Welcome
OUR MISSION
Reaching Out to Those in Need with God's Love and Provision
An ecumenical consortium of churches that provides emergency help for the needy in our communities.
FOCUS OF OUR SERVICES
Hunger Prevention | Outreach | Hardship Relief | Volunteers
The Assistance Center of Towson Churches (ACTC) hails back to a study in the early 1980s conducted by the Towson Area Ministerial Association exploring an effective and efficient way to better meet the needs of people coming to churches for help. Fourteen churches then joined together to form ACTC.
The center opened its doors in 1985 to provide emergency help, including food, eviction and utility cutoff prevention, payment for prescriptions, and lunches for the homeless. Currently, with the support of 50 churches and other generous donors, its service area incorporates 19 zip codes in central Baltimore County extending up to the Pennsylvania line.
The center operates with a director, an assistant and a team of 60+ trained volunteers in a small building that was renovated in 2013. Volunteer applicants are interviewed to determine their specific needs and might greet or serve clients, stock the food pantry and assist with special projects.
We are located at 116 W. Pennsylvania Ave. (between Baltimore and Washington avenues on the alley behind Calvary Baptist Church) in Towson, and are open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Wednesday hours have been extended until 5:45 p.m. to accommodate clients with work schedules.
--"Bear one another's burdens"
Galatians 6:2
PERSONAL ITEMS:
Deodorant
Razors
Lotion
Socks
School Supplies
Toiletries
FOOD ITEMS:
Cereal (box)l
Tomatoes (can)
Pork and beans (can)
Green beans (can)
Peas/Mixed Vegetables (can)
Corn (can)
Potatoes (can or box)
Fruit (can)
Meats (can)
Pasta Meals (can)
Spaghetti Sauce (jar)
Tuna (can)
Peanut Butter (jar)
Jelly (jar)
Soup (can)
Dry Pasta (box)
Macaroni and Cheese (box)
Rice (bag or box)
Pop-top canned goods for homeless Care Bags
The center gives food gift cards ($5 to $15) to local supermarkets for purchasing perishable items, such as milk, vegetables and meat.
JULY
Babcock Prebyterian
Calvary Baptist
Holy Comforter Episcopal
Ephiphany Epsicopal
Grace Lutheran
Loch Raven United Methodist
St. John’s United Methodist
Woodbrook Baptist
AUGUST
Ascension Lutheran
Central Presbyterianl
Divinity Lutheran
First Lutheran
Loch Raven Presbyterian Church
Loch Raven United Methodist Church
Mt. Olive Baptist
Timonium Presbyterian
SEPTEMBER
Providence United Methodist
Rodgers Forge United Methodist
Towson Presbyterian
Trinity Episcopal
