O’Malley hosts 50 faith leaders to discuss Md. response to child border crossings
by John Wagner, The Washington Post July 21, 2014 Gov. Martin O’Malley gathered about 50 religious leaders in Annapolis on Monday for what aides described as a brain-storming session on how Maryland can help respond to the [...]
Children Should Be Welcomed
Letter to the Editor of the Baltimore Sun July 21, 2014 Over the past several months, the matter of children fleeing violence in their Central American countries for safety in ours has entered into our national conversation [...]
Catholic Charities Head Start programs work to prevent childhood hunger
June 17, 2013 The following video about how Catholic Charities works to prevent childhood malnutrition was shot at Harford County Early Head Start. The video contains a great interview with Kay Richardson, who directs the program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Sv-cKnb7M8 [...]
Sequestration and the Poor
May 17, 2013 This video, on Religion and Ethics Weekly, takes an in-depth look at the effects of sequestration throughout Baltimore City. Catholic Charities Executive Director Bill McCarthy is featured, as well as Mary Gunning, children and [...]
News Conference rallies support for suspending federal budget cuts for Head Start
Head Start students listen intently to a lesson. On March 11, a news conference was held at Catholic Charities St. Jerome’s Head Start. The topic was the impact the passing of House Resolution 1 will [...]