| SPECIAL POPULATIONS SERVICES | |
| Services for Those with Physical, Emotional, or Intellectual Disability | |
| Services for Olde#r Adults | |
| Services for Military Personnel/Veterans | |
| Services for Immigrants and Speakers of Other Languages | |
| Services for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Persons | |
| Services for Those with Physical, Emotional, or Intellectual Disability | |
| Abilities Network | |
5301 Buckeystown Pike, Suite 301
Abilities Network’s mission is to challenge the community to acknowledge the value and equality of people of all abilities. Their services are personalized to support each person to live, work, socialize, and participate in the community.
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| The Arc of Frederick County, Inc. | |
620-A Research Court
The Arc of Frederick County is an advocacy agency supporting adults and children with developmental disabilities to lead enviable lives in their community. The Arc provides assistance to individuals and families in planning, locating, accessing, maintaining, and advocating for supports and services they need and desire.
Contributions from members, civic groups, and grants allow The Arc to offer additional needed supports to people in Frederick County. Information and Referral and Educational Advocacy services are available to anyone who contacts The Arc and has a developmental disability or is a family member of someone with a disability. The Arc offers residential support for children and adults (in their family’s home, or in their own home), and assists individuals who need to learn the skills to transition to their own home. The Arc offers employment supports for adults and transitioning students to locate careers based on their passions, talents, and personal interests. Cooking, computer, creative movement, music, art, and Adult Basic Education classes are all offered in response to requests from the people served by The Arc. Working Together Self-Advocacy is a support group for adults with developmental disabilities. Parent and sibling support groups are available to support family members. Also available is a free, monthly respite program called Parents Day Out. The Arc has an Hispanic Outreach position to reach the growing Spanish speaking population in Frederick.
Following the mission of the founding parents, The Arc continues to respond to the needs of children with developmental disabilities, their families, and the Frederick community.
The Arc’s services are varied and numerous. They are tailored according to the individual’s and family’s needs, and are driven by their own choices. The Arc of Frederick County works to guarantee people with developmental disabilities the same rights and opportunities enjoyed by other citizens. The Arc helps people exercise the right to be contributing members of society, to receive quality education, to be gainfully employed, to live in desirable homes, to have friends and families, and to direct their own lives. | |
| The Buddy Project, Inc. | |
2107 Chestnut Lane
Provides computers and technology training to individuals with disabilities. Computers are provided free of charge on a "free lease" and are kept up to date and maintained by the program. Also sells low-cost refurbished computers equipped with Microsoft Windows 7 or 10 and Open Office. We offer FREE Hands on Training through Internships. | |
| Community Living, Inc. | |
620-B Research Court
CLI provides housing and supports to over 160 adults who have intellectual and/or developmental disabilities in the Frederick community. They have 26 homes in Frederick, a retirement day program, vocational services, and support services. Founded in 1979, CLI aims to provide the supports and services each individual needs to live full, independent lives. They promote inclusion and acceptance through outreach and speaking engagements. Volunteers are welcome. Volunteer opportunities are catered to each volunteer's interests and goals, and range from landscaping to clerical work. | |
| Daybreak Adult Day Services, Inc. | |
7819 Rocky Springs Road
A private, non-profit agency that provides daytime care for senior citizens in a safe and supportive setting. Three separate programs are offered in one location to meet the physical, medical, and cognitive needs of attendees. Senior Center Plus program provides opportunities for socialization, daily exercise, and activities to stimulate mind and body. Medical Day program offers personal care assistance and medical monitoring of health conditions such as diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, head injury, and arthritis by registered nurses; in addition to socialization, exercise, and activities. The Young at Heart Program provides medical monitoring and assistance with personal care needs in a smaller environment, higher staff ratio, and activities to better serve those with advanced dementia. Freshly prepared meals (breakfast, lunch, and snack) and transportation to and from the center are available to those in all three programs. Fees are based on a sliding scale, with financial aid available to those who meet the criteria. May be covered by medical assistance, long term care insurance, or veterans benefits. | |
| Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) | |
1890 North Market Street, Suite 300
DORS is a state agency with programs and services that help people with significant disabilities become successfully employed. A DORS counselor will help you choose from programs and services such as: career decision making and counseling, rehabilitation technology services, employment and skills training, job search and job placement services, job coaching, and supported employment services. Complete an online referral at the website above or contact the DORS office nearest your home. DORS offices are located in communities throughout the state. In addition to vocational services, DORS Office for Blindness & Vision Services (OBVS) also provides services to individuals age 55 and older who have vision loss or blindness. | |
| Epilepsy Foundation Maryland | |
3540 Crain Highway, Suite 675
Epilepsy Foundation of Maryland's Epilepsy Services program serves individuals, families, and the greater community with epilepsy education, information and referral services, assistance with medical issues, advocacy, support groups, and scholarship support. | |
| Family Service Foundation | |
6910 Bowers Road, Suite A,
Community-based psychiatric rehabilitation programs (pre-vocation training and residential services) that provide independent living skills training for deaf and hearing adults with a serious mental illness. They accepts individuals who are currently hospitalized and persons living in the community who are recovering from mental illness. Fees: MA. | |
| Frederick Community Action Agency PATH Project/SOAR Program | |
100 South Market Street
The federally funded PATH Project provides case management, outreach, and transportation services to people who are homeless and have a serious mental illness. PATH Project staff work closely with therapists and psychiatrists from other agencies to ensure adequate access to mental health treatment services for homeless people. The SSI/SSDI Outreach, Assessment and Recovery, or SOAR Program, helps people that are homeless and disabled to apply for disability benefits available through the Social Security Administration. In addition, the SOAR case manager assists people with obtaining necessary documents, such as birth certificates and photo identification cards, needed to apply for benefits. | |
| Frederick County 4-H Therapeutic Riding Program | |
11515 Angleberger Road
The Frederick County 4-H Therapeutic Riding Program provides therapy through horseback riding to the disabled citizens of Frederick County. Lessons and therapy are provided at no charge to students for two seven-week sessions (spring and fall). The program is incorporated in the State of Maryland as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Students are supervised by trained instructors as well as licensed Occupational and Physical Therapists. The program has a waiting list and currently has 76 students who ride Tuesday and Thursday evenings and on Saturdays. Volunteers are always needed to lead horses, side-walk with disabled riders, and groom and tack horses as part of the barn crew. Volunteers must be at least 12 years old to work in the barn, and 14 or older to work in the ring. | |
| Frederick County Department of Social Services Adult Services | |
1888 North Market Street
See index for a complete listing of Frederick County Department of Social Services programs. Provides various services to elderly and disabled adults over age 18. Services include the following programs: | |
| Adult Protective Services | |
Adult Services
Serves persons age 18 and older who lack the physical and/or mental capacity to provide for their daily needs. The purpose of Adult Protective Services is to prevent or remedy neglect, self-neglect, abuse, or exploitation of vulnerable adults. Investigates reports of abuse, neglect, or exploitation and takes appropriate action. Also assists to establish public guardianship when family or interested others are unwilling or unable to serve as guardian. | |
| In-Home Aide Services | |
Adult Services
Provides personal care and light-housekeeping services, through employed Certified Nursing Assistants and contracted agencies, to eligible adults in their homes. | |
| Project Home | |
Adult Services
Project Home provides case management services for eligible clients living in an approved Project Home/Adult Foster Care home. Case management services include assessment, care planning, linkage to services, monitoring, and advocacy. A limited amount of emergency financial assistance is available. To be eligible, clients must be Frederick County residents 18 years of age or older who are unable to live independently in their home due to a physical or mental disability. | |
| Respite Services | |
Adult Services
Helps cover the cost of respite care for disabled adults, in their home or out of their home, to temporarily relieve the caregiver. | |
| Senior Care Program | |
Adult Services
Senior Care Program provides social work case management services to Frederick County adults age 65 or older who are moderately or severely disabled. The program can assist with service coordination, linkage to services, and general case management focusing on helping the adult to continue to live safely and independently in their home. Those meeting these requirements and additional income/asset parameters may be eligible for some limited assistance with purchasing approved personal care supplies/equipment. | |
| Social Services to Adults | |
Adult Services
Provides social work case management to assist qualifying adults (18 and older) in finding supportive services. The goal of the program is to help clients maintain their independence as well as their health/safety/welfare. Those who meet income/asset parameters may receive assistance in purchasing personal care products/equipment. | |
| Frederick County Government - Citizens Services Division Scott Key Center | |
Frederick County Health Department 1050 Rocky Springs Road
Scott Key Center’s mission is to provide creative and meaningful employment for adults with developmental disabilities within the Frederick community. Scott Key Center is a leader in Frederick County by empowering adults with developmental disabilities to be included and valued as members of the community. The Scott Key Center fosters community integration through employment and public awareness. Each Scott Key Center employee has the opportunity to work within their range of abilities in order to function at their highest potential. The Scott Key Center promotes creativity in order to develop meaningful employment within the community, through enhanced training and educational opportunities for staff and employees, while supporting each employee to identify, plan, and achieve his or her own personal dreams. | |
| Frederick County Health Department | |
350 Montevue Lane
See index for a complete listing of Frederick County Health Department programs. | |
| Adult Evaluation and Review Services (AERS) | |
Frederick County Health Department
AERS provides comprehensive medical and psycho-social evaluations of the following groups seeking community-based services to support them in remaining in the community: 1) the elderly, 2) chronically disabled adults, and 3) recipients of community Medical Assistance (MA/Medicaid) benefits (both children and adults). AERS evaluators are nurses and social workers (with RN/LCSW-C credentials) whose goal is to support clients and families in maintaining their loved ones in the community/least-restrictive environment. Recommendations are made regarding appropriate, available community-based services. AERS evaluations are provided at no cost. In addition to general evaluations outlined above, AERS provides medical determination evaluations for community Medical Assistance (MA/Medicaid) recipients seeking home-based personal assistance services through the Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DHMH) Community Options programs. (NOTE: AERS does not provide psychological/psychiatric evaluations for individuals requiring competency determinations.) | |
| Community Personal Assistance Services (CPAS) | |
Frederick County Health Department
CPAS (formerly MAPCP) is a service that merged with the Community Options statewide programs at the Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DHMH) in January 2014. The CPAS program services eligible community Medical Assistance (MA/Medicaid) recipients who require home-based assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, dressing, feeding, meal preparation, and toileting. Medical eligibility is determined through a home-based evaluation provided by the Health Department’s AERS (Adult Evaluation and Review Services) evaluators, who are nurses and/or social workers. Once deemed medically eligible, a support planner from a DHMH-approved agency is selected by the recipient. The support planner works with the recipient to establish a service delivery plan and to secure independent or agency-based personal assistants to provide care services and assistance with ADLs (up to seven days a week - hours vary according to DHMH guidelines). The initial AERS evaluation is free and if approved, personal assistant services are billed through the recipient’s MA. | |
| Frederick County Developmental Center: | |
| Audiology Program | |
Frederick County Developmental Center
Frederick County Developmental Center (FCDC) provides pediatric audiology services for uninsured and underinsured children in Frederick County and children served by the Infants and Toddlers Program, Head Start, and the Frederick County Public School’s Special Education Program. Further information about hearing loss and community resources for children with hearing loss is provided as needed. Audiological assessments are provided for children covered by Medical Assistance insurance as referred by their doctor; children who are uninsured and qualify for their sliding fee scale; children served by the Infants and Toddlers Program, by YMCA of Frederick County Head Start, and by Frederick County Public School’s Special Education Program; and adults with developmental disabilities covered by Medical Assistance or Medicare. Support for personal hearing aids is provided as needed for children using hearing aids from the Maryland Hearing Aid Loan Bank; children covered by Medical Assistance insurance as referred by their doctor; children who are uninsured and qualify for their sliding fee scale; and adults with developmental disabilities covered by Medical Assistance or Medicare. | |
| Family Support Network | |
Frederick County Developmental Center
The state of Maryland created the Family Support Network to meet the needs of families with children birth to 3 years, with developmental delays or disabilities. Among its many services, the Family Support Network can: provide information to families regarding community services; refer families to local support groups, workshops, and advocacy groups; provide an opportunity for families to share ideas and experiences; link “experienced” parents to parents that have children with similar needs through the Parent to Parent Program; and provide support to families as they transition from the Infants and Toddlers Program to a community program by helping families sort through their options whether it be special education or public preschool programs. | |
| Frederick County Infants and Toddlers Program | |
Frederick County Developmental Center
The Infants and Toddlers Program provides services to children between the ages of birth to 3 years old that reside in Frederick County and meet one of the following criteria: 25% delay in any area of development; developing in a way that is considered “atypical” for most children his or her age; or has a diagnosed condition that is likely to affect development. Services are family-centered and provided collaboratively by Frederick County Health Department, Frederick County Public Schools, Frederick County Department of Social Services, and Maryland School for the Deaf. | |
| Respite Program | |
Frederick County Developmental Center
The mission of the Respite Care Program is to provide funding of respite services for children with special health care needs and their families. Through a grant from the Office of Genetics and Children with Special Healthcare Needs of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, a limited amount of mini-grant funding is available periodically to defray the cost of respite services. Respite care is consistently identified by families as a key need for coping with the challenges of raising a child with special healthcare needs. | |
| School Based Program | |
Frederick County Developmental Center
The school based services provides both Occupational Therapy (OT) and Physical Therapy (PT) for eligible students attending Frederick County Public Schools. Both OT and PT are related services that are under the Individuals with Disabilities Act. Related services are provided to help a child with an educational disability benefit from his/her special education program in the least restrictive learning environment. OTs and PTs address performance skills where a child’s disability impacts or compromises the ability to access, participate, and/or make progress in his/her natural learning environment and the general education environment. | |
| Frederick County Public Schools | |
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See index for a complete listing of Frederick County Public Schools programs. | |
| Child Find | |
Frederick County Public Schools
Child Find provides free screening and assessment for all children from birth through age 21 who are suspected of having an educational disability. If a child is identified with an educational disability, Child Find provides a continuum of special education and related services. These services are generally provided in neighborhood elementary schools. | |
| Partners for Success | |
Frederick County Public Schools
Partners for Success provides families, professionals, and the community with information, training, and support to provide the skills and knowledge that will enable families of children and youth with disabilities and professionals to function as equal partners in the educational decision making process. A lending library of current books and videos is available for use. Open during the school year only. | |
| The Freedom Center, Inc. | |
550 Highland Street, Suite 510
The Freedom Center empowers people of all ages with any type of disability to lead self-directed, independent, and productive lives in a barrier-free community. Services include advocacy, information and referral, peer counseling, and independent living skills training. There is no cost for services, but the consumer must live in Frederick or Carroll Counties. | |
| Goodwill Industries of Monocacy Valley, Inc. | |
5103 Pegasus Ct suite L
Goodwill provides employment, computer training, support services, and vocational rehabilitation to people with disabilities and barriers to employment who reside in Frederick or Carroll Counties. Services include vocational day services (employment for individuals with developmental disabilities in an integrated work environment); supported employment (community employment with ongoing support); work adjustment training (employment readiness program); job coaching (support offered at the employment site); and job placement (assistance helping individuals find jobs in the community). Goodwill also offers basic computer, Microsoft Word and Excel training; English as a Second Language (ESL) training; and provides loan of used assistance devices such as wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, and adult potty chairs. | |
| Independence Now, Inc. Maryland Work Incentives Network | |
12301 Old Columbia Pike, Suite 101
The Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Projects provide all SSA beneficiaries with disabilities (including transition-to-work aged youth) access to work incentives planning and assistance services. The goal of the WIPA Projects is to better enable SSA’s beneficiaries with disabilities to make informed choices about work. Each WIPA Project has Community Work Incentive Coordinators (CWIC) who will provide work incentives planning and assistance to SSA’s beneficiaries with disabilities; conduct outreach efforts to those beneficiaries who are potentially eligible to participate in Federal or State work incentives programs; and work in cooperation with Federal, State, and private agencies, and nonprofit organizations that serve beneficiaries with disabilities. Beneficiaries can call the Ticket to Work Helpline at 1-866-968-7842 to begin the process to receive services. MD-WIN is the WIPA project for Maryland. They can help any Maryland resident who receives disability benefits from Social Security to understand and use the work incentives available to them. In short, if you want to work, but don’t want to do anything to mess up your benefits, please call. | |
| Linwood Center | |
3421 Martha Bush Drive
Linwood School is co-ed with a capacity of 70 students. The school is approved by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) to provide Special Education and related services program for students with autism in a Nongraded (ages 5 through 21) educational program, with additional residential components, and a General Education program for students on the autism spectrum in Kindergarten, Elementary, and Middle School (grades 1 through 8).
As students “age out” of the school system and become eligible for state-supported adult services, many enter the Linwood School program for adults. The services include supported employment, including the Linwood Center Boutique - a gift and thrift store on Main Street in Historic Ellicott City; day services; and community-based residential programs. With this support, individuals living with autism enjoy being productive and contributing members of their communities.
Linwood Center believes that each individual who enters the program has the right to be treated with dignity and respect, and deserves to live, work, and play in an environment filled with encouragement and opportunity. That is the underlying notion of every program it operates and every service it provides, and is one of the reasons why so many families choose Linwood. | |
| Low Income (Subsidized) Housing | |
| Brunswick House | |
must be 62+ and/or disabled
Units available to low-income senior citizens and/or individuals that are disabled. Most do not have a minimum income requirement. Applicants must apply at the office of each development. There is typically a waiting list for this type of housing. See complete listing of units under the heading “Assistance for Basic Needs.” | |
| Catoctin Manor | |
must be 55+ and disabled
Units available to low-income senior citizens and/or individuals that are disabled. Most do not have a minimum income requirement. Applicants must apply at the office of each development. There is typically a waiting list for this type of housing. See complete listing of units under the heading “Assistance for Basic Needs.” | |
| Lincoln on the Park | |
must be 62+ and/or disabled
Units available to low-income senior citizens and/or individuals that are disabled. Most do not have a minimum income requirement. Applicants must apply at the office of each development. There is typically a waiting list for this type of housing. See complete listing of units under the heading “Assistance for Basic Needs.” | |
| Moser Manor Apartments | |
must be 62+ and/or disabled
Units available to low-income senior citizens and/or individuals that are disabled. Most do not have a minimum income requirement. Applicants must apply at the office of each development. There is typically a waiting list for this type of housing. See complete listing of units under the heading “Assistance for Basic Needs.” | |
| Taney Village | |
must be 55+ and/or disabled
Units available to low-income senior citizens and/or individuals that are disabled. Most do not have a minimum income requirement. Applicants must apply at the office of each development. There is typically a waiting list for this type of housing. See complete listing of units under the heading “Assistance for Basic Needs.” | |
| Victoria Park | |
must be 62+
Units available to low-income senior citizens and/or individuals that are disabled. Most do not have a minimum income requirement. Applicants must apply at the office of each development. There is typically a waiting list for this type of housing. See complete listing of units under the heading “Assistance for Basic Needs.” | |
| Mental Health Association of Frederick County Telephone Reassurance Program | |
226 South Jefferson Street
The goal of the Telephone Reassurance Program is to relieve the loneliness and isolation some seniors may feel, while checking on their safety and well-being. The program is a free service that makes scheduled, outgoing phone calls to the homebound and elderly of Frederick County who choose to enroll in the program. | |
| National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Frederick County | |
P.O. Box 3056
NAMI or the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is a grassroots organization dedicated to improving the lives of those with mental illness, their families, and caregivers through education, support, and advocacy. NAMI of Frederick County is an active affiliate of NAMI Maryland and NAMI National. The principal activities are member education, public education, and advocacy for research on mental illness and its impact on individuals. Related services include: 1) family and caregiver support groups 2) public education meetings several times during the year; 3) a 12-week Family-to-Family course for family members and caregivers; 4) Connection support group for persons with mental illness. Please note that all services are offered free of charge. For information regarding dates, times and location for support groups and classes, please refer to the website above. | |
| On Our Own of Frederick County, Inc. | |
22 S Market Street, Suite 110
Offers one-on-one peer support, activities, and education program for people with serious mental illness. Activities, offered through the week (call for current hours), include peer support groups for people seeking mental health recovery, crafts, videos, exercise classes, and a drop-in center providing snacks and a place to socialize. | |
| Rebuilding Together Frederick County | |
P.O. Box 1822
Rebuilding Together has provided extensive home rehabilitation and modification services to low-income homeowners across the country for over 25 years. (See complete description of services under the heading “Assistance for Basic Needs.”) | |
| Service Coordination, Inc. | |
5283 Corporate Drive, Suite 103
Service Coordination provides quality case management services to individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, youth in transition, the forensic population, people in state hospitals, and the mental health population. They provide quality information and helpful options that can guide people to resources of their choice, ultimately supporting their decisions to connect to available resources. Service Coordination provides resource coordination services to individuals residing in the Southern, Central, and Western regions of Maryland, as outlined by the Developmental Disability Administration (DDA). | |
| Social Security Administration | |
5340 Spectrum Drive, Suite N
Handles application for and questions about Social Security retirement benefits, survivors benefits, disability benefits, Supplemental Security Income, and Medicare. Also handles application for Social Security cards and replacement cards. | |
| Special Olympics Maryland - Frederick County | |
c/o Ruth Vickers
The mission of Special Olympics Maryland - Frederick County is to provide year round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual limitations, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in a sharing of gifts and friendships with their families, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community. Athletes in Frederick County may participate in up to 16 sports. | |
| Telecommunications Access of Maryland Maryland Accessible Telecommunications | |
301 West Preston Street, Suite 1008A
Maryland Accessible Telecommunications distributes free amplified phones, ring signalers, TTYs, and other assistive devices to qualified applicants who have difficulty using a standard telephone. | |
| Maryland Relay | |
Telecommunications Access of Maryland
Maryland Relay is a free public service that allows persons with hearing or speech loss to stay independent using the telephone. | |
| Unified Community Connections | |
11350 McCormick Road, Suite 1100
The mission of Unified Community Connections is to support individuals with disabilities in achieving independence, productivity, and the quality of life they seek. Unified Community Connections provides thousands of service hours each year to children and adults with a wide variety of disabilities and chronic health issues throughout the state of Maryland.
Unified Community Connections’ core services and programs include children’s educational, therapeutic, and medical services at the Delrey School, adult residential services, day habilitation, supported employment, community supported living arrangements (CSLA), individual support services (ISS), family support services (FSS), transportation, in-home supports, and an assistive technology center that offers augmentative communication assessments, speech therapy, and personalized training for children and adults with communication difficulties. | |
| Adult Day Habilitation Program | |
Unified Community Connections
Unified Community Connections is a non-profit organization that provides a variety of services at the Frederick center. These services include nursing supervision and monitoring, personal care assistance, and individualized recreational, social, and educational experiences and opportunities. Consultative physical, occupational, speech, and language therapies and activities are provided. The program is designed for adults who would benefit from a supervised, planned program of activities and services. Transportation and a nutritious hot lunch are provided. Counseling and referral services are also available. Adults who would benefit from the offered services must meet eligibility requirements. Medical Assistance, DDA funds, and private pay accepted. | |
| Way Station, Inc. | |
P.O. Box 3826
See index for a complete listing of Way Station, Inc. programs. | |
| Adult Residential Rehabilitation Services (RRP) | |
Way Station, Inc.
Provides services and support in houses managed by Way Station. Services include ongoing assessment of needs and individualized services planning; assistance with daily living; medication monitoring; money management; supportive counseling; skills training; leisure and recreational activities; linkages with community resources; and crisis intervention. Housing includes general and intensive level options, which include a variety of specialized residential programs offering 24/7 staffing. | |
| Adult Services Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program (PRP) Day Program | |
Way Station, Inc.
Psychiatric day program is based on the evidence-based practice that engages participants in activities that are designed to facilitate learning, skill development, peer support, and progress towards individual rehabilitation goals. | |
| Supported Housing | |
Adult Services Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program (PRP)
Services include assistance with daily living needs, medication monitoring, money management, supportive counseling, personal care skills, interpersonal and communicative skills training, social and leisure skills training and planning, activities that support cultural and spiritual interests, and crisis intervention. | |
| Assertive Community Treatment Team | |
Way Station, Inc.
Way Station’s Assertive Community Treatment Team provides services that are designed to meet the needs of individuals who are unable or unwilling to engage in traditional, facility-based outpatient psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation services. The goals of the Program include meeting basic human needs of the individuals served; preventing or reducing the incidents of hospitalization, homelessness, and incarceration; improving the level of functioning, quality of life, and community integration of the individuals served; and transitioning individuals to less intensive services. This program utilizes the principles and practices of the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) model. Services are provided by a multi-disciplinary team comprised of a psychiatrist, nurse, social worker, and case managers. Team members work together and share responsibility for meeting the needs of the individuals served. Services are available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, and are provided in community settings and at times that best address individual client needs. Services are provided to individuals at a frequency, intensity, and duration that addresses the needs of each individual served. It includes psychiatric evaluation and assessment; medication administration and monitoring; medical psychotherapy; interactive therapies; skill assessment and training; health promotion and training; crisis intervention support; linkage; and advocacy. | |
| Camp Journey Respite Program | |
Way Station, Inc.
The Camp Journey Respite Program takes place in an 8-bed home-like environment where youth with emotional and behavioral disabilities ages 11 to 17 stay from several hours to a few days. Length of stay is pre-determined based on the unique needs of each family. The Program is intended to give families a break from caring for the complex needs of their youth and reduce the overall stress level in the family home to avoid more intensive placements for the youth by providing planned respite services. While the youth are in the program, they have fun while learning positive skills that help them more effectively manage their challenges during everyday life. | |
| Community Employment Program | |
Way Station, Inc.
The Community Employment Program provides individually tailored services to assist persons who have physical, psychiatric, and/or developmental disabilities in developing and realizing employment goals that are consistent with the individual’s choices, assessed needs, and abilities. The Program provides comprehensive assessment, training opportunities, and necessary supports that enable individuals to enter or re-enter competitive, integrated work settings. The primary focus of Way Station’s Community Employment Program is to provide job development, placement, and support to promote successful community-based employment. The program also offers career assessment and self-employment services to support job placements. These ancillary services provide opportunities for the individual to learn about him or herself and to develop skills essential to employment success. This continuum of service is not necessarily sequential and job development and placement supports are not contingent upon an individual’s participation in these services. | |
| Developmental Disabilities Residential Services | |
Way Station, Inc.
The Developmental Disabilities Residential Services Program (Residential DDA) is a highly specialized program geared to individuals with very challenging needs, many of whom have co-occurring disabilities (developmental disabilities and mental illness). The program provides housing options in apartments, townhouses, and single family dwellings in the Frederick community as available to meet the needs of individuals. Services are provided by integrated teams at a frequency and intensity that meets each individual’s needs as determined by their team and are designed to facilitate a partnership with each person. The residential program develops the staffing model to meet the specialized residential needs both more personally and across the spectrum of issues that arise throughout an individual’s life. | |
| Healthy Transitions Initiative | |
Way Station, Inc.
Way Station’s HTI program provides services for youth in transition. The goals of the program are to provide youth and families opportunities to experience a quality of life that includes satisfactory housing, adequate income, positive relationships with friends and family, and healthy recreation; feel empowered, confident, and able to advocate for themselves and others as they transition to independent living; receive strengths based coordinated care for a more successful transition into adulthood; be involved in normative activities including employment and/or continued education, and are contributing to the community; have their mental health needs met; remain in the community in the least restrictive environment; feel valued and supported; and have a voice in policy decision making on both state and federal levels.
HTI serves individuals ages 16 to 25 with serious mental illness or emotional disturbance. Youth may be referred by a case worker, parent, counselor, or licensed mental health professional based on screening, assessment, or ongoing treatment of the individual. Priority populations for this program are young adults served as children and adolescents in the Public Mental Health System (PMHS); adolescents with emotional and/or behavioral disorders; young adults who experience their first psychotic episode in emerging adulthood; and youth at risk of being placed outside of their home into a residential treatment center (RTC). If youth are in the Public Mental Health System (PMHS) they automatically meet financial criteria. Uninsured or youth with private insurance may be eligible if their household income is less than 200% of poverty level. | |
| Interagency Family Preservation Services | |
Way Station, Inc.
The focus of the IFPS program is to promote safety and well-being for Frederick County families whose children are at imminent risk of entering an out-of-home placement or to prevent a placement disruption. It is a short-term, intensive, home and community-based crisis program. Intervention service provided through Interagency Family Preservation Services will involve families as partners in all steps of the therapeutic and intervention process. Services are voluntary and flexible, timely and built on family and community strengths. In order to be eligible, families must have one child who is at imminent risk of an out-of-home placement. A team of two family service workers are assigned to the families for 6 weeks, five hours each week. Families and Service Workers together come up with goals to address and tackle together. | |
| Pathways Day Program | |
Way Station, Inc.
The Pathways Day Program is specifically designed to meet the special needs of adults with developmental disabilities, and will provide participants with opportunities to learn about and develop skills in the areas of health and wellness, behavior management, daily living, coping strategies, interpersonal and social skills, employment preparation, and recreational and leisure activities. Staff offer individualized support geared toward preparing for, obtaining, and maintaining gainful employment in the community through the Community Employment Program.
Participants of the Pathways Program have access to Way Station’s Day Rehabilitation Program and are engaged with appropriate supports in activities that are designed to facilitate learning, skill development, peer support, and progress toward individual personal goals. Such activities include work-oriented activities, educational and experiential groups, community volunteer activities, and recreational and leisure activities. Services are offered 9:00a.m.-3:00p.m. Monday through Friday. The Program offers transportation, and breakfast, lunch, and snacks. | |
| Services for Older Adults | |
| Daybreak Adult Day Services, Inc. | |
7819 Rocky Springs Road
A private, non-profit agency that provides daytime care for senior citizens in a safe and supportive setting. Three separate programs are offered in one location to meet the physical, medical, and cognitive needs of attendees. Senior Center Plus program provides opportunities for socialization, daily exercise, and activities to stimulate mind and body. Medical Day program offers personal care assistance and medical monitoring of health conditions such as diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, head injury, and arthritis by registered nurses; in addition to socialization, exercise, and activities. The Young at Heart Program provides medical monitoring and assistance with personal care needs in a smaller environment, higher staff ratio, and activities to better serve those with advanced dementia. Freshly prepared meals (breakfast, lunch, and snack) and transportation to and from the center are available to those in all three programs. Fees are based on a sliding scale, with financial aid available to those who meet the criteria. May be covered by medical assistance, long term care insurance, or veterans benefits. | |
| Frederick County Department of Housing and Community Development Bell Court | |
401 Sagner Avenue
Provides affordable housing for the senior citizens. Bell Court consists of 28 1-bedroom units in Woodsboro, Maryland. Tenants must be age 62 and meet income eligibility. Vacancies occur only about 2 to 3 a year, so waiting list is slow-moving. | |
| Frederick County Department of Social Services Adult Services | |
1888 North Market Street
See index for a complete listing of Frederick County Department of Social Services programs. Provides various services to elderly and disabled adults over age 18. (See complete description of services under the heading “Special Populations Services: Services for Those with Physical, Emotional, or Intellectual Disability.”) | |
| Frederick County Health Department | |
350 Montevue Lane
See index for a complete listing of Frederick County Health Department programs. | |
| Adult Evaluation and Review Services (AERS) | |
Frederick County Health Department
AERS provides comprehensive medical and psycho-social evaluations of 1) elderly, 2) chronically disabled adults, and 3) recipients of community Medical Assistance (MA/Medicaid) benefits (both children and adults) seeking community-based services to support them in remaining in the community. (See complete description of services under the heading “Special Populations Services: Services for Those with Physical, Emotional, or Intellectual Disability.”) | |
| Community Personal Assistance Services (CPAS) | |
Frederick County Health Department
CPAS (formerly MAPCP) is a service that merged with the Community Options statewide programs at the Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DHMH) in January 2014. The CPAS program serves eligible community Medical Assistance (MA/Medicaid) recipients who require home-based assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, dressing, feeding, meal preparation, and toileting. (See complete description of services under the heading “Special Populations Services: Services for Those with Physical, Emotional, or Intellectual Disability.”) | |
| Frederick County Senior Services Division | |
1440 Taney Avenue
Provides a single point of entry into the service system for older citizens, their families, and their caregivers. The mission of the DOA is to develop and administer programs that support Frederick County older adults and adults with disabilities in their efforts to remain healthy, active, and independent members of the community, and to provide, coordinate, and advocate for services that promote the dignity and enrichment of life for all seniors, persons with disabilities, their families, and caregivers.
DOA’s services include, but are not limited to, information, assistance, referral, and outreach; congregate and home-delivered meals; transportation to/from four senior centers for health/wellness, nursing assessments, health screenings, and fitness/wellness activities; counseling and education about Medicare and Medigap policies and health insurance; care management services for clients in the Community First Choice program; Caregiver Support and Guardianship programs; Aging in Place Services (Senior Care) includes assessments, in-home aide services, and meals; Guardianship Circuit Court appointed coordination of ongoing care and management of persons in need over the age of 65; and Ombudsman/resident advocacy, which provides advocacy services to residents in long-term care facilities. | |
| 50+ Community Centers | |
Frederick County Senior Services Division
Frederick County Senior Services offers a variety of programs to help individuals 50 and up maintain wellness and independence. From speakers and workshops to special events and day trips; from enrichment and social opportunities to fitness classes and programs they offer something for everyone. Community Centers are available online, and in Brunswick, Emmitsburg, Frederick, and Urbana. The virtual community center offers programs and exercise classes that “expands horizons, explores the arts and engages the brain.” The virtual community center can be found on the Division’s website, www.frederickcountymd.gov/SeniorServices. **Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 50+ Community Centers remain closed. Services can be accessed through the Virtual 50+ Community Center. | |
| Caregiver Support Program | |
Frederick County Senior Services Division
The Caregiver Support Program offers assistance for those who are caring for someone older than age 60. While many caregivers are family members, this program can also assist caregivers who are not related by blood or marriage. This program is also for caregivers of a person of any age with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder. The program can also assist grandparents and other relative caregivers over the age of 55 who are caring for a child age 18 or under and grandparents or relative caregivers providing care for adult children with a disability who are between 19 - 59 years of age. The caregivers must be age 55 years and older and cannot be the child’s natural or adoptive parent. | |
| Health Insurance Counseling | |
Frederick County Senior Services Division
Through the Senior Services Divison's Health Insurance Counseling program, trained staff offer information and assistance with health insurance questions and enrollment in Medicare. | |
| Home Delivered Meals | |
Frederick County Senior Services Division
Through the Home Delivered Meals program, meals are provided to participants who meet eligibility requirements. | |
| Legal Services | |
Frederick County Senior Services Division
The Division contracts with a local provider to offer legal advice and representation pertaining to government benefits programs, consumer problems, health care issues, landlord/tenant matters, and information and referrals. This service is available to qualified adults, age 60+. | |
| Maryland Access Point (MAP) | |
Frederick County Senior Services Division
The Maryland Access Point (MAP) is a trusted source of information and assistance for Frederick County residents who need or want to plan for their immediate and future needs. MAP serves adults 50 years and older, adults 18 years and older with a disability, family members and other caregivers, and health or business professionals. Information, assistance and guidance, and referrals to other agencies are offered. Assistance with the completion of government benefit applications is also offered. | |
| Senior Services Advisory Board | |
Frederick County Senior Services Division
In 1965, the Board of County Commissioners conducted a survey of the needs of the older citizens throughout Frederick County. Based upon the results of this survey, the Board of County Commissioners established the Frederick County Commission on Aging in December 1965. In 2018 the Commission on Aging became the Senior Services Advisory Board. The purpose of the Board is to advise the County Executive and the Frederick County Senior Services Division on all matters relating to development and administration of the area plan and operations conducted hereunder, and to be advocates for issues relating to aging. | |
| Low Income (Subsidized) Housing | |
Units available to low-income senior citizens and/or individuals that are disabled. Most do not have a minimum income requirement. Applicants must apply at the office of each development. There is typically a waiting list for this type of housing. See listing of units under the heading “Special Populations Services: Services for Those with Physical, Emotional, or Intellectual Disability.” | |
| Maryland Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program | |
300 West Preston Street, Room 410
The Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program (SPDAP) is a subsidy program established by the Maryland General Assembly in 2005. It provides financial assistance to moderate-income Maryland residents who are eligible for Medicare and are enrolled in a prescription drug plan. SPDAP is overseen by the Maryland Department of Health. Pool Administrators, Inc. administers this program for the Maryland Health Insurance Plan. To participate in the Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program, individuals must provide proof of residency in Maryland for at least six months; be a Medicare recipient; NOT be eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (Dual Eligible); NOT be receiving 100% Federal Low-Income Subsidy (Extra Help); and have an income at or below 300% of the Federal Poverty Level. | |
| Mental Health Association of Frederick County Telephone Reassurance Program | |
226 South Jefferson Street
The goal of the Telephone Reassurance Program is to relieve the loneliness and isolation some seniors may feel, while also checking on their safety and well-being. The program is a free service that makes scheduled, outgoing phone calls to the homebound and elderly of Frederick County who choose to enroll in the program. | |
| Middletown Valley People Helping People | |
P.O. Box 477
Provides services to residents of the Middletown Valley (or Middletown Schools feeder) area including: free transportation to medical appointments, a monthly luncheon for senior citizens, exercise and yoga classes for people 50+, a school supply drive, an “adopt-a-family” program at Christmas, and emergency financial assistance for utilities, rent, etc., as well as providing referrals to other agencies. | |
| Partners in Care | |
5 Willowdale Dr, B1-4
A volunteer-driven non-profit operating on a service-exchange model, Partners in Care provides free help to Frederick County seniors who need occasional assistance in order to remain independent in their homes. Services include transportation to appointments and other errands, odd jobs, going grocery shopping for members, and other assistance. There is no fee required; instead, members are asked to give back with their own gifts and talents, such as telling others about the program, baking for events, or donating to the upscale resale boutique. Membership is open to anyone 50+ living independently in Frederick County. | |
| Rebuilding Together Frederick County | |
P.O. Box 1822
Rebuilding Together has provided extensive home rehabilitation and modification services to low-income homeowners across the country for over 25 years. (See complete description of services under the heading “Assistance for Basic Needs.”) | |
| Social Security Administration | |
5340 Spectrum Drive, Suite N
Handles application for and questions about Social Security retirement benefits, survivors benefits, disability benefits, Supplemental Security Income, and Medicare. Also handles application for Social Security cards and replacement cards. | |
| Services for Military Personnel/Veterans | |
| Army Community Services | |
1520 Freedman Drive, Room 124
Provides assistance to active duty military personnel and their families. Some services also available to retired military and their families. | |
| Certified Master Resiliency Trainer | |
Army Community Services
Teaches family members and civilians the skills they need to grow and thrive in the face of challenges, and to bounce back from adversity. The course delves deep into learning and implementing skills that enhance self-awareness, self-regulation, optimism, mental agility, strengths of character, and connections. | |
| Employment Readiness and Transition Program | |
Army Community Services
Provides comprehensive and coordinated employment and transition programs to assist the military family in pursuit of a career change. Assists military families with job search, individualized career counseling, and skills development through workshops and seminars. | |
| Exceptional Family Member Program | |
Army Community Services
The EFMP is a mandatory program for all soldiers in Active Army, U.S. Army Reserve in USAR-Active Guard Reserve, or other USAR soldiers on active duty exceeding 30 days and Army National Guard AGR personnel. These individuals must enroll in the program if they have an exceptional family member. The program will assist other members of the Fort Detrick Community who need information on disabilities and special needs such as location of local support groups, description, including diagnosis and treatment for various chronic illnesses, and regulations and laws that impact children and adults with disabilities. The EFMP also has a lending library of books, pamphlets, and videos on many special needs related topics. The program also offers a limited respite care program.
The program coordinates with other military and civilian agencies to provide medical, educational, housing, community support, and personal service to military families with special needs. An exceptional family member is any child or adult with any physical, emotional, developmental, or intellectual disability who requires special treatment, therapy, education, training, or counseling. Services to eligible patrons are free. | |
| Family Advocacy Program | |
Army Community Services
The Family Advocacy Program (FAP) is dedicated to the prevention, education, prompt reporting, investigation, intervention and treatment of spouse and child abuse. The program provides a variety of services to soldiers and families and retired military to enhance their relationship skills and improve their quality of life. This mission is accomplished through a variety of groups, seminars, workshops, and counseling and intervention services. The FAP has a lending library of books, pamphlets, and DVDs/videos on parenting, couple’s communication, stress management, anger management, and other related topics. Family Advocacy also has a respite care program. The program coordinates with other military and civilian social service agencies to provide community support and personal service to military families. Services are free to active duty and retired service members and to their families. | |
| Financial Readiness Program/Army Emergency Relief | |
Army Community Services
Assists military members and their families to improve personal financial readiness by learning to manage finances wisely, develop workable budgets, and reduce debt level. Operation Happy Holidays assists families during the holiday season by providing food, clothing, and gifts. FRP offers information, counseling, and training. Training topics include budgeting, consumer rights and responsibilities, credit, debt liquidation, insurance, and checkbook management. Using established guidelines, the AER assists military members, retirees, and their family members experiencing valid emergency financial situations. | |
| New Parent Support Program | |
Army Community Services
This program offers parents (pregnant or with children to age 3) the opportunity to learn new skills and improve old ones. The staff knows about the concerns of parents and the challenges that only military families face. Home visits can be arranged. | |
| Outreach Programs | |
Army Community Services
Supports the Army family with multiple programs. The Army Family Action Plan is a grass roots program allowing members from every sector of the military to submit issues and recommendations to Army leadership. Mobilization and Deployment prepares military members, civilians, and families for separation and reunion. Family Readiness Groups provides mutual support for unit’s family members. | |
| Relocation Readiness and Transition Program | |
Army Community Services
Supports military members and their families during relocation with incoming and outgoing briefings, welcome packets, lending closet, homebuyers workshop, sponsorship training, and relocation guidance and counseling. IR&F links military members and families with the most appropriate and cost effective resources in the military and civilian community. | |
| Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program | |
Army Community Services
Ensures that victims of sexual assault are treated with dignity and respect and receive medical care and support. Victims who do not want to initiate an investigation and are interested in receiving support and counseling may make a “restricted” report to the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, medical personnel, unit victim advocate, or a chaplain. | |
| Survivor Outreach Services | |
Army Community Services
The SOS Program serves as the advocate for survivors by providing support, information, and services closest to where the family resides. The SOS Program embraces and reassures survivors that they are continually linked to the Army family for as long as they desire. | |
| Volunteer Program | |
Army Community Services
Recruits volunteers for Family and Morale, Welfare, and Recreation events, on-post agencies, and the Adopt-A-School and Mentor Programs. Administers the Army Family Team Building program, which orients families to Army life and strives to build more self-reliant individuals and families. | |
| Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Maryland’s Commitment to Veterans | |
877-770-4801
Maryland’s Commitment to Veterans (MCV) is a program under the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene that collaborates with the United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs; Maryland Department of Veterans’ Affairs; Maryland National Guard; and Maryland Defense Force. Maryland’s Commitment to Veterans: assists veterans and their families with coordinating behavioral health services, including mental health and substance abuse services (either with the VA or Maryland’s public mental health system); facilitates and covers transportation costs to behavioral health appointments; provides information and referrals related to VA benefits, employment, education, and housing; and provides outreach to educate veterans, residents, and community groups about MCV.
Calls are accepted 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The caller is connected to a Regional Resource Coordinator (RRC). When a veteran or family member is linked to an RRC, they will always speak to the same person building a relationship that creates the opportunity to link them to community resources which can best meet their needs. | |
| Maryland Department of Veterans’ Affairs | |
100 West Patrick Street, Room 2120
Assists veterans and their dependents who may be entitled to veterans’ benefits to acquire those benefits. It can also make referrals to the appropriate agency for veterans’ benefits not administered by the Maryland Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Additional information on veterans’ benefits can be obtained via the Department of Veterans’ Affairs website: http://www.va.gov and http://benefits.va.gov. | |
| Services for Immigrants and Speakers of Other Languages | |
| Asian American Center of Frederick | |
1306 W. Patrick Street, Suite 5A
Asian American Center of Frederick (AACF) is a community-based non-profit organization whose vision is: “Building a better community by integrating the ethnic minority and immigrant communities into the American way of life in Frederick County.” Their triple-E mission is that: AACF “ENHANCES” community services through improving access and advocacy, such as assistance with health insurance enrollment, interpreter services, an annual health fair, and conducting community outreach and health promotion programs; AACF “EMPOWERS” local communities through education and training, such as English as a Second Language (ESL) programs, citizenship classes, medical interpreter training, and AmeriCorps positions for individuals, provides technical assistance and advocacy for other community-based organizations, and participation in the commission(s) and coalition building; and AACF “ENRICHES” Frederick’s culture through multi-ethnic events and diverse language and cultural programs. | |
| Centro Hispano de Frederick | |
5 Willowdale Drive, Suite 18
Centro Hispano’s mission is to inform, refer, and educate the limited English proficient residents of Frederick County in order to promote full participation in the community. Centro Hispano welcomes all, regardless of race, color, gender, nationality, religion, political views, or disability, to become involved in their programs, in order to promote and empower those who seek to forge ahead and become contributing members of society. Services include legal services, English and citizenship classes, computer classes, Entre Mujeres women's support program, Años Dorados senior citizens program, notary public, certified translations, health and human services workshops on a regular basis, job applications. | |
| Frederick Community College Adult Education | |
7932 Opossumtown Pike
The FCC Adult Education Program offers Adult Basic Education (ABE), Pre-GED, and GED Preparation to Maryland residents who are at least 18 years of age and qualify for the program. The program also offers options for English as a Second Language (ESL) learners through participation in one of two programs: Community Based (free of charge for students with very little previous English instruction) or Targeted (fee-based courses which require tuition, fees, and placement testing). | |
| Literacy Council of Frederick County, Inc. | |
110 East Patrick Street
Nonprofit organization that teaches adults (18 and older) reading and other English language skills for native English speakers and English language learners. Programs include individual and small group tutoring, community classes (beginning literacy, conversation, pronunciation, writing, U.S. civics, everyday life skills), workplace classes (at the job site), and parent literacy programs at several elementary schools. Tutoring takes place at a time and public location mutually convenient for the tutor and student. Volunteer tutors receive free training prior to being matched with a student. Adults inquiring about services and interested volunteers are requested to contact the Literacy Council by telephone or email to register. COVID-19 update: Currently all tutoring and classes are being conducted remotely using distance learning platforms. | |
| Services for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Persons | |
| FreeState Justice | |
1201 South Sharp Street, Suite 109
FreeState Justice is Maryland's statewide advocacy non-profit that seems to improve the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (“LGBTQ”) Marylanders.. | |
| The Frederick Center | |
P.O. Box 3231
The Frederick Center exists to support and advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people and our families so we thrive, accepted and affirmed, in the broader Frederick Community. | |
| Frederick HIV Coalition | |
The Frederick Center
The Frederick Center runs an HIV Test Kit Distribution Program to provide the OraQuick Home HIV test kits to central Maryland individuals who want to take a test in the privacy of their own home. Email [email protected] for more info. This program also organizes the local World AIDS Day conference, the Frederick AIDS Walk, and tables at public and private events to distribute HIV kits and information. Various generous partners contribute and fund this program. FYI: Free on-the-spot testing is available at the Frederick County Health Department on specific days. They are also the contact point for those having a positive test result, seek counseling, need referrals, and would like to attend the local support group. | |
| Frederick Pride | |
The Frederick Center P.O. Box 3231
The Frederick Center organizes the annual Frederick Pride celebration. Pride provides an environment for LGBTQ people, allies, and families to interact and celebrate LGBTQ pride. It serves as the means to coordinate the actions of our community for the coming year. Typically it takes place last Saturday in June. Started in 2012 with an attendance of about 300, it reached 12,000 in 2019. For latest info visit the website. | |
| The LGBT National Help Center | |
2261 Market Street #296
Offers free and confidential telephone and internet peer support, information, and local resources for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning callers throughout the US and Canada. | |
| Last updated 12/1/2021 | |