Darnell Taylor
When Darnell was released from prison, he had nowhere to turn, but then he stopped in for a meal at the Our Daily Bread Employment Center. "Without Our Daily Bread Employment Center, I could be back to prison,” he says. Read about how he rebuilt his life. Six months ago, Darnell Taylor was living on [...]
Creating a Path Toward Stable Employment
Every Friday, the sounds of accomplishment and congratulations can be heard humming from the classroom at ODBEC which hosts the weekly Work4Success Employability Workshop. Each week, a new class celebrates their successful completion of the program with a graduation ceremony attend by ODBEC program staff and administrators. The rigorous five-day workshop offered every Monday through [...]
Cooking Up a Hearty Start to the Day
As a registered nurse and certified diabetes educator, Michele Sheldon Rubio knows how important a proper diet is to a healthy lifestyle, especially if you do not always know when your next meal may be available. Meet Michele and learn how for the past four years she has been serving up a hearty breakfast menu [...]
Commitment to Change Yields Brighter Futures
Ronald, Clifton and Paul entered Christopher Place Employment Academy like most men before them – homeless, lost and without a plan to get their lives back on track. Today, after much hard work and dedication as well as the opportunities afforded them through Christopher Place Employment Academy, these three men have found a path towards [...]
Colleagues Make Tribute to Mr. Robert F. Gore
Many of the donations we receive are in honor of or in memory of someone special. Whenever the donors request it, we like to create a tribute page for the honoree. This group of colleagues from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers brought us such a great letter about the person they are honoring, we’re [...]
An inspired CP graduate will become a social worker
This is the story of how Alvin went from a life of drugs and crime to become a graduate of Christopher Place Employment Academy and then on to become a social worker to help others like himself. More than five hundred men have graduated from Christopher Place Employment Academy since the program began in 1996. [...]
A Very Brave Step Forward
Through the help and support of Our Daily Bread Employment Center, Yvette took some of her first steps toward rebuilding her life. Our Daily Bread Employment Center was there to guide Yvette in the right direction. I first came to Our Daily Bread Employment Center (ODBEC) to attend a Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meeting, but had [...]
A Passion to Serve Spawns Polo Fundraiser
A more than 25-year veteran volunteer at Our Daily Bread, Mary Agnes Lewis wished there was more that she could do for the program she was so passionate about. From that passion, the Ten Oaks Polo Cup Match benefiting Our Daily Bread was born, raising more than $250,000 for the program since its inception. With [...]
Our Daily Bread in 1990: Reducing Poverty
Fr. Tom Bondarenko at a temporary ODB location in 1990. From the beginning, volunteers served the meals to guests. “We have always provided more than a meal; we served people with dignity, and that was equally as important as the food we provided. We never served cafeteria style. Sr. Josanna insisted that our guests be [...]
Students Provide Much Needed Service
Students from Mount Saint Joseph High School in Baltimore received the 2016 Anne Lindsey Otenasek Youth Service Award, given annually to honor Anne Lindsey Otenasek’s personal commitment to helping others. Kimberlee Kahl of Our Daily Bread told us that the students of Mt. St. Joe’s are wonderful examples of Lindsey’s volunteer work as they contribute [...]