Villa Maria balances students’ urgent needs in considering a return to school
Since the COVID-19 pandemic struck earlier this year, schools across the country have wrestled with complex criteria to determine when and how to resume in-person learning, poring over data and trends to make the safest [...]
So much more than a fresh coat of paint
When Cheryl M. first heard about the renovations to the shelter buildings at Sarah's House she was skeptical. She and her son had moved in shortly before COVID-19 struck Maryland. It was her first experience [...]
Working for racial justice in Baltimore
"It’s very easy to make assumptions about what a community needs if you’re not listening," says Kevin Creamer, director of St. Edward's Workforce Development Center. Instead, Catholic Charities is intentionally listening and working to be [...]
Keeping Baltimore’s streets safe one corner at a time
Greg Marshburn, director of the Safe Streets program of Catholic Charities of Baltimore, joined Charities at Work, a podcast of Catholic Charities USA, to talk about how Safe Streets interrupts neighborhood violence and encourages positive [...]
Families reunite as nursing facilities allow in-person visits again
When Catherine Wyland's great-nephew had his third son on Sept. 10, she thought about how she had held his older children shortly after they were born – and how that was impossible during the COVID-19 [...]
What connects the tragic killings of George Floyd and Freddie Gray
William J. McCarthy Jr. Executive Director This piece originally appeared in Charities USA Magazine. On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis, Minnesota police officer who knelt on his neck for a [...]