‘All God’s people’: Beans and Bread helps feed East Baltimore’s hungry October 4, 2017By Erik Zygmont Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice, St. Vincent de Paul Baltimore Feeding the hungry is work, but the approximately 14 volunteers (12 for lunch, two for breakfast) who keep Beans and Bread running into its fifth decade of service don’t see it that way.
Beans and Bread awaits upgrades January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, St. Vincent de Paul Baltimore Administrators of Beans and Bread and opponents of a $4.5 million renovation and expansion to its resource center agree that clients should wait for services inside the facility, rather than on the street.
Beans & Bread to celebrate 30 years January 19, 2012By Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, St. Vincent de Paul Baltimore When amateur actor and former Benedictine priest Benet Hanlon began working in a Fells Point theater in the late 1970s, he noticed a number of homeless men along the then-scrappy waterfront streets, got to know several of them and eventually rented a small row house on Aliceanna Street in 1977 in an effort to feed them.
‘Jesus loves chili dogs’: Stoops family reaches out to city’s homeless March 25, 2010By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, St. Vincent de Paul Baltimore The palpable love for the Stoopses runs deep among the guests – many of whom have turned to the weekly meal for years, and, in some cases, a decade or more. It goes beyond just having a meal. The Stoopses have sparked hope and, for many, a profound new life.
