Everybody’s Birthday Bash
Cynthia, a MSPWC client, holds up part of the present she received from PWNP birthday party. For the fifth year, People Who Need People (PWNP), a Howard County volunteer organization comprised of over one hundred women and their daughters, hosted Everybody’s Birthday Bash at My Sister’s Place Women’s Center. The annual event is a collaborative [...]
Esperanza Center Celebrates Volunteers with Spring Luncheon
(l-r) Volunteers Hilma and Bob Swenson with Esperanza Center student Luisa Lopez, and volunteer Erika Johnston. On Wednesday April 28th, the Esperanza Center hosted the annual Spring Lunch for volunteers and friends. The lunch was orchestrated by Volunteer Coordinator, Rosa Azcarate, who has been welcoming students and volunteers to the Center for twenty years, and is [...]
Erickson Living Partners with St. Ann Adult Day Services
Erickson Living, the largest developer of Continuing Care Retirement Communities in the United States, has been involved in Catholic Charities’ Dragon Boat Races since 2002. Erickson's Dragon Boat Race partner is St. Ann Adult Day Services, and throughout those ten years, Erickson has proven to be a terrific program supporter. Erickson employees come to St. [...]
Empowering Women
Speaker Claudette Campbell (left) poses with Crystal (right), a Families that Work client. On October 15, as part of our ongoing mission to empower women, My Sister’s Place Women’s Center was honored to have Ms. Claudette Campbell speak to the women in the Families that Work program about developing good work ethics and of their value [...]
Ed Sommerfeldt Completes the Christopher Place Equation
After retiring from a 39-year career as an educator at Coppin State University, Ed Sommerfeldt joined the Ignatian Volunteer Corps, a ministry of men and women aged 50 and over who work for a more just society and serve the needs of people who are poor. Through the Ignatian Volunteer Corps, Ed was introduced to [...]
Dr. Sam Ross Shares Inspiring Stories of Leadership
by Dale McArdle On July 22, as part of Catholic Charities leadership LEAD Speaker series, about 50 Catholic Charities colleagues gathered at the Loyola Graduate School in Timonium to hear Dr. Sam Ross, the CEO of Bon Secours Hospital. Dr. Ross spoke about his responsibilities, including the management of the Bon Secours Hospital, as well [...]
Do You Know What I Have Done For You?
On Holy Thursday, our parish invites parishioners to come forward to have their feet washed and to wash another’s feet while asking the gospel question: “Do you know what I have done for you?” Almost everyone participates in this moving ritual, reminding us to bend, to serve, to be served. Now in a new phase [...]
DAP Helps the Esperanza Center
The Dragon Boat Races represent much more than just a one-day event. The racing teams and their partner programs work together for two years engaging in many types of activities to benefit Catholic Charities’ clients. DAP and the Esperanza Center are a perfect example of such a partnership. This summer, the two groups have been [...]
Conversations on Community Night
Nyerre As a part of Project SERVE, we participate in a weekly Community Night. This is a time for the seven of us to spend quality time getting to know each other by discussing social justice, or just hanging out. Each week, a different member of our community plans the night’s activities; we have done things [...]
Constellation Energy Women’s Alliance Partners with My Sisters Place Women’s Shelter to Empower Women in Need
Click here to view the video. Every Thursday, members of Constellation Energy’s Women’s Alliance business resource group arrive at My Sister’s Place Women’s Center in Baltimore. They are part of a program that pairs working professional women with women from the center who need help developing employment skills. Constellation Energy Women’s Alliance members spend an [...]