History

In 1987, AIRS was founded by the Central Maryland Ecumenical Council as the Baltimore faith community's response to the need for providing housing and supportive services to individuals and families who are very low income or homeless and are infected or at risk of HIV/AIDS disease.

We currently operate 171 units of scattered site housing in the form of single family homes, duplexes, rowhomes, garden and high rise apartment units; we own 22 units and lease the balance on the open market. We receive a federal subsidy for rent to support the operating costs and require each household to contribute 30% of their income toward rent and utilities.