Potatoes and potential
What do you do with almost 20,000 pounds of potatoes? Eric Jackson of the Black Yield Institute receives potatoes for families in Cherry Hill If you're First Fruits Farm in Freeland, Maryland, you [...]
“If Catholic Charities stopped feeding people … where would they eat?”
Cedric Howard, senior cook at Our Daily Bread Employment Center, arrives at work two hours early these days – but doesn’t mind the 4 a.m. start. “This place is like a lifesaver to me. I’m [...]
When schools closed, a 9-year-old got worried. So Safe Streets got busy.
A 9-year-old, worried about his friends not being able to eat, was the driving force behind a Safe Streets-led initiative to feed families during the COVID-19 crisis. The day after schools closed across Maryland in [...]
Critical care: agile response in an unprecedented crisis
(Baltimore - March 16, 2020) - As Marylanders find themselves increasingly restricted by the dangerous community spread of COVID-19, Catholic Charities is working to provide agile and creative responses to ensure care for those most [...]
How we’re responding to COVID-19
(Baltimore - March 12, 2020) - At Catholic Charities, the safety and security of those we serve, and of our colleagues, volunteers and visitors, is paramount. We do not turn away individuals who need assistance we [...]
Breaking ground on a powerful community collaboration in Cherry Hill
(March 9, 2020 - Cherry Hill, Baltimore) - A celebration of community empowerment brought more than one kind of bright skies for the Cherry Hill community Monday, as about 100 people gathered for the ceremonial [...]