Helping Marylanders Find Work
Christopher Place Employment Academy Housed at Our Daily Bread, this 18-month residential program serves men transitioning from homelessness and substance misuse to stability and self-sufficiency. Participants call it the best-kept secret in Baltimore. Our Daily [...]
Networking for good thanks to Venable, LLP
(Baltimore, MD., Feb. 6) "No one wakes up and decides they want to be homeless," said Pennye James, manager of Learn to Earn, a program of My Sister's Place Women's Center, Baltimore's first, day-shelter. "Unplanned [...]
Protecting the homeless from life-threatening weather conditions of the polar vortex
(Baltimore, MD.) The polar vortex of the arctic air continues to move from the Midwest to the East Coast bringing life-threatening weather conditions to our city. At Catholic Charities, our staff who manage the Weinberg Housing and Resource [...]
The power of purpose puts Catholic Charities leader Bill McCarthy on impressive list
Catholic Charities Executive Director Bill McCarthy has been named one of the most influential leaders in the area by the Baltimore Business Journal. Catholic Charities Executive Director Bill McCarthy Selected as one of [...]
CEPAR provides expertise to reopen Baltimore clinic after massive fire
Experts with Johns Hopkins CEPAR are familiar with assisting communities around the nation and world in the aftermath of hurricanes and other natural disasters. However, recently their expertise was tapped to assist in their own [...]
Is poverty always visible? See how need is mapped
Maryland is one of the wealthiest states in the country. But there is another side to the story. Despite our conventional perceptions, poverty can be hard to see. Poverty describes a person’s inability to afford [...]