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Housing and Human Services
The City of Frederick Department of Housing and Human Services (HHS) is a new department, established in July 2020. With oversight of three divisions, Housing, Community Action Agency and Human Services, HHS administers a wide array of programs and services to families and individuals; all aimed at ameliorating the causes and effects of poverty.
Through a wide array of programs and services, we provide food, housing, medical care, and other forms of assistance to families and individuals that are low-income or homeless.
We offer an array of services. Please review our hours of operation below:
| Program/ Service | Hours of Operation | Frequency |
| Community Action Agency | 8:30 a.m. to 6: 30 p.m. | Daily (M-F) Weekend and evening hours may vary |
| Case Management Services | 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Daily (M-F) |
| Health Center | 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Daily (M-F) |
| Housing Counseling | 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Daily (M-F) |
| Food and Nutrition Food Bank: Afternoon Hours | 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. | Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri |
| Evening Hours | 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. | Mondays and Wednesdays |
| Community Table | 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. | Daily, including weekends |
Holidays
The Department of Housing & Human Services may be closed on the following major holidays:
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- President’s Day
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Veterans’ Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Day After Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
*Please Note: Some programs, such as the Community Table, will remain open and operational even on major holidays. Please call 301-600-1506 for more information.
2021 Continuum of Care (CoC) Public Posting
The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.
- President Franklin Delano Roosevelt