The Esperanza Center Facilitates Homecoming for a Child Who Suffered a Stroke During Immigration
December 27, 2014 The Esperanza Center helped reunite a family from Honduras. A mother in Baltimore and her two daughters in Honduras were separated. As the girls struggled to reach the US, the nine-year-old suffered a stroke near the US border but made it into the US. With help from the Esperanza Center and Johns Hopkins, the [...]
From El Salvador to Maryland:
From El Salvador to Maryland: One unaccompanied child's dangerous journey to the U.S. BALTIMORE - It's being called a crisis at the U.S. border. The latest figures show that U.S. Border Patrol agents have stopped more than 66,000 unaccompanied children from Central America since October 2013. Many of them are now connected with relatives here [...]
Formerly homeless, Jerrie Olds gives back as chef at My Sister’s Place
November 26, 2014 By Rachel Anne Warren, City Paper Jerrie Olds sits at a vinyl-covered table for six in a large room full of other, empty, tables for six. Plastic marigolds sit in the center of each table, and a single fork, napkin, and cup lie in front of each chair. Every table looks the same. The [...]
Maryland Legal Community Looks For Attorneys For Undocumented Immigrant Children
This summer, tens of thousands of undocumented immigrant children fled poverty and brutal gang violence in Central America to come to the U.S. Over three thousand are in Maryland, and the vast majority of those are now with their families. But can they stay? The answer to that question may depend on whether or not they [...]
Representing Unaccompanied Minors
It’s been a year since news reports started covering the large numbers of children crossing the U.S. border from Central American countries. It’s estimated that more than 55,000 unaccompanied minors have crossed the border since that time. And since January 2014, more than 2,800 minors have been placed with relatives or new caretakers in Maryland. READ [...]
Living Our Values: The Gift of Hope
by Bill McCarthy When the Christmas season arrives each year, we are bombarded by media messages about “that perfect gift,” and retail stores vie for customers with promises of great deals on the newest trends in toys for children, items at the top of Christmas lists that will, supposedly, bring happiness. Many of us also [...]
Meet Nyerre Osiomwan
Nyerre Hello! My name is Nyerre Osiomwan and I am from the great city of Baltimore, Maryland! As a recent graduate of Virginia Tech, I am thrilled to be back in my hometown as a member of this year’s Project SERVE. During my undergraduate years, I majored in Spanish and International Studies. I had plans [...]
Villa Maria offers Exceptional Services for Exceptional Students
This story is published with the permission of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia. Written by Deb Litman, with photography by Andrea Cipriani-Mecchi. To read this and other articles published by the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, please visit https://www.osfphila.org/about/goodnews Sister Joyce initiated the visiting pet program at Villa Maria. She regularly brings Rosie the [...]
Sister Eileen Davis, Daughter of Charity, Returns to the Pastoral Care Program at the Jenkins Senior Living Community
Sister Eileen Davis is the coordinator of the Pastoral Care program at the Jenkins Senior Living Community. For eight years, she has offered spiritual care to the residents, families, and staff of St. Elizabeth Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, St. Ann Adult Day Services, Caritas House, and DePaul and Joachim Houses. Sister Eileen has been a Daughter of Charity for more [...]
New Project SERVE Volunteers Commissioned
by Bill McCarthy 2014 - 15 Members of Project SERVE, beginning a year of volunteer service in some of the programs of Catholic Charities From left: Mike (Rochester, NY) - Villa Maria School, Cameron (Carmichael, CA) - Sarah's House, Maggie (Milwaukee, WI) - Esperanza Center, Corey (Lansing, MI) - Our Daily Bread Employment Center, Giovanna [...]