For Our Neighbors who previously experienced homelessness.By Candra Healy In 2022, Baltimore rehoused 1,188 individuals and families experiencing homelessness. But the annual point-in-time census counted 1,597 Baltimoreans in need of housing on just one night in February. Every day, more neighbors, friends, and family reach out for help. MORE HELP
On a cold and windy Saturday on January 21, 2023, a few members of the Environmental Justice Committee worked with volunteer Phyllis Fung, a certified Tree Keeper and Board member of Blue Water Baltimore, to prune five street trees parallel to the church along Madison Street. The pruning is one
The Environmental Justice Committee invites you to a presentation to learn about the water that arrives at your house and leaves your house, and what you can do to mitigate contamination of our waterways and damage to our pipes”. John Marra, Ecoliteracy & Restoration Specialist from Blue Water Baltimore will
Baltimore, Maryland – Across The U.S., The Effects Of 2022’S Record High Heat Temperatures Are Widespread. Summer Heat Waves Sweltered Up To Triple Digits In Many Parts Of The Country, Raising Overnight Low Temperatures In The Midwest And East Coast, And In The Pacific Northwest. While Summertime Heat Waves Are
Guns 2 Gardens is a National safe Surrender Network inspired by the work of Raw Tools (raw tools.org). It’s vision is to create a network of congregations across the country that have an ongoing ministry of disarming unwanted guns. The metal scraps will be forged into garden tools and then donated
“Discrimination is a Virus We Survived” was the brainchild of the Immigration Subcommittee’s Chair, Vonetta Edwards. Vonetta wanted to be as comprehensive as possible at including all the groups that are currently being discriminated against while at the same time ensuring that we are intentional about the fact that the ‘people’ included in
St. Ignatius initiated the Antiracism Awareness Task Force to help facilitate personal growth through the lens of the Catholic faith and Ignatian spirituality: ultimately seeking to enable parishioners to see antiracism as a way of life, a Saving Grace, and a call to walk the way of the Gospel. Specifically,
The Loaves and Fishes Ministry began in order to provide a nourishing weekend meal to the homeless and poor of Baltimore City and create an opportunity for fellowship for homeless patrons and ministry volunteers, trying to understand and live out the Gospel challenge of Matthew 25. If you are interested
Once a month we collect casseroles for Our Daily Bread – Maryland’s largest hot meal program, serving more than a quarter of a million meals to those experiencing hunger in Baltimore City each year. We collect on the third Saturday of the month between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM, in
Congress faces a March 22nd deadline to pass critical funding bills to avert a government shutdown. These funding bills include lifesaving assistance to meet the humanitarian needs of those arriving at our borders and millions of displaced persons overseas. Due to continued inaction by Congress, many essential U.S. humanitarian programs—both foreign and domestic—remain in limbo.
After months of delay, a pair of bills requiring—and incentivizing developers to build more affordable housing units will be presented before the full Baltimore City Council Tuesday, and could be called for a vote. The bills are part of a package of what’s known as inclusionary housing legislation because they
Baltimore coalition launches effort to campaign for land bank to acquire vacant properties By Giacomo Bologna Iya Kenya MahaliyaDara loves her Northwest Baltimore home, but she’s getting tired of her neighbors. For the past seven years the 48-year-old Baltimore native has lived in a Park Heights rowhome she inherited from
Please let President Biden and his administration know you strongly support temporary protective status (TPS) for immigrants from Nicaragua, Nepal, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala by signing this petition from CASA. Since 1990, temporary protected status (TPS) has allowed migrants from countries with unsafe conditions to reside and work legally
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