Special Educational Services
St. Vincent’s Villa
St. Vincent’s Villa offers residential treatment and diagnostic services for children between the agesof 5 and 13 with significant emotional and behavioral challenges in a state of the art facility. LEARN MORE>>
Villa Maria School
The Villa Maria School offers intensive educational, clinical and diagnostic services for children and youth with emotional and learning disabilities. LEARN MORE>>
Special Educational Services in the News, Stories & Testimonials
Shine a light: Cookies and COVID
It's Volunteer Appreciation Week, and we want to use it to share a short story each day about one of our thousands of amazing volunteers. Paul Casey has been a longtime volunteer at St. [...]
Beauty in the shift: a recovering substance user’s unexpected gifts
Fifty-one years after his first hit of a drug, William “Al” Baker says he’s done with substance use and into creating beauty. “I believe in God and everything, but heroin always won out,” he said. [...]
Windows, doors and a new roof – renovations at two Senior Communities buildings
A $7.3 million renovation in two Catholic Charities’ buildings will provide older adults in affordable housing with a variety of upgrades by next summer. The multi-year effort at the connected properties – DePaul House and [...]
Honoring a joyful and justice-oriented Baltimore pastor
From the time Rev. Ray Chase started his ministry with Catholic Charities 43 years ago, his spirit of joy shone clearly, brightening the lives of those he served. This year, the pastor of Baltimore's St. [...]
Moving to mandate vaccination
William J. McCarthy Jr. Executive Director The rising trends for COVID-19 as the Delta variant continues its spread are disturbing. As I write this, there have been more than 700 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 [...]
Shelter is just a stop along the way
When asked about his new apartment at Basilica Place, a Catholic Charities Senior Community in downtown Baltimore, Paul Schubert's face lit up. "It's like a palace," he said. The 64-year-old had spent years living in [...]