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Hearts & Ears, Inc.
Hearts & Ears, Inc.
Supporting Mental Wellness & Recovery in the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community Through Support, Education and Advocacy
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Please complete the Mayors GLBT Taskforce Community Needs Assessment. Your voice makes a difference.

Additional Grant Funding: We have received additional funding from the North Star Fund in New York City to begin a consumer advocay project beginning in September.

We hold a Dual Recovery Anonymous (DBA)  meeting on Tuesdays from 6:30-7:30 p.m. To learn more about DBA plase see http://www.draonline.org/. All GLBTQ individuals with mental health and addiction issues are invited to attend.

We are delighted to announce that Hearts & Ears, Inc and Equality Maryland  have formed a partnership so that Equality Maryland will now have a Baltimore-Based location in our Drop In Center for organizational activities beginning in July. We will now better be able to advocate for our GLBTQ members.

GLBT, hiv positive or AIDS defined, uninsured,and need free mental health treatment? Hearts & Ears, in partnership with Project PLASE, offers referrals for free mental health services available through a Ryan White Title ll grant to anyone who has HIV or AIDS  and who does not have insurance.Click on the triangle to your left for further information  more current news
Our drop in center; Your GLBT home away from home! Please visit us.
Hours of Operation
Our Drop In & Resource Center, located at  
10 West Biddle Street,Suite 1F, Baltimore,MD. 21201,  
is open from 4 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays,  and
Sunday from 1 -6 p.m.

You are invited to come to the Center anytime between 4 and 9 pm, socialize, watch TV, read a good book, or just visit. At present we offer some planned activities as well:

Dual Recovery Anonymous meeting on Tuesdays from 6:30-7:30 pm
consumer planned activity on Tuesdays from 4-6:30 and 7:30-8:30 pm
 Support group onThursdays from 6:30-7:30pm
Art & Crafts/recreational activity on Saturdays from 4:30-6pm.
movie/game night on Saturdays from 6:30-8:30 pm.
social and other activities on Sundays from 1-6 p.m.

 More activities and social events are being planned, Please see our events calendar (upper left corner of this wepage) or call during the time the Center is open at 410-528-0444 for updates.
  
Consumer Advisory Board meeting
This is an opportunity for  group members to share their thoughts, ideas, and feedback as to how Hearts & Ears, Inc can better serve the needs of the GLBT consumer.
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Meet Our Staff   Renae Sewell - Renae is our Director of Programs. She oversees the Hearts & Ears office, devlops and oversees all of our programs, provides commmunity education, coordinates community events, and overses the drop-in-center.
Phill Hans - Phill is our Administrator and handles all of the "behind the scenes" accounting, regulatory compliance, and business processes.
Andy Zipay LSWA- Andy is our Activities Coordinator
Damien Frierson MSW- Damien is our volunteer support group facilitator and he is also the Director of Outreach & Education for Equality Maryland
We are offering a number of Public Education Forums to the community. Please join us by clicking here.
GLBTQ mental health consumers:  
We are members of the Mayor's GLBT Task Force. Click on the logo to the right to find out more..
Crisis Hotline

Hearts & Ears maintains a "warmline" which is not an emergeny crisis line.You are welcome to call us at 410-528-0444 when we are open. If we are not available, leave a message and we will get back to you as quickly as we can. If you need to talk with a hotline volunteer call Grassroots, a multi-service crisis intervention center providing 24-hour crisis intervention services, shelter, transitional housing, and community education.Crisis intervention program services are available to anyone in need 24-hours a day, 7days a week. Call 410 531-6677 or 1-800-422-0009
Please join our GLBTQ mental health consumer and friends listserv below
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GLBT Mental Health Professionals: Consider joining our Advisory Board and/or be listed on our GLBT Services and Providers page
Hearts & Ears Supporters. We value the contributions of both GLBT and non-GLBT volunteers:

NON-GLBT individuals: Support us by being involved with our volunteer Straight From the Heart group that is engaged in public relations, community organizing, fundraising, and special projects.
  
GLBT college students:  Support us by getting involved in our Students With a Heart group that assists us with consumer programs and activities at our Drop In and Resource Center

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Office Information

10 West Biddle Street
Suite 1F
Baltimore, MD. 21201
For further information please call
410--528-0444
Hearts & Ears, Inc. provides services through a grant from  The Baltimore Mental Health Systems, Inc. To view the BMHS website, click HERE
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and buy your reading materials through Lambda Rising by clicking on the icon. A portion of your purchase is given to Hearts & Ears, Inc.
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Support Services Disclaimer By agreeing to participate in any of Hearts & Ears, Inc.  Support Services, including Support Groups and Peer Support, you agree to hold Hearts & Ears, Inc. and its officers, directors, employees, and volunteers harmless from all claims arising out of or related to your access or use of, or your inability to access or use, any of the Hearts & Ears, Inc. Support Services. You also agree that you will hold harmless Hearts & Ears, Inc. for any use, or misuse, of information obtained in conjunction with Hearts & Ears Inc. support programs, employees, or peer members. Hearts & Ears, Inc does NOT offer medical and/or psychiatric advise or treatment. Please consult with your healthcare provider concerning diangosis and treatment
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