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Blessings Newsletter: Fall 2023

Blessings: Catholic Charities Newsletter

In these colder months, your love and compassion for Catholic Charities and those we serve keeps us warm.

WMAR Baltimore

New facility in Baltimore focuses on helping people with disabilities

A ribbon cutting was held on Wednesday for a new facility focused on helping people with disabilities. Catholic Charities of Baltimore opened their new Gallagher Services Meaningful Day Center in Timonium.

Catholic Review

Dragon Races draw crowd, raise funds for those in need in Baltimore

The Dragon Boats Races and Festival had their own rebirth of sorts. After a long wait due to the pandemic, the biennial event sponsored and hosted by Catholic Charities of Baltimore, was back in business for the first time since 2018.

National Catholic Register

‘Good Boy’: Therapy Dogs Serve the Catholic Community

Furry creatures show ‘canine compassion’ and offer aid to healing and well-being for young and old alike, at school and elsewhere.

The Baltimore Banner

Commentary: Safe Streets staff is worthy of admiration, applause

As questions arise about Brooklyn mass shooting, the need for violence interrupters is as great as ever.

Catholic Review

Catholic Charities’ Dragon Boat races returning to Inner Harbor

Teams will go head-to-head in all-day elimination Dragon Boat races to raise funds for Catholic Charities’ human service programs that benefit children and families, seniors, people affected by poverty, immigrants and individuals with intellectual disabilities.

The Baltimore Sun

With process reopened, 26,000 people applied for Baltimore public housing in 10 days

The Housing Authority of City received 26,000 applications in 10 days to join a public housing waitlist, demonstrating the intense demand for affordable housing in Baltimore.

WJZ CBS News Baltimore

Baltimore’s Esperanza Center helps immigrant population access healthcare

The Esperanza Center with Catholic Charities opens its doors to patients knowing its patients don't have thousands of dollars on hand.

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Blessings Newsletter: Summer 2023

Blessings: Catholic Charities Newsletter

At Catholic Charities, we are in the middle of our cheerful celebration of 100 years of improving the lives of Marylanders in need. Along with the agency’s centennial, several programs are celebrating their own anniversaries.

The Baltimore Sun

A Baltimore man’s last, best shot at a better life

You hear stories of trauma and wonder how survivors ever manage to smile again. Many don't. Deanmichael Harrod, however, has an electric smile despite decades of trouble.

WBALTV-11

Employment academy graduation signifies group’s success overcoming obstacles

There was a special graduation ceremony Wednesday for a group of men who've overcome addiction and homelessness.

WMAR Baltimore

Program helps men struggling with homelessness in Baltimore get back on track

One organization in Baltimore City is helping transition men who used to experience homelessness onto a better path.