Snuffing out smoking in Senior Communities
In October 2018, Catholic Charities started delivering very good news to residents in its Senior Communities – or very bad news, depending on their point of view: the campuses were going smoke-free in a year. [...]
Advocates in action to prompt change in Annapolis
(Annapolis, Feb. 7) - One month into Maryland’s 2020 legislative session, Catholic Charities colleagues and clients crowded into a conference room in Annapolis’ Miller Senate Office Building to advocate for the organization’s key priorities, raise [...]
Family-first care that fosters bonds
Cathy Kincaid was not expecting to be raising a toddler when she reached her fifties, but when she looks at her granddaughter, Maui Mae Denny, her eyes well up with love. “I wouldn’t want her [...]
Untangling the patterns of addiction
As a child growing up on Long Island, Leslie Blunt had an in-ground pool. Her mother was a school teacher. Her father was a police officer. Her sister was an overachiever. “People used to say [...]
Finding Christmas for those most in need
The staff at Our Daily Bread Employment Center has learned to scan the hundreds of guests who walk through their doors every day for tell-tale signs of struggle. Without prying, staff members recognize those who [...]
Stay the Course featured on WBAL’s TV Hill
Catholic Charities' Stay the Course™, a new program offered in conjunction with the Community College of Baltimore County, provides intensive case management and limited emergency financial assistance to address barriers that prevent students from completing their studies [...]