Celebrating Direct Support Professionals Week Sept. 9-15th
By Kathy Clemente, Administrator of Gallagher Services During the week of September 9 - 15, Catholic Charities and Gallagher Services celebrate Direct Support Professional Week. Our Direct Support Professionals are the backbone of Gallagher Services. Their expertise and compassion play a critical role daily in the lives of the men and women we support. The [...]
Esperanza Center looks to spring for reopening
One year after a fire caused significant damage to the Esperanza Center on Broadway, thousands of immigrant neighbors continue to receive services at alternative sites. In the months since flames engulfed Budeke’s Paint Store and an old church on either side of the Broadway location, about 6,000 individuals have received health care at the Esperanza [...]
Commissioning five individuals into a year of service
(Aug. 29, 2019 - BALTIMORE, MD) In an ecumenical service held at the Cathedral of the Incarnation on East University Parkway, Catholic Charities’ Project SERVE and the Episcopal Service Corps (ESC) of Maryland commissioned its 2019-2020 volunteers who will spend a year of living intentionally and in service to others. Leading the "Call to [...]
Protecting vulnerable individuals
For someone to accept help, they first need to feel safe. That is a special priority when it comes to the children, older adults, and adults with disabilities whom Catholic Charities serves. Every employee working with these individuals must first pass a background check. Those working directly with them then go through significant training, both [...]
A Glorious Garden Day despite the heat
(Aug. 19, 2019 -Timonium, MD.) Even though temperatures climbed to 102 degrees, garden enthusiasts and neighborhood supporters enthusiastically participated in garden tours and demonstrations as part of the second annual Glorious Garden day sponsored by Gallagher Services, Blue Water Baltimore, Herring Run Nursery, Baltimore County Master Gardeners, St. Vincent’s Villa and Villa Maria. Young and [...]
Summer made me smile
There is nothing more rewarding than seeing your child and thanks to our colleagues, volunteers and donors children from Catholic Charities' emergency family housing in Anne Arundel County, Sarah's House, along with children from Anna's House in Harford County smiled ear to ear thanks to activities, field trips and swimming in the Chesapeake Bay [...]
What love looks like: Dedicated servants to be honored
(August 22, 2019 - BALTIMORE, Md.) One of Baltimore’s legendary stages will light up with powerful testaments to service on Oct. 22 when two of the area’s best-known leaders and one movingly committed teenager are honored at “A Movement to Love: An Evening with Catholic Charities” at the Hippodrome Theatre. Ralph W. "Buddy" Emerson [...]
Safe Streets sponsors back-to-school supply drive
Safe Streets of Brooklyn Curtis-Bay is collecting school supplies for children and families of Southwest Baltimore, and they need your help. Supplies can be purchased on-line through the back-to-school Amazon wishlist and delivered to the Safe Streets office at 423 East Patapsco Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21225. The Safe Streets team will distribute the items on [...]
What I did on my summer vacation
Soon children will return to school and, within the first week, they'll write the proverbial essay: “What I did on my summer vacation.” For the children who participated in Catholic Charities summer programs, the essays will be a must-read full of fun tales - and all true. Their stories will include adventures like swimming in [...]
Listen to your mother – eat your veggies
It's a treat to shop at Maryland's farm stands during the summer and lucky for our residents and staff at the Jenkins Senior Living Campus in Halethorpe the farmers market comes to them every Wednesday until the end of October. It's a weekly ritual that every Wednesday, residents, visitors, volunteers, and staff visit the outdoor [...]