Entering the Green Industry
On November 3rd, Our Daily Bread Employment Center (ODBEC) entered into the green industry. Supported by a grant from the Maryland Energy Administration, ODBEC implemented a Weatherization Learnership Training Program. The Learnership is a unique training and [...]
EarnBenefits: Parish-based program helps families in financial crisis
Counselor Mike Escol heps an applicant find out what assistance he is eligible to receive through the EarnBenefits program located at the parish of St. Clement Mary Hofbauer. The addition of six Catholic parishes as [...]
Early Intervention at St. Jerome’s Head Start (now Baltimore City Head Start)
Kim Amoroso is delighted with the services she and her son, Robert, have received through St. Jerome’s Head Start program. After Kim Amoroso prepares her four-year-old son Robert for the Head Start Program, she usually [...]
Dre’s Story
Holden Hall provides the guidance and support many of our men need. Although we hope that they reach total independence and self sufficiency, we realize the reality is that everyone needs an ongoing support system. [...]
Dollars and Money Sense
“It’s changed my beliefs about money,” Veronica Edmonds says of the Financial Literacy seminar she completed at My Sister's Place Women's Center. The four-session classes are made available to participants of the resource center for [...]
Diligence Pays Off
Heather Price, Esperanza Center volunteer attorney Many factors drive immigrants away from their home countries and pull them to the United States. Poverty, violence, and lack of opportunities cause many young people to flee, particularly [...]