Our Daily Bread celebrates 35 years of feeding needy
Organization has served 7.4 million meals since 1981 June 1, 2016 A wonderful piece by WBAL-TV's Megan Pringle on Our Daily Bread's 35 year history of serving Baltimoreans in need. Watch the video
Our Back Pages: Our Daily Bread opened its doors 35 years ago
May 27, 2016 Article from The Catholic Review commemorating the 35th anniversary of Our Daily Bread: “The June 5, 1981, edition of the Catholic Review revealed that the opening of what is now Catholic Charities’ Our Daily [...]
Our Daily Bread celebrates 35th anniversary
May 26, 2016 An on-air editorial by WBAL-TV general manager Dan Joerres, recognizing Our Daily Bread for 35 years of service to Baltimoreans in need. Watch the editorial
A young immigrant is swept up in a raid—and tries to navigate the U.S. courts
May 25, 2016 Writing in Baltimore City Paper, Elizabeth Doerr profiles the experiences of two young immigrants to the Baltimore area. Esperanza Center's director Val Twanmoh, managing attorney for Immigration Legal Services Adonia Simpson and assistant managing [...]
Young people traveling across the border alone are making it to Maryland—and fighting to stay
May 25, 2016 Writing in Baltimore City Paper, Elizabeth Doerr profiles the experiences of two young immigrants to the Baltimore area. Esperanza Center's managing attorney for Immigration Legal Services Adonia Simpson and Esperanza client Ana Herrera were [...]
Undocumented immigrants negotiating broken system
May 20, 2016 Esperanza Center's managing attorney for Immigration Legal Services, Adonia Simpson, spoke on a panel at the National Press Club in Washington on issues related to youth and teen immigration "Fellow immigration lawyers and advocates [...]