What connects the tragic killings of George Floyd and Freddie Gray
William J. McCarthy Jr. Executive Director This piece originally appeared in Charities USA Magazine. On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis, Minnesota police officer who knelt on his neck for a [...]
Three extraordinary stories of service
In gratitude for more than 45 years of combined exemplary and humble service to neighbors in need, Catholic Charities will recognize three exemplary area servants the week of November 8. Mary Anne O'Donnell will receive [...]
Head Start students head back to early learning – from home
September 8 marks the beginning of the school year for 667 children enrolled in Catholic Charities Head Start of Baltimore City. In normal times, all 15 sites across South and Southeast Baltimore would be filled [...]
A shift to new health records links care providers in new ways
When Catholic Charities began planning to roll out a new electronic health record system across the agency, Ezra Buchdahl thought about the chart room at St. Vincent's Villa. "We're living in the 19th century here!" [...]
Far more than a construction project: the Cherry Hill Town Center
In early March, Catholic Charities and its partners gathered to celebrate a groundbreaking at the Cherry Hill Town Center – the kick-off to a multi-phase project that will renovate the building’s facade, welcome the neighborhood's [...]
Villa Maria is virtually ready for school
There’s a popular phrase, “If you stay ready, you won’t have to get ready.” That’s pretty much how the administrators and staff of Villa Maria School plan to operate this fall semester. Schools across [...]