Mission to Move: Workforce Development – Barriers to employment
Why can’t you just get a job?” Barriers to meaningful and sustainable employment Laura Talis talks with Christopher Place Employment Academy Program Manager Nicole Williams about why it’s not as easy as we might think for someone who has struggled to get – and keep – a job. [...]
Mission to Move: Trauma – Understanding trauma
Understanding trauma: How to identify it Natalie Ramirez talks with Villa Maria Behavioral Health Clinic Supervisor Johanna Miller, LCSW, about what trauma really is – and isn’t – and why our definitions might be wrong.
Mission to Move: Senior Care – What you need to know before a loved one moves into senior care
What do you need to know before a loved one moves into a senior care facility? Tia Briscoe talks with Caritas House Assisted Living Director Tim Scherer about how you can be sure you select the right place for yourself or someone you love as age challenges the ability to [...]
Esperanza expert highlights needs of Latino communities facing COVID-19
As COVID-19 rates within the Latino population in Baltimore City continue to rise, government officials have turned to Catholic Charities' Esperanza Center for insight and expertise, recognizing the powerful ways the center has responded to the community's shifting needs. Katie Phillips, Esperanza's clinic manager, participated in two recent briefings for public sector leaders. The first [...]
Working for success – even in cyberspace
Four years ago, Darlene Dunn was working at Bank of America, but dreaming of a career that would allow her to be more of a servant, particularly to underprivileged individuals and those whose lives had taken difficult turns. Driven by her Christian faith and an interest in helping people live productive lives, she started looking [...]
Ensuring back rent doesn’t stop kids from going back to school
Erin Sessions understands that it doesn't take much for a family to tip into crisis, or for that crisis to unravel their lives. The case manager of Catholic Charities' Park Heights Family Stability program has seen it again and again – and has been able to step in to help at vital moments. Based at [...]
St. Elizabeth earns outstanding review from regulators
Despite the ongoing national pandemic due to COVID-19, St. Elizabeth Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has received a glowing survey review from regulating authorities. The Maryland Office of Health Care Quality conducted a surprise inspection of St. Elizabeth’s, and found the facility to be 100-percent compliant with all regulations. Director of Senior Services Aileen Tinney said, [...]
On a Mission to Move
Working from home has its pros and cons. A new commute and nonrestrictive dress code are two major pros. But one of the cons is we may not be moving our bodies as much as we would be if we were still working in the office. And that is how Catholic Charities' Mission to Move [...]
Far more than a construction project: the Cherry Hill Town Center
In early March, Catholic Charities and its partners gathered to celebrate a groundbreaking at the Cherry Hill Town Center – the kick-off to a multi-phase project that will renovate the building’s facade, welcome the neighborhood's first bank, and introduce an open marketplace to support local entrepreneurs. Three weeks later, Maryland issued a stay-at-home order in [...]
Awaiting a homecoming, Esperanza focuses on its mission
September 7, 2018. That’s the day the Esperanza Center suffered extensive damage from a fire at the neighboring business, Budeke's Paints, in the 400 block of South Broadway, in Baltimore's Fells Point neighborhood, forcing the relocation of all the center's programs. Although the building is still being renovated, Esperanza has continued its work throughout the [...]