2013 Project Serve Reunion Weekend
This weekend, more than 20 Project SERVE alumni and the 5 current Project SERVE volunteers gathered to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Catholic Charities year-long volunteer program for young adults. The alumni came from all over the country and Canada to reunite with their housemates, share stories, reflect on their volunteer experience and visit Baltimore again. Alumni were [...]
CEO/CFO Dream Team Awards
July 1, 2013 Baltimore Business Journal selected Catholic Charites Executive Director Bill McCarthy and Chief Financial Officer Scott Becker as one of their 2013 Dream Teams. We're so proud of them! Congratulations to Bill and to Scott for being recognized for their outstanding achievements! Read more information at the Baltimore Business Journal.
The Work of the Good Samaritan Continues
by Bill McCarthy Our Good Samaritan Society, a recognition society that honors those donors whose bequests or planned gifts will help support Catholic Charities in the years to come, holds an Annual Prayer Service and Luncheon for society members. The Service provided an opportunity to reflect on the New Testament parable of "the Good Samaritan" (Luke 10: [...]
Catholic Charities Head Start programs work to prevent childhood hunger
June 17, 2013 The following video about how Catholic Charities works to prevent childhood malnutrition was shot at Harford County Early Head Start. The video contains a great interview with Kay Richardson, who directs the program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Sv-cKnb7M8 This link is for the story on the same topic that’s on the Catholic News Service site. https://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1302605.htm
How to Detect Mental Illness in Your Child
Dr. O'Leary interviewed on Fox 45 July 9, 2013 Dr. Joe O'Leary, our St. Vincent's Villa Medical Director, explains how to detect mental illness in your child. Please click on the link below to view the video. https://www.foxbaltimore.com/news/features/morning/stories/5213-mental-illness-your-child-440.shtml#.UdbbVvmyBWQ
City approves contract with Catholic Charities of Baltimore to operate Housing Resource Center
May 22, 2013 Today, the Baltimore City Board of Estimates approved a contract with Catholic Charities of Baltimore to operate and provide shelter and supportive services to the homeless population of Baltimore at the Weinberg Housing Resource Center (WHRC) located at 620 Fallsway. "The review panel selected Catholic Charities because of their robust internal infrastructure to support [...]
Sequestration and the Poor
May 17, 2013 This video, on Religion and Ethics Weekly, takes an in-depth look at the effects of sequestration throughout Baltimore City. Catholic Charities Executive Director Bill McCarthy is featured, as well as Mary Gunning, children and staff from St. Jerome's Head Start, and volunteers at Our Daily Bread. https://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/may-17-2013/sequestration-and-the-poor/16488/
Acting Secretary of Labor visits Our Daily Bread Employment Center
May 14, 2013 Read The Baltimore Sun article about the Labor Secretary's visit to the Our Daily Bread Employment Center. He met with more than 25 people from the Baltimore area to discuss the impact of raising the minimum wage.
Catholic Charities honors dedicated volunteers, employees at annual banquet
April 23, 2013 This article, by Maria Wiering, in the Catholic Review captures so much of what was special about the 2013 Annual Dinner. Years ago, Mark Greenberg described Catholic Charities of Baltimore as a place where “we cherish the divine within you.” The words evolved into the social service agency’s motto, “Cherishing the Divine Within.” On April [...]
Catholic Charities concerned about impact of storm water fees
April 14, 2013 Below are links to two television interviews (on WBAL and WJZ) with Executive Director Bill McCarthy regarding Maryland’s new storm water fees and the impact that these fees would have on Catholic Charities and other nonprofit providers of human services. https://www.wbaltv.com/news/money/Archdiocese-concerned-about-stormwater-fee/-/9379180/19751462/-/s3l413z/-/index.html https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2013/04/14/surface-tax-will-cost-md-property-owners-every-time-it-rains/#comments