Back at Our Daily Bread, but this time with two jobs, a home and hope
December 12, 2016 From The Catholic Review, a great piece on the 2016 Leadership Breakfast at Our Daily Bread Employment Center. Shawnta Stern spoke at the gathering, and talked about slipping into homelessness a year ago, and how she is working her way back to self-sufficiency with the help and support of Sarah's House. Read the full [...]
Maryland advocates discuss next steps for undocumented community
December 2, 2016 The Esperanza Center's director, Val Twanmoh, was interviewed for an article about conditions potentially facing undocumented immigrants with the upcoming change in administrations. Read the full Frederick News Post article here
Se sanità fa rima con carità
November 29, 2016 The Esperanza Center's Bibi Hackshaw and Katie Kline did an interview with Italian journalist Gabriele Barbati on health and health insurance needs among immigrants to the U.S. Watch the video Note: the first segment in the video is an interview conducted at Johns Hopkins Bayview, in Spanish with Italian subtitles; the portion from the Esperanza [...]
Catholic Charities of Baltimore Celebrates 35 Years of Providing Affordable, Safe Communities for Seniors in Maryland
Basilica Place will host event to celebrate anniversary on Nov. 29 Media Contact: Rena Daly rdaly@cc-md.org 22 Nov 16 12:00 AM CST Catholic Charities of Baltimore will celebrate 35 years of operating senior apartment communities in Maryland for older adults living on limited incomes. To mark the occasion, Catholic Charities is hosting a reception on Nov. 29 at 1:30 p.m. at [...]
From designing rooms to planting gardens, volunteers lend help at St. Vincent’s Villa
November 22, 2016 A great Thanksgiving article on the wonderful work done at St. Vincent's Villa to help children with severe emotional and behavioral challenges. The piece also highlights the amazing contributions of the 400 volunteers who give of the time and talent every year. Read the full article here
Catholic Charities of Baltimore Receives Several Grants to Support Mental Health, Employment Training Programs in West Baltimore
Funding to provide increased human services to West Baltimore residents Media Contact: Rena Daly rdaly@cc-md.org 02 Nov 16 12:00 AM CDT Catholic Charities of Baltimore announced today that the agency has received six grants for programs that provide access to mental health services, employment training and placement assistance, violence prevention and access to food for residents of West Baltimore. Two other [...]
With Nearly $365,000 in Grants, Catholic Charities to Expand Programs in West Baltimore
November 2, 2016 "Catholic Charities of Baltimore announced today that it received six direct grants and two through partner organizations." Read the full Baltimore Fishbowl article here.
Catholic Charities of Baltimore Hosts “Hungry for Change: How Our Daily Bread Transforms Lives” on Oct. 26
Forum on Poverty and Social Justice is Part of Our Daily Bread 35th Anniversary Commemoration Media Contact: Rena Daly rdaly@cc-md.org 12 Oct 16 12:00 AM CDT Catholic Charities of Baltimore will host a forum on poverty and the need for a response that is grounded in social justice. The forum will take place on Oct. 26 at 7:00 p.m. at Loyola [...]
‘Gentle Ben’ a vital member of Catholic Charities’ therapy team in Dundalk
September 30, 2016 From The Catholic Review, a great piece on Ben, a chocolate Labrador retriever and therapy dog (and the pet of our Villa Maria Community Resources colleague Suzie Templeton). “We have some children,” Templeton said, “going through really tough situations – depression, anxiety, trauma. Ben is a source of comfort for them. He can help [...]
Second Esperanza Center location offers new hope for immigrant children, families
September 16, 2016 "As the number of immigrants to the U.S. has drastically increased in recent years, so has Catholic Charities of Baltimore’s capacity to respond to their needs. A new building, a three-story, former row house located at 1625 E. Baltimore St., will serve as a satellite location of the Esperanza Center, Catholic Charities’ immigrant services [...]