Where there is hatred, let me sow love
Bill McCarthy, Executive Director It seems to happen every week - some kind of horrific act that claims lives - in schools, homes, places of worship, backyards. Last week in Colorado, we saw young people [...]
A valued volunteer instills trust and openness with older adults at The Neighborhoods of St. Elizabeth nursing care
By Carol Zieba, Coordinator of Pastoral Care Jenkins Senior Living Community Paul Casey serves as a Pastoral Care Volunteer with the Neighborhoods at St. Elizabeth, Catholic Charities' nursing and rehab facility in Southwest Baltimore. As [...]
Esperanza Center after fire: more need, more hope
After a September fire forced a relocation, Catholic Charities hopes to reopen the Esperanza Center’s S. Broadway facility in early 2020. More immigrants than before are seeking services from the center, now operating out of [...]
Labrador brings comfort to the children of St. Vincent’s Villa and Villa Maria School
CARMEN, a sweet, yellow Labrador Retriever is now part of the St. Vincent's Villa and Villa Maria community where she brings comfort and joy to children and staff at the residential treatment program and [...]
Volunteer Profile of Esperanza Center’s Jerry Schreiber
By Maria Wiering - (CATHOLIC REVIEW - APRIL 12, 2013) It was July 7, 1984, and Jerry Schreiber was stuck in a crushed Amtrak sleeper near Burlington, Vt. He was en route to Montreal, [...]
To serve: A thanks to the people we need every day
William J. McCarthy, Jr. Executive Director This month, the hope we carried through winter proves its worth with the full bloom of spring. We welcome sunshine, and we celebrate Easter. Since it’s National Volunteer Month, [...]