SASH Homes Baltimore
Deploying health-integrated affordable housing across Baltimore — leveraging Johns Hopkins' world-class health system and Maryland's progressive Medicaid landscape to transform neighborhoods with the highest vacancy and health disparity rates in the nation.
16K
Vacant Buildings
1.7M
MD Medicaid Enrollees
50+
OZ Tracts
21 yrs
Life Expectancy Gap
Why Baltimore, Why Now
Baltimore's extreme vacancy, deep health disparities, and world-class institutional anchors create a compelling case for the SASH model.
Vacancy Crisis
16,000+ vacant buildings
Baltimore has 16,000+ vacant and abandoned buildings — more per capita than any major U.S. city. Entire blocks in West and East Baltimore sit empty, creating opportunity for purpose-built SASH housing.
Baltimore Housing, 2025
Health Disparities
21 years life expectancy gap
Life expectancy in Sandtown-Winchester (62 years) is 21 years lower than Roland Park (83 years) — the starkest health divide in any American city.
Baltimore City Health Dept, 2024
Hopkins Anchor
$3.2B annual economic impact
Johns Hopkins is Baltimore's largest employer with $3.2B annual economic impact. Community health programs and RPM infrastructure create natural SASH integration.
Johns Hopkins, 2025
MD Medicaid
1.7M enrollees
Maryland Medicaid covers 1.7M residents through HealthChoice managed care. Maryland's Total Cost of Care Model incentivizes population health and RPM services.
MD MDH, 2025
TCCM Innovation
Unique all-payer model
Maryland's Total Cost of Care Model is the only all-payer hospital rate-setting system in the U.S. It incentivizes keeping people healthy at home — exactly what LIAM does.
HSCRC, 2025
Morgan State HBCU
8,000+ students
Morgan State University provides a workforce pipeline for public health, community health workers, and healthcare technology — with deep roots in Baltimore's Black community.
Morgan State University
Strategic Partner Pipeline
Johns Hopkins Health System
Academic Medical Center
World-class health system and Baltimore's largest employer; clinical integration for RPM, population health research, and community health programs
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Health Plan
Dominant health plan in Maryland; value-based care contracts and RPM reimbursement for Medicaid and commercial populations
Morgan State University
HBCU
Baltimore's premier HBCU; workforce development pipeline for public health, data science, and community health professionals
Housing Authority of Baltimore City
Housing Authority
Manages 10,000+ units; Choice Neighborhoods and mixed-finance redevelopment pipeline creates LIAM integration opportunities
Maryland Department of Housing
State Housing Agency
LIHTC allocation, Community Development Administration, and Maryland Housing Trust Fund financing
HealthCare Access Maryland
Nonprofit
Medicaid enrollment assistance, care coordination, and community health navigation for Baltimore's underserved populations
Target Deployment Communities
West Baltimore
Pop. ~75,000
OZ Tracts
18
Medicaid Rate
55%
East Baltimore
Pop. ~60,000
OZ Tracts
14
Medicaid Rate
52%
Southwest Baltimore
Pop. ~45,000
OZ Tracts
8
Medicaid Rate
42%
Northwest Baltimore
Pop. ~55,000
OZ Tracts
10
Medicaid Rate
46%
Join the Baltimore Coalition
Help us transform Baltimore's most underserved neighborhoods with health-integrated affordable housing that leverages the city's world-class health institutions and Maryland's innovative payment model.