Guest post: WBAL-TV’s Megan Pringle
We are grateful to WBAL-TV reporter Megan Pringle for her touching reflection and for her commitment to concern for our neighbors experiencing homelessness, poverty and food insecurity. Megan Pringle I have been working [...]
Calling for care: mental and behavioral health during the COVID crisis
Mental health and substance use issues don’t take a break in a pandemic – so neither do the therapists at Catholic Charities’ clinics. Through an agile, largely online response, staff at the 10 Villa Maria [...]
The art of stress relief in the age of pandemic
At any age, there is just something reassuring about a new box of crayons, a quiet moment, and an open invitation to color. That’s the idea behind the studio that art therapist Sheba Sheikhai is [...]
‘We Can Do A Lot To Impact Our Community’: Maryland Caterer Keeps Staff Employed By Feeding Those In Need Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
By Stetson Miller, WJZ Baltimore BELTSVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A local caterer is now putting its expertise in cooking to feed thousands during the coronavirus pandemic. Since much of the restaurant industry is out of work right [...]
Activists: House homeless at Baltimore hotels during pandemic
The Daily Record, By: Adam Bednar Daily Record Business Writer April 6, 2020 Housing advocates are calling on Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young to start moving homeless residents into hotels to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Baltimore [...]
Trained to heel… and to heal
It's hard to be a kid. Even harder to be a kid in crisis - a behavioral or emotional challenge so significant that you need extra-special care in a residential setting to get well and [...]