Healthy Homes Connect

Current Initiatives

Homebuyer Opportunity

Homeownership Works (HOW) Program

The City of Cambridge is offering an affordable homeownership opportunity for low-to moderate income households.

Interested homebuyers must:

• have an annual gross household income below 120% of the Area Median Income;
• attend an 8-hour HUD approved Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education class; and
• be able to obtain a 30-year fixed rate mortgage to purchase the home.

For more information on the homes currently available, income eligibility and the application process, visit Homeownership Works: Pinewood Glen or contact the City of Cambridge Housing Department

Home Repairs Opportunity

Homeowner Helper Program

The City of Cambridge is offering affordable home repair assistance for low-to-moderate income senior (50 and up) homeowners.  Funds from the Homeowner Helper Program can be used for repair projects ranging from $1,000-$15,000 to address critical structural, mechanical and facade repairs.  Funds are repayable to the City of Cambridge in the form of a 0% repayable loan or at the time of deed transfer.

For more information and income eligibility requirements visit Homeowner Helper Overview.  To apply for assistance, click here for the Application. 

Healthy Homes

Lead-Based Paint Hazard Awareness

The City of Cambridge is offering education and awareness regarding lead-based paint hazards.  Any residential housing built prior to 1978 may have lead-based paint hazards, with houses built before 1960 highly likely to have lead-based paint.  Lead-based paint can create hazards that result in lead poisoning, causing irreversible healthy impacts.  Children under the age of six and pregnant women are at an increased risk for lead poisoning.

 The City of Cambridge continues to share information to support our residents with lead poisoning safety and prevention.  Be sure to click here for more information about Lead Poisoning Prevention.

For more information about upcoming Lead Hazard Awareness Presentations contact the City of Cambridge Housing Department.

Non-City of Cambridge Resources

Housing Counseling

Looking for help with other housing needs or concerns?  Find a HUD Certified Housing Counselor

Tenant and Landlord Affairs

Are you a renter who needs resources related to renter rights and protections?  Contact the Maryland Office of Tenant and Landlord Affairs

Rental Housing

Looking for rental housing?  Visit the Maryland Housing Search and other general resources such as Zillow or Trulia.  Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it likely is.  

Fair Housing

Think you may have experienced housing discrimination?  Contact the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights.

Housing Bid Information--For Open Bids click here; For Recently Awarded Bids click here.

Find food resources in the City of Cambridge by searching the Maryland Food Bank!