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Blessings Newsletter: Spring 2024

Blessings: Catholic Charities Newsletter

Nothing signals the start of spring more beautifully than the bouquets of flowers blooming throughout our region. And this year, thanks to you, the vibrant blossoms have some company that is every bit as lovely.

WMAR Baltimore

Giant and Coca-Cola team up to feed families

Giant Food and Coca-Cola Consolidated generously donate 500 backpacks filled with nonperishable food items to Catholic Charities and Next One Up.

WBAL-TV

Safe Streets celebrates over a year of no homicides in Penn-North

A Baltimore community is celebrating a milestone: more than 365 days without any homicides in the Penn-North neighborhood served by Safe Streets Baltimore.

WMAR Baltimore

High school varsity basketball teams awarded with CIAA tickets

One high school basketball program got surprise games added to their schedule today, except at this one, they get to sit back, stand up, and cheer. Safe Streets along with Catholic Charities awarded CIAA tickets to the boy's and girl's varsity basketball teams at Brooklyn's Ben Franklin High School in South Baltimore.

WJZ CBS News Baltimore

Chanda Cares: Chanda sits down with Ezra Buchdahl, Administrator for Catholic Charities St. Vincent’s Villa

Chanda sits down with Ezra Buchdahl, Administrator for Catholic Charities St. Vincent's Villa in Baltimore.

WMAR Baltimore

Walk, vigil to remember Baltimore’s homicide victims in 2023

The Wednesday evening prayer walk was the first of its kind - it was scheduled between Christmas and New Years taking into account the difficulty of the holidays after losing a loved one, Murphy said.

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Blessings Newsletter: Winter 2023

Blessings: Catholic Charities Newsletter

With the arrival of winter weather and holiday celebrations, we know it is December. This means both the end of the calendar year, along with the closing of a year of centennial celebrations.

Forbes

3 Experiments to Help Reduced Senior Care Worker Shortages

The U.S. is desperately short of nurses, personal care aides, and other direct care workers who help frail older adults and younger people with disabilities manage their days.

Publication

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.