Immigration advocates in Baltimore area fear increased enforcement
February 14, 2017 The director of the Esperanza Center, Val Twanmoh, was among those interviewed by The Baltimore Sun for an article on the impact of increased deportation activities on Baltimore's immigrant community. Read the full Baltimore Sun [...]
Catholic Charities of Baltimore Announces $800,000 Grant from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
Funds will support programs serving people affected by poverty, homelessness Media Contact: Rena Daly rdaly@cc-md.org 31 Jan 17 12:00 AM CST Catholic Charities of Baltimore announced today that the agency will receive a grant of $800,000 over two years from [...]
Archibishop Lori responds to recent executive orders concerning immigrants and refugees
Archbishop Lori responds to recent Executive Orders affecting immigrants and refugees
Charlemos Juntos
January 6, 2017 Helany Sinkler, a program manager at the Esperanza Center who oversees family reunification and anti-trafficking programs, appeared on Anne Arundel County Public Schools channel to discuss the Esperanza Center's work among immigrant communities in [...]
2016 Catholic Charities Christmas Festival
On December 15 we celebrated the music of Christmas in the beautiful Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The event featured the Concert Artists of Baltimore, the Morgan [...]
“You want to make some type of mark in this world”
For Karen Bender, volunteer service and career occupy parallel tracks; she works as both an occupational therapist at a hospital in Harford County and also as a substitute teacher at the Children’s Christian Center in Bel [...]