* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*

City of Baltimore
Council Bill R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: President Mosby, Councilmembers Middleton, Costello, McCray, Stokes


A Resolution Entitled

A Council Resolution concerning
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House America Pledge
For the purpose of announcing that Baltimore City proudly joins House America and pledges to respond with urgency to homelessness and housing insecurity in our community by setting and achieving ambitious re-housing goals, creating pathways to homeownership, and addressing the impact of the racial wealth gap on housing inequity.
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Whereas, The City Council of Baltimore is committed to ensuring that all residents have a safe and affordable place to live;

Whereas, In Baltimore City - the birthplace of redlining and the country's first racial zoning law - homelessness, housing insecurity, and historic discrimination continues to impact all of our residents, and a lack of housing remains a barrier to the health, safety, well-being, employment, and education for these individuals and families;

Whereas, In 2020, the Point-in-Time count found that 2,193 people are experiencing homelessness in Baltimore on any given night, hundreds of families await rental assistance or housing vouchers, and tens of thousands of residents are burdened by lack of affordable housing options;

Whereas, More than 580,000 people on a given night were experiencing homelessness in America when the COVID-19 pandemic began and had to endure the COVID-19 pandemic without the safety and prot...

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