GEDCO

Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation (GEDCO), a Baltimore-based nonprofit social service provider and a developer of subsidized housing. The corporation primarily serves low-income seniors and previously homeless men and women through affordable housing and support programs.

History

In the early 1980s, a local minister, Reverend Jack Sharp and the pastors of seven churches along the York Road corridor in the Govans neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, started meeting together to discuss the common needs of their congregations and communities. They were especially concerned about the low-income frail elderly members of their congregations.

Programs

Three renovated single-family houses operating as group homes for individuals with chronic mental illnesses.

Food pantry and emergency outreach center serving local residents and referrals from Member Organizations.

Individualized assistance program that supports people in securing and retaining employment.