INNterim is a place where a mother can focus on her personal goals and the issues she needs to address to become a productive member of the community. Through our services, women acquire the self-esteem and courage to move forward. They find the strength to live for themselves and for their children. They regain the hope and confidence they need to be independent women and nurturing mothers. For them, INNterim is not an end or a beginning. Rather, we provide important steps in the pathway of life.

INNterim women have begun a variety of new careers including administrative assistant, retail clerk, office worker, emergency medical technician, biologist, occupational therapy assistant, machinist, nurse, and welder.

• Secure and supportive residential environment with 24-hour supervision
  
  
• Intensive case management to help each mother implement an Individualized Service Plan that defines how she will overcome barriers to self-sufficiency
  
  
• Computer classes and job readiness training, referral to vocational training programs
  
  
• Employment Counseling
  
  
• Housing location assistance
  
  
• Mental health counseling
  
  
• Training in Life Skills, Money Management (including credit counseling), Parenting, Health and Nutrition
  
  
• For children: counseling, after-school tutoring, computer center, summer camp
  
  
• Residents contribute 30% of income for program services, are encouraged to deposit 35% in a savings account, share cooking, cleaning and child care duties
  
  

Local organizations providing services to INNterim residents:

• Baltimore County Bureau of Substance Abuse
  
  
• Baltimore County Department of Social Services
  
  
• Baltimore County Health Department
  
  
• Baltimore County Public Schools
  
  
• Community College of Baltimore County
  
  
• Maryland State Department of Education
  
  
• Tomorrow’s Leaders
  
  
• Women, Infants & Children's program
  
  
• Sinai Hospital
  
  
• Pikesville Rotary Club
  
  

Funding: INNterim receives some funding through the Consolidated Homeless Services and Prevention Programs of Baltimore County, and the Supportive Housing Program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Over 20% of funding comes from private sources including individual donors, corporations, religious and civic organizations, and charitable foundations. INNterim is a 501(c)(3) organization.

• INNterim provides 70% of the transitional housing for families in Baltimore County.
  
  
• Since 1994, INNterim has helped more than 200 homeless individuals achieve self-sufficiency.