1. family and parenting
2. children
3. daycare and preschool

A Monthly Act
Fr. James Risacher
The Good Samaritan Club is a group of loyal and committed donors who
support St. Vincent de Paul services with a monthly contribution. These
sustaining gifts enable St. Vincent de Paul to help those affected by poverty all
year round. Becoming a member is easy. For more information, contact John
Stevens at [email protected] or call (410) 662-0500 x213.
2305 N. Charles Street, Suite 300
Baltimore, MD 21218
“St. Vincent de Paul serves
people all year long, so I
thought my giving should
match that by giving monthly.”
Gifts were made in memory and in honor of the following individuals from April 1, 2013 through October 31, 2013.
Celebrate
the season of
giving with a
gift of hope.
Gerald Hanlon
John Harley
Joseph Harrison
Barbara A. Hauf
Drew Heiderman
Rev. Theodore Heyburn
Lillian M. James
Michael and Mary-Agnes Jordan
Geraldine L. Karwacki
William and Virginia Kelly
Mick Kipp
Margaret Kmetyk
Rosemary Knapp
Charles and Elizabeth Lancelotta
Saul Levine
James Libertini, Sr.
Steven Lombardo
Vera K. Lucchesi
Mary Lyons
Fred and Assunta Martelli
William McCartin
Andrew J. McComas, Sr.
Mary Anna Muaney
John G. and Mary H. Murray
Zinona Paska
Howard Pearson
Paul Podgurski
Marie Ritz
Frank and Kitty Roddy
Mary Salmon
John D. Schiavone
Evelyn and Robert Scholer
Dorothy Smith
Mary Helen Snyder
Alexis M. Stratigeas
James J. Svehla
Gladys M. Techmanski
Dorothy R. Trinite
Charles and Ruth Trinite
Peter P. Turdo
Benjamin Williams
William Robert Yurcik
IN HONOR OF
Joan P. Bachur
John and Patricia Coffey
Dana H. Frank
Theresa S. Haines
Chris Leone
Madge Libercci
Christine Markakis
Sr. Rosalie Murphy, SND de N
Kathleen Murray
Sr. Eleanor Noll, OSB
Larry and Carol Schott
The Priests at St. Mary’s Church,
Annapolis
Anniversary
Mary Jo and Bill Button
Jennifer and Aris Cleanthous
To make your gift today, visit www.vincentbaltimore.org/tribute or
contact John Stevens at [email protected] or
410-662-0500, ext. 213.
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A P U B L I C AT I O N O F S T. V I N C E N T D E PA U L O F B A LT I M O R E
“By investing in our
children at an early
age, we can help break
the cycle of poverty
and place them on a
trajectory to realize
their full potential.”
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Anniversary of Ordinatio (50 yrs)
Msgr. Thomas Tewes
Birthday
Victoria Davidson
Joan DiPietro
Virginia Doxanas
Sharon Edwards
Glen Falcao
Mr. Joseph Labuda
Mary Portera
Joe Thomas
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Confirmation
Mr. H. Wyatt Montemorra
Father’s Day
Mr. Herman Cottman, Jr.
Mr. Vince Greene
Mr. David McAlpin
Mother’s Day
Ms. MaryAnn Bonner
Ms. Rosemary A. Connolly
Mrs. Dennie Deyesu
Mrs. Victoria Deyesu
Mrs. Anna Fernald
Mrs. Susan Healy
Helen Kennedy
Mrs. Norma Labuda
Mrs. Jane Shippe
Mrs. Gergana Trainor
This holiday season, celebrate family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers with a tribute gift that supports the services
of St. Vincent de Paul. Your gift will help provide food, shelter, clothing and more to children and adults in need. In
appreciation of your gift, your honoree will receive a special card to let them know of your thoughtful gift and will be
listed in the next issue of Inspirations.
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Memorial/Tribute Gifts
IN MEMORY OF
Sr. Josanna Abromaitis
Maryann Andersen
Louis Arrequin
Lillian Bartholomay
James I. Betson
Sharon Marie Bialek
Edward Brnich
Hollard Brown
Howard Brown
Donald Buening
Patricia Bull
Danitra Bundy
Michael A. Calligan, Sr.
Virgie Carter
Jacqueline Chesley
Rev. James D. Cole
David Corrigan
Mary Ann Crawford
J. Joseph Curran, Sr.
Thomas Curran
Leory and Mildred Dietrich
Art Donovan
William Fitzgerald
Francis Friedel
Sr. M. Clarita Gibson, RSM
Doris Giovanni
Martha Hackman
Herbert J. Haebler
Margaret Haebler
Benet G. Hanlon
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New Head Start Classroom Opened
This Fall, 270 Head Start children from East
Baltimore returned to school to find bright,
fresh new classrooms, thanks to funding
received from Head Start, the
State of Maryland and the
City of Baltimore. Baltimore
City Council President,
Jack Young, helped cut the
How to Help
Father Jim Risacher, a retired priest and member of our Good Samaritan Club,
has been loyally contributing to St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore with a monthly donation for 14 years. After retiring, he settled in the Baltimore area and
looked for a local charity to support. “It is very important to give back to
your community, and Baltimore was my new home,” says Fr. Jim. “St. Vincent
de Paul is a charity that has sustained its commitment for decades to help
those in need.”
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If you are considering donating your car
to St. Vincent de Paul, please visit
www.vincentbaltimore.org/donate for all
of the details, or contact LeeAnne Poppe at
410-662-0500, ext. 201.
Bring cheer to the preschoolers attending
Head Start this holiday. Involve your group
in purchasing school supplies and
educational toys. Use our Amazon wish
list for easy ordering.
Visit www.vincentbaltimore.org/headstart
for all of the details, or contact Rebecca at
410-276-5724, ext. 103 or Rebecca.horner@
vincentbaltimore.org.
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Client Profile
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ribbon on four new Head Start classrooms
in a newly renovated building in the
Oliver neighborhood of Baltimore City.
The project also involved upgrades to 12
other existing classrooms located in an
adjacent building.
The completion of this long-awaited project represents an investment
in the quality of Head
Start services in
Baltimore despite
decreased funding
support for Head Start
from the federal
government. Head
Start is one of the
Beans & Bread
Center
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programs affected by the sequestration
measures put into effect by Congress on
January 2, 2013.
Head Start is a free, full-day pre-school education program for low-income 3 and 4 year
old children that prepares them for kindergarten. St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore is
the largest Head Start provider in Baltimore
City, serving 860 children and their families
at seven sites.
Early years in school are highly predictive of
future academic achievement, so it is critical
that children do not enter school behind their
peers academically and socially. Learning is a
Front Door Rapid
Rehousing Program
Program Highlights
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Donor Profile
Tribute List
Dear Friends,
In this issue you will find stories of
both change and hope. Our Camp St.
Vincent completed its 106th season of
summer camp, serving a record number of homeless children from Baltimore City and County. In September,
we celebrated with Baltimore County
Executive, Kevin Kamenetz, and other
dignitaries at our Sarah’s Hope, Hannah More family shelter program for
the launch of our Front Door rapid
re-housing services in Baltimore
County. In early October, we celebrated the completion of a $1 million
renovation and expansion of our Head
Start facilities in east Baltimore at
Caroline Street, which involved the
creation of four new classrooms, new
programming space, and upgrades
to existing classrooms. Finally, we
completed a $5.25 million expansion
and renovation of the Beans & Bread
Center, allowing us to expand the
range of services we are able to offer
our homeless clients.
We are so very grateful for your generosity that allows us to improve our
services, increase our outreach, and
positively impact those we serve. I
hope the news and stories about our
services, staff, volunteers, and donors
will inspire you to continue your support of our efforts to have a positive
impact on our community.
My very best wishes to you and your
family for a happy and healthy fall,
and many blessings this holiday
season!
John J. Schiavone
PRESIDENT & CEO
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CLIENT PROFILE:
Latarsha and Braelyn White, Head Start
New Beans & Bread
Center is Complete!
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The multi-year, $5.25 million project to renovate and expand the Beans & Bread Center is now complete! New and
improved services are focused in four core areas: housing,
employment, health, and recovery. Basic services include
meals, day shelter, showers, laundry, and mail and phone
services. Higher-level services include case management,
employment services, housing placement, basic health
services and medical referrals, and recovery support and
treatment referrals.
Head Start has
fostered an
eagerness to learn
within my son.
Latarsha, a geriatric nursing assistant, her
husband, who is looking for work, and
their son, Braelyn, struggle financially. The
cost of rent, utilities, food, clothing childcare and other necessities often exceed
Latarsha’s modest monthly family budget.
Latarsha is one of 46.5 million Americans
living in poverty.
Many families like
Latarsha’s live
paycheck to
paycheck,
make tough
financial
decisions, and
walk the thin
three and four-year-old
line between
children and their
poverty and
families
homelessness.
And for millions of
Americans, not just those living in poverty, there is a struggle to find affordable,
reliable and quality daycare. Additionally,
St Vincent de Paul
of Baltimore is the largest
Head Start provider in
Baltimore City, serving
860
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Fall is very much a season of change,
and this fall issue of Inspirations is
certainly a reflection of that theme.
You will notice a different look to this
newsletter, as we made some design
upgrades to improve the look and
readability. I hope you enjoy the new
Inspirations, and the regular updates it
provides on our work in the community that your generous support makes
possible.
there are few options available when
looking for a pre-school that will
academically and socially prepare a child
for kindergarten and offer hours to
accommodate the parent’s work schedule.
Fortunately, Head Start is there as a support for these families.
Head Start has been a benefit to Latarsha’s
family since her son enrolled at St. Vincent
de Paul’s Arlington site in Park Heights
last year. “This program is a life saver,”
Latarsha said. “Not only did it help my
family make ends meet with affordable
care but, it has also provided a wonderful
education for my son that has fostered an
eagerness to learn within him!”
“I am so excited with his progress in the
program,” added Latarsha. “He has opened
up more, is sharing more, and comes home
each night talking about what he learned.
Right now he can’t stop mentioning the
days of the week,” she laughs.
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cumulative process, and young children who lack early foundational skills
often struggle to catch up to their
peers. These gaps in school readiness have been shown to persist and
worsen in later grades. However, children served by Head Start are highly
prepared for school, less likely to
need special education services or repeat
grades, and are more likely to graduate
from high school.
Parents play an active role in the Head
Start program and are educated and
coached on how to become their child’s
primary educator and advocate. What
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VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED!
Help Serve Breakfast Foods...
Monday through Friday, 8:30-9:30 am
Be Part of Our Client Engagement Team...
Weekdays, 8:30 am-12 pm or 12-4 pm
For more information email Katie at
[email protected].
Come see the Center and be a part of the improved services!
Volunteers are needed to serve breakfast foods Monday
through Friday from 8:30 to 9:30 am. Volunteers are also
needed weekdays for shifts from 8:30 am – 12 pm and
12 pm – 4 pm to be a part of our Client Engagement Team
responsible for greeting clients, answering the phone,
and managing the mail room. For more information
contact Katie at [email protected]
or 410.732.1892 x111.
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Beans & Bread History
1977
Beans & Bread was founded
by Benet Hanlon in a row house
on Aliceanna Street
1991
St. Vincent de Paul purchases
building at current location on
Bond Street
1986
St. Vincent de Paul assumes operation
of Beans & Bread
makes Head Start different from other
pre-school programs is that each family is
provided with case management and other
services that help them support a healthy
and stable family unit. Health screenings,
nutrition services, and disability support
services are also offered to families, and
healthy breakfasts and lunches are provided daily by KidzTable, St. Vincent de
Paul’s social enterprise.
2008
1998
St. Vincent de Paul embarks on
Opening Doors Campaign
Fredrick Ozanam House opens
1992
Beans & Bread opens on Bond Street and
commemorates the passing of
founder, Benet Hanlon
2006
Home Connections, supportive
housing program opens
“Head Start represents an important investment in the future of our community,”
said John Schiavone, President and CEO
of St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore. “Access to quality early childhood education
is vital for all children, but is especially
critical for children growing up in poverty. By investing in these children at an
early age, we can help break the cycle of
poverty and place children on a trajectory
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Grand Opening Celebration of the
new Beans & Bread Center
to realize their full potential and achieve
life-long success.”
Head Start depends upon the generosity and
support of the community for many of its
classroom and educational supplies. Learn
how your group can participate in our Adopta-Classroom or purchase supplies from our
Amazon Wish List. For more information,
visit www.vincentbaltimore.org/headstart.
Front Door
Rapid Rehousing
Program
Launched in
Baltimore County
Program Highlights
Camp St. Vincent Hosts More Than 200 Campers
Over 200 homeless children participated in swimming, arts,
athletics, music, reading and math instruction, weekly field
trips, and social emotional activities that helped them better cope with their homeless circumstances. Many thanks
to the 109 youth volunteers who supported the campers,
our instructional partners: Creative Alliance, Underground
Dance Academy, the Carrie Murray Nature Center, and our
many supporters who sponsored campers.
Career Connections Expands Services
Career Connections, our employment resource program,
now has two locations: our St. Ambrose Workforce Development Center in Park Heights and our new Beans &
Bread Center in Fell’s Point. Career Connection’s services
include skills assessment, job readiness, online searches,
support with resume writing and interviewing, one-onone coaching, job placement and access to computers,
phones, and fax machines.
New Sr. Director Hired to Lead Workforce
Development Services
St. Vincent de Paul welcomes Tona Craviato as our new Sr.
Director of Workforce Development. Most recently Tona
worked at CASA where he developed, monitored and implemented the very effective “Emergency Employment
Respond” program for homeless, ex-offenders, at risk
youth and other hard to place individuals with outstanding results in job placement and job retention.
Families at Sarah’s Hope, Hannah More,
St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore’s comprehensive shelter for families in Reisterstown, are now able to participate in
Front Door, St. Vincent de Paul’s rapid
re-housing program. The Front Door
program has recently launched in Baltimore County with grants from United
Way of Central Maryland and Baltimore
County. Baltimore County Executive,
Kevin Kamenetz, and other dignitaries
joined an event at Sarah’s Hope, Hannah
More on September 10th to help celebrate its success and to introduce the
Front Door Program to local community
members. Visit www.vincentbaltimore.
org/hopesanddreams to see more photos
of the event.
Since its
opening last
November,
Sarah’s Hope,
Hannah More
has served 126
families. To
learn more
about Sarah’s
Hope, Hannah
More or Front
Door and how you can help, contact
Laura Starsoneck at laura.starsoneck@
vincentbaltimore.org or 410-773-0333.
Volunteer Highlights
Pepsi Beverage Company’s Campus Hire Program participated in Beans & Bread’s new Corporate Wednesday
teambuilding program, and will serve a meal once a quarter during this upcoming year.
The Daily Record cleaned, organized and decorated Sarah’s Hope, Mount Street’s children’s play area and community room in celebration of their 125th Anniversary.
UPS helped move Head Start into their new classrooms in
preparation for the new school year.
Divine Hearts hosted a “Glam Event” for the residents at
Sarah’s Hope, Hannah More. Each resident picked out
jewelry and enjoyed a manicure.
To learn how you or your company or organization
can help, visit www.vincentbaltimore.org
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