Financials

Grassroots receives operating funds from a variety of sources including:

Howard County Government
State of Maryland
Federal government
United Way of Central Maryland
Community Foundation of Howard County
Horizon Foundation
Corporate Donations
Faith Community
Civic and community organizations
Individual donors

Click here for a copy of our latest Form 990.

Welcome To Grassroots

We are a 24 hour resource to individuals and families in need of immediate assistance with a personal, mental health, family, or shelter crisis.
Direct links:
24-Hour
Crisis Hotline
410.531.6677
Calendar
Question Persuade Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training
November 11, 2019
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Question Persuade Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training Just as people are trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver to help save thousands of lives each year, people are trained in QPR to save a life from a death by suicide. QPR stands for Question Persuade Refer and teaches someone how to recognize the warning (more…)
Question Persuade Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training
November 16, 2019
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Question Persuade Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training Just as people are trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver to help save thousands of lives each year, people are trained in QPR to save a life from a death by suicide. QPR stands for Question Persuade Refer and teaches someone how to recognize the warning (more…)
Question Persuade Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training
December 5, 2019
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Question Persuade Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training Just as people are trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver to help save thousands of lives each year, people are trained in QPR to save a life from a death by suicide. QPR stands for Question Persuade Refer and teaches someone how to recognize the warning (more…)
Mental Health First Aid – Sold Out
December 6, 2019
9:30 am - 5:00 pm

This session is FULLY REGISTERED. There are no more spaces available. NOTE: the room for this session is RCF-401. RCF stands for the Rouse Company Foundation Student Services Hall. Building layout: https://www.howardcc.edu/about-us/hcc-at-a-glance/locations-and-directions/Maps/ Campus map: https://www.howardcc.edu/about-us/hcc-at-a-glance/locations-and-directions/campus-map.html (more…)
ASIST – Suicide Intervention Training
December 12, 2019 - December 13, 2019
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Description ASIST is a two-day workshop that teaches how to intervene and save a life from suicide. Over a million people around the world have participated in this award-winning program. Most people thinking about suicide don’t actually want to die, but they need help deciding to stay alive. You don’t need any prior training to (more…)
Note: If you are a federal government employee and would like to designate Grassroots as the recipient of your Combined Federal Campaign donation, our CFC number is 13738.
Mission

Grassroots provides supportive and professional 24-hour crisis intervention, suicide prevention, shelter, and outreach services to individuals and families experiencing a personal, situational, mental health, or shelter crisis.