Giving Kids a Head Start
Catholic Charities Head Start and Early Head Start provide early education, child development and intervention programs for 918 children at 20 sites in Baltimore City, Harford County and Carroll County. We also operate two home-based programs, in Carroll and Harford Counties, where poverty can hide behind the natural beauty of the suburban and rural landscape. [...]
A volunteer’s voice: A visible mission
by Kristen Hasse, Messiah College student and Alternative Spring Break volunteer Serving with Catholic Charities this past week was an amazing experience! All of the programs that my group and I had the opportunity to volunteer at represented the mission and vision of Catholic Charities unequivocally. To see the dedication of both the staff and [...]
Catholic Charities opens a Safe Streets site in the Brooklyn-Curtis Bay community
With a proven track record in community relations and violence interruption, Catholic Charities opens its second Safe Streets site in the Brooklyn, southwest Baltimore (Baltimore, MD – June 11, 2019) Demonstrating a proven ability to decrease violence and build community relations with its Safe Streets program in Sandtown-Winchester, Catholic Charities has been approved to operate [...]
The many faces of homelessness
Dear Friends, How do you know if a person is homeless? This is the question I recently posed while speaking at St. Ursula School. The children were eager to answer, and all chimed in, “They have all their bags with them. They sometimes have dirty clothes. Some of them drink a lot, and they talk [...]
A new weapon in the fight to curb violence in Brooklyn
The power of on-the-street violence intervention will soon be amplified in Baltimore's Brooklyn-Curtis Bay community. Catholic Charities has been approved to operate a second Safe Streets location, after proven success in Sandtown-Winchester. Safe Streets Brooklyn is scheduled to begin its community mission in mid-May. Catholic Charities’ involvement in the Brooklyn post is the latest in [...]
WYPR’s Out of the Block podcast features Christopher Place Employment Academy
One man spent more than half his life in prison. Another fled his country to avoid religious persecution and ended up on the street. One was left to live alone at age 12. One relapsed after 18 years clean. And one carries the burden of a lost sister. These men live together in a long-term [...]
Seeking someone diligent, friendly, reliable? Inquire within.
by Kathy Clemente and Brian Trees, Gallagher Services The recent labor market report shows that there are more open jobs than people being hired. Since the report came during Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, we wondered: Would you hire a person with a disability? Each person with a disability has opinions, ideas and dreams. Each belongs [...]
The Stoop Storytelling Series partners with CC-MD for event on mental illness
What is behind the persistent stigma of mental illness and mental health care? Catholic Charities is partnering with several other organizations and the Stoop Storytelling Series to present "Out of Stigma’s Shadow: True, personal stories about mental health, mental illness, and the mysteries inside our heads” on Tuesday, May 21st at the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation. [...]
A high-energy night brings hundreds to support Our Daily Bread Employment Center
Maybe you were there for the rum tastings, fresh cigars, and dancing. Maybe you were attracted by the incredible food from some of Maryland's best restaurants and chefs. Or perhaps you just enjoy a lively round of heads-or-tails 50/50. Whatever the reason, if you came to the 28th Annual Taste of Maryland to benefit Our [...]
Gold at the end of the rainbow – Joanna Miskelly Cox
Joanna Miskelly Cox, a monthly volunteer at My Sister's Place Women's Center, swapped her volunteer apron for the Grand Marshal's sash of orange, white, and green to lead bagpipers, Irish step dancers, wolfhounds, city leaders, firefighters, and police down St. Paul's Street for the March 10th St. Patrick's Day Parade. For the past three years, [...]