Ben Carson, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), on March 23 visited Sarah’s House, a Catholic Charities of Baltimore shelter for families dealing with homelessness.
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Catholic Charities warm hundreds in Baltimore with meals, shelter
As 2018 began with temperatures in the single digits, hundreds are finding food and shelter through Catholic Charities of Baltimore.
Mobile Response Center vehicle will make reaching the needy easier for local Catholic Charities
Thanks to a partnership with Catholic Charities USA and Ford Motor Company, Catholic Charities in Baltimore, Arlington and Washington and will be able to provide curbside assistance to area homeless and poverty-stricken communities for one week each month.
Our Back Pages: Our Daily Bread opened its doors 35 years ago
Our Daily Bread has served more than 7.4 million meals over what will be 12,785 consecutive days of outreach come June 1.
Gov. Hogan and Comptroller Franchot volunteer at Our Daily Bread
Gov. Lawrence Hogan Jr. and Comptroller Peter Franchot volunteered at Our Daily Bread in Baltimore Nov. 24.
Legacy of charity: Hal Smith retires after 35 years
When Smith became executive director of Baltimore’s Catholic Charities two years after his arrival, the agency employed 350 people and had a budget of about $6 million. Today, the organization annually helps 200,000 people in 80 programs and employs 2,100. Its budget is about $120 million.
Faith will guide new Catholic Charities head
William J. McCarthy Jr. is just getting started Aug. 1 as executive director of Catholic Charities, but his roots in the outreach organization stretch back to high school.