NDMU students join Project SERVE for Sleep Out
Leaving the comfort of their dorm rooms at Notre Dame of Maryland University, students will travel downtown to Our Daily Bread Employment Center, on Friday, Oct. 12 for an overnight stay at the Center, which serves Baltimore's homeless and impoverished population. Even more effectual, the students will sleep outside in cardboard boxes on the Center's basketball court in an effort to better understand the challenges that [...]
Esperanza Center temporarily relocates services
Esperanza Center’s main building on S. Broadway is temporarily closed – services relocated to St. Patrick’s Assisi House at 1728 Bank St. (Baltimore, MD. October 1, 2018) The Esperanza Center is temporarily operating out of St. Patrick's Assisi House, less than a month after a devastating fire forced the S. Broadway location to close temporarily. [...]
Haughey to lead integrated substance use treatment initiative
Addiction is a pervasive challenge that may complicate the lives of the people we serve. That's why Catholic Charities is enhancing its behavioral health services with an integrated substance use treatment initiative. Karen Haughey To implement that critical initiative, Catholic Charities is pleased to welcome Karen Lilley-Haughey, LCSW-C as its new administrator of [...]
Orioles name McCarthy a Birdland Community Hero
Three contributing factors made Sunday a glorious outing at Camden Yards: the weather was fantastic, the Orioles were victorious over the Chicago White Sox 8 - 4, and the O's recognized Catholic Charities Executive Director Bill McCarthy as a Birdland Community Hero for his commitment to charity, service, hope and harmony. McCarthy's family accompanied him as he accepted the Birdland Hero [...]
Esperanza Center Temporarily Closed
URGENT NEWS UPDATE: Esperanza Center is TEMPORARILY closed while clean-up crews remove debris following a massive fire on the 400 block of South Broadway in Fells Point. (September 13, 2018, Baltimore, MD) Clean-up crews began their work this week at Catholic Charities’ Esperanza Center following a four-alarm fire on Friday, Sept. 7 at Budeke Paint store. As [...]
Dragon Boat races ‘brings out the best’ for Catholic Charities of Baltimore
LISA HARLOW, SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 CATHOLIC CHARITIES, FEATURE, LOCAL NEWS, NEWS A little rain – at some moments, actually, a lot of rain – didn’t keep paddlers or spectators away from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Sept. 8, for Catholic Charities of Baltimore’s’ 11th Biennial Dragon Boat Races. More than 600 paddlers representing 28 teams from local businesses and nonprofits came together to compete [...]
Dragon Boat races ‘brings out the best’ for Catholic Charities of Baltimore
Spectators gather along the bulkhead adjacent to the Maryland Science Center to watch the Catholic Charities Dragon Boat Races at the Baltimore Inner Harbor Sept. 8. (Photo courtesy of Catholic Review, Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff) A little rain – at some moments, actually, a lot of rain – didn’t keep paddlers or spectators [...]
Catholic Charities convenes 11 partners for innovative program to serve older Marylanders
Press Release Contact: Rowena (Rena) Daly Media Relations Manager rdaly@cc-md.org 667-600-2007 Pilot project focuses on West Baltimore and Cherry Hill (September 5, 2018, BALTIMORE, MD.) – The power of community collaboration may help thousands of older West Baltimore and Cherry Hill residents with everything from energy assistance to estate planning, thanks [...]
Who do you call when aging gets harder? A new collaboration can help.
The power of community collaboration may help thousands of older West Baltimore and Cherry Hill residents with everything from energy assistance to estate planning, thanks to a partnership between 12 organizations and a $450,000 grant from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. The Senior Connections Community Outreach partners, convened by Catholic Charities, will work through [...]
Cherry Hill’s back-to-school days mean exciting early learning opportunities
"Good afternoon and welcome to my new school!" said little Claude Johnson into the microphone. Then he ran a few feet to his left across the stage, got a reassuring hug from Mom, and scampered back to the mic to deliver his next line. In two weeks, Claude will be a kindergartner at the [...]