Sequestration and the Poor
May 17, 2013 This video, on Religion and Ethics Weekly, takes an in-depth look at the effects of sequestration throughout Baltimore City. Catholic Charities Executive Director Bill McCarthy is featured, as well as Mary Gunning, children and [...]
Acting Secretary of Labor visits Our Daily Bread Employment Center
May 14, 2013 Read The Baltimore Sun article about the Labor Secretary's visit to the Our Daily Bread Employment Center. He met with more than 25 people from the Baltimore area to discuss the impact of raising the minimum [...]
Catholic Charities honors dedicated volunteers, employees at annual banquet
April 23, 2013 This article, by Maria Wiering, in the Catholic Review captures so much of what was special about the 2013 Annual Dinner. Years ago, Mark Greenberg described Catholic Charities of Baltimore as a place where “we [...]
Catholic Charities concerned about impact of storm water fees
April 14, 2013 Below are links to two television interviews (on WBAL and WJZ) with Executive Director Bill McCarthy regarding Maryland’s new storm water fees and the impact that these fees would have on Catholic Charities and other [...]
Tragedy leads to volunteerism
April 12, 2013 Below is a link to a story about Esperanza Center volunteer Jerry Schreiber. This is a really wonderful profile of a volunteer who has been working with the clients at Esperanza Center for 17 [...]
Help shrinks as poverty spikes in the US
April 2, 2013 AP International correspondent/editor Steve Hurst wrote this article that appeared nationally about how the poverty rate in the U.S. is increasing, while at the same time government resources to help people living in poverty are [...]