Dragon Boat Races are winning combination of competition and compassion
September 13, 2016 Great coverage of Dragon Boats 2016 by our good friends at The Catholic Review. Read the full article from the Catholic Review here
Dragon Boat Races in the Inner Harbor
Catholic Charities hosts its 10th biennial Dragon Boat Races in the Inner Harbor September 12, 2016 The Baltimore Sun's Kim Hairston shot an amazing video of Dragon Boats Race Day 2016, including an interview with Catholic Charities executive director Bill McCarthy. See the full Baltimore Sun video.
Recording Artists Declan O’Rourke, Mindy Gledhill to Perform Benefit Concert for Catholic Charities
Proceeds to benefit Our Daily Bread Employment Center Media Contact: Rena Daly rdaly@cc-md.org 06 Sep 16 12:00 AM CDT Internationally acclaimed Irish recording artist Declan O’Rourke and Utah-based singer-songwriter Mindy Gledhill will perform at a special concert to benefit Catholic Charities’ Our Daily Bread Employment Center. The concert will be performed at Our Daily Bread, 725 Fallsway in Baltimore, on Friday, [...]
Return of the Dragons!
Dragon Boat Races in Inner Harbor on Sept. 10 to Raise Funds for Programs of Catholic Charities of Baltimore Media Contact: Rena Daly rdaly@cc-md.org 30 Aug 16 12:00 AM CDT Catholic Charities of Baltimore will host its 10th biennial Dragon Boat Races on Saturday, September 10, 2016, beginning at 8:00 a.m. at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Thirty-two teams will compete in all-day elimination [...]
Over one year after unrest, church’s West Baltimore effort continues
August 18, 2016 In The Catholic Review, Erik Zygmont writes about the expanded focus on and services in West Baltimore from both Catholic Charities and the Archdiocese since the unrest in April of 2015. Read the full article here
Seniors at St. Ann Adult Day Services Sponsoring Supply Drive for Children at Violetville Elementary School
After devastating vandalism at the school on Aug. 3, staff and seniors looking for ways to help students Media Contact: Rena Daly rdaly@cc-md.org 10 Aug 16 12:00 AM CDT The staff and the seniors who participate in Catholic Charities’ St. Ann Adult Day Services are holding a back-to-school supply drive for the kindergarten and pre-kindergarten students at Violetville Elementary School [...]
Eulogy for Adan Guevara
On August 9, 2016, Adan Guevara died tragically; on the previous Sunday, he was caught in a dangerous rip current as he attempted to save his nephew from drowning near Wildwood, N.J. A native of El Salvador, Adan became a part of the Esperanza Center family. After his brother, Williams, crossed into the U.S. as [...]
A program called Safe Streets has a new post in Baltimore
July 21, 2016 Andrew Zaleski, writing for The Washington Post Magazine, profiled Catholic Charities' new Safe Streets program in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore. Read the full article here
20 years after welfare reform, one couple’s story
July 11, 2016 Danielle and Alexander Slater participated in the second cohort of the St. Edward's Workforce Development Center, receiving certification in the automotive technician program that was launched in January 2016 by Catholic Charities in partnership with the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives (NCIA). They were interviewed by reporter Amy Scott for a segment that [...]
The Uncertain Hour: The Road Not Taken
July 7, 2016 Marketplace Business News is doing a series of reports during the summer of 2016 to mark the 20th anniversary of the welfare reform act of 1996. In the podcast linked here, reporter Amy Scott interviewed Danielle and Alexander Slater, a husband and wife who just completed the automotive technician program launched earlier this year by [...]