Street Outreach
We go to our clients.
Every day, in every corner of our community.
Bethesda Cares' Street Outreach team goes directly to the people who need us most — meeting them where they live, building trust over time, and beginning the slow, steady work of getting them off the streets for good.
We find our clients
by going to them.
Our street outreach team goes out into the community every single day, engaging with the population of individuals experiencing homelessness where they live: our parks, our Metro centers, our parking garages.
By doing this, we develop relationships and trust with our clients, so that we can begin the difficult work of getting them off the streets and into permanent supportive housing units.
We go where our clients are. Every park. Every Metro center. Every parking garage. Wherever someone is sleeping, we show up.
Relationships built over time. Trust earned through consistency. We meet people where they are — not just geographically, but in life.
Permanent supportive housing. Every outreach contact is a step toward getting someone off the streets — for good.
What makes outreach work?
Our team is out in the community every single day. Showing up consistently — in the same parks, the same Metro stations, the same garages — is how trust is built.
We don't lead with paperwork. We lead with presence. Getting to know someone as a person — their history, their needs, their goals — is the foundation of everything that follows.
Every outreach interaction moves us closer to the moment a client is ready to accept help. When that moment comes, we are ready — with housing referrals, case management, and the full weight of Bethesda Cares behind us.
Bethesda Cares — Street Outreach
People who haven't
asked for help yet.
"He looks great. He is so upbeat and so happy. He told me he's not experiencing homelessness anymore and that he is SO happy. You all are marvels, seriously."
— Staff Member, Bethesda Library
You can't help someone
you haven't found.
Our mission is to prevent, ease and end homelessness in our community. Our vision is that we all have the security of housing to live with dignity, purpose, and community connection.
Your support puts
staff on the street.
Street Outreach is labor-intensive, relationship-driven work. Donations fund the staff hours, transportation, and resources our team needs to go out every single day — and to keep showing up for clients who may need months of consistent contact before they are ready to accept housing.
Bethesda Cares is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We have been working to end homelessness in Montgomery County, Maryland since 1988. Street Outreach is one of five programs we operate.