foundation’s support toward our initiative,” said MSH Executive Director Ken Wireman. “This grant makes it possible for us to complete upgrades at both of our new properties that will have great impact to their long-term quality and sustainable affordability.”

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United Way of Frederick Co. Supports MSH Frederick Housing Initative

4/1/2016

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​Main Street Housing, Inc. was recently awarded generous grant funding from the United Way of Frederick County toward their property development initiative underway in Frederick, MD.
 
MSH is developing two properties in the City of Frederick as quality, affordable, independent rental housing opportunities that will serve Fredrick County individuals and families living with psychiatric disabilities and extremely low income.  The generous Live United grant ($1,125) from the United Way of Frederick County will help support planned rehab and improvement projects at both properties.
 
“This grant helps us make improvements to our new properties that ensure their long-term quality and affordability,” said MSH Executive Director Kenneth Wireman. “The individuals and families who become MSH tenants of these homes will pay rents that are truly affordable on disability income, while living in communities with access to the supports and opportunities you need to achieve greater independence and self-sufficiency.”

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SPAGANZA Quattro!

3/30/2016

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Highlights from MSH’s 4th Annual Eastern Shore Event
Main Street Housing’s 4th Annual SPAGANZA! Pasta Dinner Benefit Event on March 31, 2016 was a bella notte in celebration and support of our thriving operations on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The sold-out event brought together friends and neighbors for a delicious meal in the charming waterfront dining room of the Elks Lodge #1272 in Cambridge, MD.
 
“The SPAGANZA! is always a joyful night, and this year was really terrific!,” said MSH Executive Director, Ken Wireman. A team of volunteers and MSH staff served up a full four-course meal: fruit and cheese buffet, followed by salad and heaping plates of spaghetti and meatballs swimming in Ken’s special homemade tomato sauce. Cake and ice cream were the perfect dolce finale. In between courses, attendees perused Silent Auction tables filled to the brim with donated items from businesses in Cambridge, Easton, St. Michaels and Centreville.
“We feel really lucky to have such wonderful supporters across the Mid-Shore,” said Gloria Bowen, Eastern Regional Property Manager. “It’s a great feeling to look around the room and see so many friends and colleagues, and to know that your community really cares about people in need. This year, we had several businesses donate for the first time after they heard about our mission.”
 
Mille Grazie to our Event Sponsors: Beacon Health Options (Premier), M&T Bank (Platinum), Freestate & Son Insurance (Gold) and Eddie Mangold of Benson & Mangold Real Estate (Silver), whose tremendously generous support made the event possible. Proceeds from the evening support our operations across the Eastern Shore, where we offer 17 units of quality, affordable, independent housing in the community for individuals and families living with psychiatric disabilities. ​
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Silent Auction & Event Donors

  • ​Andrea’s Papillon A Handbag Boutique
  • Ashley Furniture Home Store
  • BJ Nails & Tan
  • Centreville Liquors
  • Chef & Shower
  • Cheryl Krebeck
  • Crackerjacks Toys & Children's Books
  • Diane McComb
  • Dragonfly Galleria
  • Draper Bros.
  • Easton Cigar & Smoke Shop
  • Emily Koppers
  • The Green Phoenix
  • Greg Lamarre
  • Harrison’s Wine & Liquors
  • In Japan
  • Jewels By Re
  • Kiln Born Creations
  • Miranda’s Shoes
  • Miss Molly Fishing Charters
  • Necklaces by Penny Sedgwick
  • News Center
  • Pizazzzz
  • Sherwin Williams Cambridge
  • St. Michaels Pet Supplies
  • Woven Sculptures & Baskets by Heidi Wetzel

Local Business Sponsors

Mowbray's Garden Center
(Cambridge)

St. Michaels Pet Supplies
(St. Michaels)

Treasured Candies
(Easton)

Chesapeake Voyagers, Inc.
(Easton)

R. Hutchinson Behavioral Health & Consultation Services
(Easton)

​A Wish Called Wanda
(St. Michaels)

Genoroso Patroni
(Individual Sponsors)

Chris Dolbey
Kitty Nelson
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Delaplaine Foundation Supports MSH Frederick Housing Initiative

12/17/2015

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Main Street Housing was recently awarded generous grant funding from Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. toward their active property development initiative underway in Frederick, MD. 

MSH is developing two properties in the City of Frederick as quality, affordable, independent rental housing opportunities that will serve Fredrick County individuals and families living with psychiatric disabilities and extremely low income. The $2,500 grant from Delaplaine Foundation will help support planned rehab and improvement projects at two properties currently under development.
 
“We are excited and thankful for Delaplaine Foundation’s support as we develop quality, affordable housing opportunities for Frederick individuals and families living with psychiatric disabilities,” said MSH Executive Director Ken Wireman. “This grant will help us complete important renovation work at our two properties under development to ensure their long-term quality and sustainable affordability.”

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Jacob Lowenthal Residue Trust and Remmel Foundation Support MSH in Baltimore City

12/15/2015

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​Main Street Housing, Inc. was recently awarded generous grant funding from the Jacob Lowenthal Residue Trust and the Remmel Foundation toward improvement projects at our Baltimore City properties! The generous grant funding totaling $8,400 awarded by these charitable trusts will help support planned renovation and improvement projects across these properties through Summer 2016.
 
“We are so grateful for this support, which has a real and immediate impact on quality of life for the individuals and families who are able to experience stable, high quality, affordable housing in desirable communities through Main Street Housing,” said MSH Executive Director Kenneth Wireman. “These grant funds make it possible for us to quickly complete important renovation work at our newly acquired apartment building and to make improvements across our four single family homes, all in Baltimore City.”

The Jacob Lowenthal Residue Trust and the Remmel Foundation funds are administered through the PNC Charitable Trust Grant Review Committee.
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The Community Foundation of Frederick County Supports MSH Frederick Housing Initiative

12/1/2015

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Main Street Housing, Inc. was recently awarded generous grant funding from The Community Foundation of Frederick County toward their active property development initiative underway in Frederick, MD.
 
MSH is developing two properties in the City of Frederick as quality, affordable, independent rental housing opportunities that will serve Fredrick County individuals and families living with psychiatric disabilities and extremely low income. MSH’s award-winning “Main Street Model” includes ongoing support for tenants toward achieving successful independent community living through supportive accountability practices such as coaching and regular inspections. The generous grant funding (FY 16 Strategic and Unrestricted Funds totaling $5,000) awarded by the Community Foundation will help support planned rehab and improvement projects at both properties.
 
“The impact of this support is REAL!,” said MSH Executive Director Kenneth Wireman. “The property improvements we can make thanks to the Community Foundation’s support ensure each home’s long-term sustainability, which means Frederick County individuals and families who become MSH tenants will be able to access truly affordable housing in robust neighborhoods, with real opportunities for community integration, for decades to come. We are so excited to be developing more affordable housing in Frederick, and these grants will allow us to move quickly in bringing our new properties online and ready for tenants.”

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31 Properties in 15 Years: Developing Quality, Affordable Housing on Main Street  

11/1/2015

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“The core idea was that people living with mental illness had the right to live ‘on Main Street,’ and this organization would provide opportunities for tenants [with psychiatric disabilities] to have the same rights and responsibilities as any other renter.”
Norma Berlin, a founding MSH Board member
​Fifteen years ago, a small group of consumers and administrators with extensive experience in the mental health system came together to discuss an exciting opportunity. New models for housing for people with disabilities were emerging across the country in response to deinstitutionalization from hospitals and other facilities.
 
However, a difficult combination of overwhelming need, economic limitations and paternalistic models was producing a narrow array of options for housing in many communities. In the worst cases, rundown buildings shared by too many people offered residents little in the way of privacy and left everyone vulnerable to being stigmatized. Residential programs offered solutions for individuals needing intensive supports, but created a different barrier. When housing is intrinsically linked with required participation in mental health services, an individual making significant progress in their recovery could actually jeopardize their ability to remain in residential housing.
 
There were also a few pioneering examples of housing models designed by, with and for consumers where desirable, non-service-linked housing options enhanced a person’s strengths and freedom. The group in Maryland had convened to explore launching a housing program that embraced quality, affordability and choice as absolutely necessary to offer a real foundation for long-term mental health recovery and community reintegration. The driving mission would be to create quality, affordable rental housing options so desperately needed by individuals and families with psychiatric disabilities trying to survive on disability benefits and public  assistance.
 
If it were successful, the organization would not only offer a better quality of life for tenants, but would also set a new standard for how mental health consumers could successfully live independently in the community with the same dignity and equality afforded to their neighbors.
 
As Mike Finkle, Executive Director of On Our Own of Maryland, Inc., remembers, “we brainstormed lots of different names [for the organization], but ‘Main Street Housing’ really captured what we were trying to do: help consumers get from the back wards to Main Street!”

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The Herbert Bearman Foundation Supports MSH in Baltimore City

7/15/2015

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We are delighted to announce that we have received a generous grant from The Herbert Bearman Foundation in support of improvement and maintenance projects across our Baltimore City properties in FY 2016!

The Herbert Bearman Foundation, Inc., based in Baltimore, “funds projects that can make a difference to the well-being of individuals, either by enriching the lives of people in disadvantaged circumstances or benefiting the general community.” The granted funds will support tenants living independently in the community through property improvements and maintenance projects across some of MSH’s Baltimore City properties, including a roofing upgrade and installation of laundry machines.

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"A cartref makes all the gwahaniaeth!" MSH Hosts Visitors from Hafal (Wales, U.K.)

7/1/2015

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Main Street Housing was delighted to host visitors from Hafal (meaning “equal”), the leading charity for people with serious mental illness and their carers in Wales, U.K.

Alison Guyatt and Helen Bennett toured two of MSH’s properties in Baltimore City and met with our staff to learn about the Main Street Model of quality, affordable, independent housing for consumers. We wish Helen and Allison the best of luck on their fact-finding tour across the US as they learn and bring back innovative strategies to help them develop the Gellinudd Recovery Centre, which will offer “ambitious, recovery-focused support and treatment for people with a serious mental illness.”
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On the Main Streets of Charm City: MSH's Baltimore City Housing Initiative

6/1/2015

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“Housing is a critical component of everyone's life. It impacts employment, where a child goes to school, where you buy food, and often a person's health. For individuals with mental health issues, obtaining independent, safe, and affordable housing is critical to their success.” Hope Tipton, Magistrate, Baltimore City Circuit Court and Former MSH Board President
After three extremely busy years, we are proud to report that we now own five properties in Baltimore City, with a total capacity of 14 Tenant Slots!
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Thanks to The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, The Herbert Bearman Foundation, The Jacob Lowenthal Residue (administered by PNC Charitable Trust) and United Way of Central Maryland for their support of our efforts in Baltimore City!
Bringing our award-winning “Main Street Model” of quality, affordable, independent rental housing for people with psychiatric disabilities to Baltimore City was a long-held goal for Main Street Housing. In 2012, MSH started our Baltimore City Housing Initiative thanks to the generous support of The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, and our friends, neighbors, supporters and donors.
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