Welcome

ABOUT US ... HOW WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE

                             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 21 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 120 W. Pennsylvania Avenue (between Baltimore and Washington avenues on the alley behind Calvary Baptist Church) in Towson, and are open Monday through Friday from 10 AM to 2:45 PM. Wednesday hours have been extended until 5:45 p.m. to accommodate clients with work schedules.