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 behind a Safe Streets-led initiative to feed families during the COVID-19 crisis. The day after schools closed across Maryland in [...]
Critical care: agile response in an unprecedented crisis
(Baltimore - March 16, 2020) - As Marylanders find themselves increasingly restricted by the dangerous community spread of COVID-19, Catholic Charities is working to provide agile and creative responses to ensure care for those most [...]
How we’re responding to COVID-19
(Baltimore - March 12, 2020) - At Catholic Charities, the safety and security of those we serve, and of our colleagues, volunteers and visitors, is paramount. We do not turn away individuals who need assistance we [...]
Breaking ground on a powerful community collaboration in Cherry Hill
(March 9, 2020 - Cherry Hill, Baltimore) - A celebration of community empowerment brought more than one kind of bright skies for the Cherry Hill community Monday, as about 100 people gathered for the ceremonial [...]
Snuffing out smoking in Senior Communities
In October 2018, Catholic Charities started delivering very good news to residents in its Senior Communities – or very bad news, depending on their point of view: the campuses were going smoke-free in a year. [...]
Advocates in action to prompt change in Annapolis
(Annapolis, Feb. 7) - One month into Maryland’s 2020 legislative session, Catholic Charities colleagues and clients crowded into a conference room in Annapolis’ Miller Senate Office Building to advocate for the organization’s key priorities, raise [...]