For kids recovering from trauma, COVID changes therapeutic play
Imagine finding new ways to entertain a few dozen kids between the ages of 5 [...]
With extraordinary spikes in unemployment, new help for families
In the last month, as the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically slowed the U.S. economy, more than [...]
Guest post: WBAL-TV’s Megan Pringle
We are grateful to WBAL-TV reporter Megan Pringle for her touching reflection and for her [...]
Calling for care: mental and behavioral health during the COVID crisis
Mental health and substance use issues don’t take a break in a pandemic – so [...]
The art of stress relief in the age of pandemic
At any age, there is just something reassuring about a new box of crayons, a [...]
Community Funders Begin Planning for a Post-Pandemic World
Paul Karon, Inside Philanthropy As Americans buckle down for at least another month of social [...]
Trained to heel… and to heal
It's hard to be a kid. Even harder to be a kid in crisis - [...]
Esperanza Center hotline to serve non-English-speaking population in pandemic
Under normal circumstances, it can be frightening for immigrants to ask for help. A language [...]
“If Catholic Charities stopped feeding people … where would they eat?”
Cedric Howard, senior cook at Our Daily Bread Employment Center, arrives at work two hours [...]
When schools closed, a 9-year-old got worried. So Safe Streets got busy.
A 9-year-old, worried about his friends not being able to eat, was the driving force [...]