Strength in numbers: How partnerships have protected colleagues and clients
The phrase “it takes a village” rings poignantly true for many right now as the nation battles the COVID-19 pandemic. For Catholic Charities, that “village” includes a trio of local businesses that joined forces to [...]
Are immigrants in greater danger under new “public charge” rules?
Immigrants will face more hurdles to prove they will not become a “public charge” under a recent change to federal law – at the same time health concerns related to COVID-19 raise unprecedented challenges, according [...]
For kids recovering from trauma, COVID changes therapeutic play
Imagine finding new ways to entertain a few dozen kids between the ages of 5 and 13, every single day. Now imagine doing it during a global pandemic that has reduced their school hours, cut [...]
Potatoes and potential
What do you do with almost 20,000 pounds of potatoes? Eric Jackson of the Black Yield Institute receives potatoes for families in Cherry Hill If you're First Fruits Farm in Freeland, Maryland, you [...]
With extraordinary spikes in unemployment, new help for families
In the last month, as the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically slowed the U.S. economy, more than 500 Maryland families asked Catholic Charities for help with expenses. In response, on April 22, Catholic Charities expanded its Supplemental [...]
Feeling loved from a (social) distance
Percy Poindexter Twice a week for the past two years, Percy Poindexter boarded a shuttle that took him to St. Ann Adult Day Services in southwest Baltimore, where the 72-year-old spent the day [...]