Helany Sinkler wins Mayor’s Hispanic Heritage Award
A big shout out to Esperanza’s own Helany Sinkler, Family Reunification Program and Anti-Trafficking Services manager, who received the Mayor’s Hispanic Heritage Award for a Service Provider last night at an event at City Hall. So [...]
Catholic Charities’ Annual Celebration 2017
On Wednesday, October 11, Catholic Charities held its 2017 Annual Celebration at the Hippodrome Theater in Baltimore. Earlier in the evening in a private reception, Bill McCarthy, Executive Director [...]
“Catholic Baltimore” Audio Discussion of the Holy Father’s “Share the Journey” Initiative
Recently, Val Twanmoh, Director of the Esperanza Center, was interviewed by the Archdiocese of Baltimore, along with Joan Rosenhauer, Vice President of US Operations for Catholic Relief Services. Listen to it here.
Public Comment Opportunity
Catholic Charities' adoption program has recently begun its quadrennial Council on Accreditation (COA) application. COA is a national accrediting body approved by the United States Department of State to conduct Hague accreditation and approval reviews. Catholic [...]
Our Daily Bread in 2016: Preparing to do more
On March 2, 2016, while on a mission to Rome, Catholic Charities Executive Director Bill McCarthy attended a meeting at the Vatican. He recounts his meeting with Pope Francis, “I presented the Holy Father with [...]
Our Daily Bread in 1990: Reducing Poverty
Fr. Tom Bondarenko at a temporary ODB location in 1990 From the beginning, volunteers served the meals to guests. “We have always provided more than a meal; we served people with dignity, and that was [...]