Our Mission is:

To protect and provide a safe haven for women and their children and to meet their immediate survival needs.

To help battered women and their children escape battering situations permanently.

To prevent domestic violence from occurring and to facilitate rapid and effective intervention when it does.

To change society's attitudes so domestic violence is not tolerated.

Description:
The House Of Ruth Maryland provides a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter and transitional housing for victims of domestic violence, counseling for victims and their families, legal representation, education programs and other valuable services in our community. In 2004, the House Of Ruth Maryland assisted more than 10,000 victims of domestic violence, their families, and their friends.

History:
The House Of Ruth Maryland was founded in May of 1977 by a coalition of women's organizations, religious groups, service providers, and elected officials to provide a safe haven for victims of domestic violence and their children. In November of 1977 we opened Baltimore's first crisis shelter for these victims in a row house on North Calvert Street. Today the House Of Ruth Maryland is recognized as one of the nation's most comprehensive domestic violence center and has a staff of more than ninety. Our voluntary leadership consists of a thirty member Board of Directors and an Advisory Committee.

Contact person: Jana Mauro, Development Associate, (phone), (email)
Office fax number: (410) 889-9347

Address:

2201 Argonne Drive Baltimore, MD 21218 (See a map)

Miscellaneous Information

Does this agency accept court appointed volunteers?
	No