Weather nixes march, but not need for mental health and substance use disorder funding
(ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Feb. 19, 2019) - Plans to march in Annapolis Wednesday were foiled by a foul weather forecast, but for more than a million Marylanders, funding for mental health and substance use disorder treatment can still be a life-or-death issue. Catholic Charities is a member of the Behavioral Health Coalition, which organized the [...]
100 work for justice in Annapolis
If you want to make a difference, you have to take a stand. Nearly 100 Catholic Charities colleagues and clients did just that on Friday, Feb. 1 when they advocated for Catholic Charities programs and important issues in Annapolis. The group traveled to the state capital to help lawmakers understand many of the ways Catholic [...]
A note of thanks warms our hearts on a cold February day
We thank you so much for your support of our Adopt a Resident program at Weinberg Housing and Resource Center, Baltimore's shelter operated by Catholic Charities! Thanks to generous volunteers, our residents had a lovely Christmas Eve filled with delicious food, desserts, gifts, and fellowship. As our residents received their gifts, you could tell from the [...]
Our mission to love
Valentine’s Day may not be everyone’s favorite holiday, but it’s an important reminder, to me, of our mission to love. For us, love is more than a value, more than a word we hang on a wall. Love is the how and the why of the work we do. Love is what makes our approach [...]
Helping Marylanders Find Work
Christopher Place Employment Academy Housed at Our Daily Bread, this 18-month residential program serves men transitioning from homelessness and substance misuse to stability and self-sufficiency. Participants call it the best-kept secret in Baltimore. Our Daily Bread Employment Center Client Services A holistic approach to training individuals for work and placing them in available jobs. Work [...]
Networking for good thanks to Venable, LLP
(Baltimore, MD., Feb. 6) "No one wakes up and decides they want to be homeless," said Pennye James, manager of Learn to Earn, a program of My Sister's Place Women's Center, Baltimore's first, day-shelter. "Unplanned obstacles bring women in need to the Center," she added. "While every person's story is unique; they all share the common [...]
Protecting the homeless from life-threatening weather conditions of the polar vortex
(Baltimore, MD.) The polar vortex of the arctic air continues to move from the Midwest to the East Coast bringing life-threatening weather conditions to our city. At Catholic Charities, our staff who manage the Weinberg Housing and Resource Center, Baltimore's shelter, are implementing the following steps to ensure that all people experiencing homelessness can come in from the [...]
The power of purpose puts Catholic Charities leader Bill McCarthy on impressive list
Catholic Charities Executive Director Bill McCarthy has been named one of the most influential leaders in the area by the Baltimore Business Journal. Catholic Charities Executive Director Bill McCarthy Selected as one of the publication’s Power 10 of 2019, McCarthy’s focus stays clear, even if he’s a little embarrassed by the attention. “I [...]
CEPAR provides expertise to reopen Baltimore clinic after massive fire
Experts with Johns Hopkins CEPAR are familiar with assisting communities around the nation and world in the aftermath of hurricanes and other natural disasters. However, recently their expertise was tapped to assist in their own backyard in Baltimore. The Esperanza Center, a comprehensive immigrant resource center in Fells Point, was forced to shut down after [...]
Is poverty always visible? See how need is mapped
Maryland is one of the wealthiest states in the country. But there is another side to the story. Despite our conventional perceptions, poverty can be hard to see. Poverty describes a person’s inability to afford the basic necessities of life: food, shelter, clothing, transportation. When we say a person is experiencing poverty or is impoverished, [...]