Williams Guevara Martinez, unaccompanied minor, reunited with his siblings in Baltimore
His two-year saga September 10, 2014 The story on ABC2’s In Focus (their 6:00 p.m. news program) features Williams Guevara Martinez, who crossed the U.S. border two years ago as an unaccompanied minor and eventually was reunited with [...]
Introducing the 2014-2015 Project SERVE blog
by Michael Carr Hello Catholic Charities Blogites and Interweb Dwellers all!! It truly is an honor to write the first 2014-2015 Project SERVE blog! I want to start it off by saying that even though [...]
A Pathway To Citizenship For One Unaccompanied Minor
Last September, Williams Guevara left behind his family’s cramped two-bedroom home near San Salvador to travel hundreds of miles by foot, by car, and in packed mini-busses to get to the US. He was 17. [...]
For immigrants, legal advice, English class and hope
Dan Rodericks, Baltimore Sun August 2, 2014 Jermin Laviera, an energetic woman with a bright and generous smile, works on the first floor of the Esperanza Center in Southeast Baltimore, which gives her a street-level perspective on [...]
A moral obligation
Commentary from Archbiship William Lori July 25, 2014 The Catholic Church, including here in the United States, has a long history of serving immigrants. Read more: https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-lori-children-20140726,0,7034258.story#ixzz38yEaOpS8
Kudos to Catholic Charities
Letter to the Editor of the Baltimore Sun July 23, 2014 I'd like to commend William McCarthy Jr. and Catholic Charities for their offer of child-appropriate un-used space at St. Vincent's Villa to help house some of [...]