Spanish interview with Somos Baltimore
Spanish interview with Somos Baltimore –a very engaged and active Latino organization. The interview was about the Public Charge rule as it relates to COVID-19. View video>>
Trained to heel… and to heal
It's hard to be a kid. Even harder to be a kid in crisis - a behavioral or emotional challenge so significant that you need extra-special care in a residential setting to get well and heal from trauma. When a pandemic means no one can come visit, and you can't leave, that's when you need [...]
Food for the spirit – brown bag included
When My Sister’s Place Women’s Center hands out a to-go meal to clients these days, it comes with a kind word. Literally. Staff in the women’s day shelter and resource center have started writing quick notes of inspiration, encouraging quotes, or simple, happy pictures on the take out containers and paper bags holding the meals. [...]
A poignant thank you letter to Caritas House
A heartfelt thank you from Cathi Cantrell: Dear Tim, I wanted to acknowledge the wonderful care given to my mother, Catherine Connelly, during what ended up being the last two weeks of her life. The caring and compassion she received from you and every one of your staff is comforting, even now, in her loss. [...]
Seniors and their families adapt to residences’ precautions amid coronavirus pandemic
By Tim Swift | Catholic News Service BALTIMORE — Doris Hollis, a resident of Caritas House Assisted Living, celebrated her 94th birthday March 27. Her family brought a cake and a homemade banner for the special occasion, but there were no hugs. The family sang to her, but their voices were muffled as they stood behind a [...]
Outbreak poses real challenges for older adults | READER COMMENTARY
FOR THE BALTIMORE SUN | MAR 30, 2020 Thank you very much for your thoughtful article, “It’s not easy: For seniors in Baltimore, coronavirus social distancing comes with a side effect: loneliness” (March 26). I’m writing to you as acting chair of the Baltimore City Commission on Aging, a volunteer group which advocates and advises about services [...]
Catholic senior living centers learn to adapt amid unprecedented precautions
TIM SWIFT | CATHOLIC REVIEW Doris Hollis, a resident of Caritas House Assisted Living, celebrated her 94th birthday March 27. Her family brought a cake and a homemade banner for the special occasion, but there were no hugs. The family sang to her, but their voices were muffled as they stood behind a picture window [...]
‘It’s not easy’: For seniors in Baltimore, coronavirus social distancing comes with a side effect: loneliness
By COLIN CAMPBELL, BALTIMORE SUN MAR 26, 2020 Bernadette Croaker knows loneliness is taking a toll on her neighbors. No longer can they gather to enjoy the Wednesday movie nights that Croaker, 76, has hosted for the past eight years in a common room at Catholic Charities’ Owings Mills New Town senior apartments. Read more>> [...]
Mobile Pet Food Bank Delivers Free Pet Food To Low-Income Pet Owners
Dawn White, WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and FM 101.5 A local organization wants to make sure pets don’t go hungry during the COVID-19 outbreak. Thankful Paws is a mobile food bank for pets that supplies free pet food for low-income Baltimore-area residents. Read more>>
West County: Sarah’s House navigates uncharted waters in wake of coronavirus pandemic
By SHARON P. SCHULTZ, CAPITAL GAZETTE MAR 26, 2020 Worried residents and businesses in the west county area are bracing themselves for the full impact of the coronavirus as it continues to spread throughout our state. Those that can nervously remain at home invoking self-isolation. But what of the small percentage of the population who already [...]