Calvert Safe Housing Network Inc.

The Calvert Safe Housing Network Inc. (CSHN) is a new nonprofit organization whose mission is to ensure access to safe and supportive housing for survivors of domestic and sexual violence through the development and management of safe housing and related services, while empowering communities to do the same. Our vision is to help individuals and families rebuild their lives through safe and stable housing, healing, and hope. We do this through the provision of housing assistance, advocacy, and access to needed resources for survivors to achieve safety and stable housing away from violence.

The Calvert Safe Housing Network (CSHN) is a new nonprofit organization dedicated to developing additional safe housing and services for victims of domestic and/or sexual violence in Calvert County, MD. This will encompass a range of safe housing interventions, including: 1) Support for emergency and transitional housing for survivors using hoteling, rapid-rehousing, and scattered-site models; 2) Housing counseling and information to help survivors navigate the housing system, as well as understand and exercise their housing rights and protections; and 3) Advocacy and financial assistance for survivors to obtain and maintain permanent safe housing.