Family-first care that fosters bonds
Cathy Kincaid was not expecting to be raising a toddler when she reached her fifties, but when she looks at her granddaughter, Maui Mae Denny, her eyes well up with love. “I wouldn’t want her anywhere else,” she said. “She’s very special to me. She’s my only grandchild. We both have December birthdays. And I [...]
Untangling the patterns of addiction
As a child growing up on Long Island, Leslie Blunt had an in-ground pool. Her mother was a school teacher. Her father was a police officer. Her sister was an overachiever. “People used to say I must have had a messed up childhood,” she said. “But I didn’t.” Leslie was in her late thirties when [...]
Finding Christmas for those most in need
The staff at Our Daily Bread Employment Center has learned to scan the hundreds of guests who walk through their doors every day for tell-tale signs of struggle. Without prying, staff members recognize those who may just be stopping through one time, those who could benefit from the center’s on-site housing or job supports, and [...]
Stay the Course featured on WBAL’s TV Hill
Catholic Charities' Stay the Course™, a new program offered in conjunction with the Community College of Baltimore County, provides intensive case management and limited emergency financial assistance to address barriers that prevent students from completing their studies and earning a degree or certificate. Recently, Mark Saunders, program manager of Stay the Course, appeared on WBAL's TV [...]
Safe Streets provides early Thanksgiving to residents of Brooklyn-Curtis Bay
MEDIA ADVISORY, Monday, November 25, 2019 Contact: Rena Daly, rdaly@cc-md.org Catholic Charities of Baltimore, 667.600.2007 Catholic Charities’ Safe Streets provides an early Thanksgiving dinner to residents of Brooklyn-Curtis Bay WHAT: Safe Streets of Brooklyn-Curtis Bay will provide an early Thanksgiving dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at the Empowered Church Ministries. Safe Streets of southwest [...]
The journey of immigrant children – a panel discussion at Loyola University
Media Advisory October 17, 2019 Contact: Rena Daly rdaly@cc-md.org Catholic Charities 667.600-2007 Panel features young immigrants who made the trek alone, attorneys from Esperanza Center and Director of Jesuit Refugee Service / USA and President Emeritus of Georgetown University WHAT: Catholic Charities and Loyola University of Maryland will host a panel discussion, The [...]
Neighbors find care for kids with car seat donation
What does it take to have safe streets? Preventing gun violence is one important element. But keeping young lives safe on the street can start in the car. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 236 of the children 12 and younger who died in car accidents in 2017 were not buckled up. Yet car [...]
Our Daily Bread Employment Center thanks companies that invest in formerly homeless or incarcerated individuals
A felony conviction, chronic homelessness or extreme poverty are difficult hurdles to overcome when searching for work. Disclosure of these circumstances during an interview can often end an interviewee's chance of getting hired. Thankfully, Our Daily Bread Employment Center has connected with businesses and nonprofits that understand those challenges do not define the interviewee. On [...]
Circles of Love: Anna’s House fall 2019 newsletter
Anna's House Fall 2019 Newsletter Meet the women, men, and children assisted by our family shelter in Harford County and our generous and caring staff.
Journey of Immigrant Children
October 21, 2019 - Baltimore - Loyola University partnered with Catholic Charities of Baltimore to sponsor a panel discussion on experiences, legal issues and spiritual perspectives of Central American immigrant youth. Panelists included: Scott Rose, Deacon for Archdiocese of Baltimore and a pro-bono attorney with Esperanza Center; Rev. Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J., mission dir. Jesuit [...]