Helping Up Mission on Baltimore Street has a library with a view.
It is time to celebrate the first anniversary of Health and Faith in Baltimore, even if a bit late. With this posting comes a tribute to the many people who have made this blog possible through their involvement in promoting health and wellness at Baltimore’s various faith communities. When I set out to follow and tell the stories of people around the city, I knew that I would find struggle and hardship. But what I found was much more than a sum of devastating stories of poverty and inequality. I have seen the courage of people who turn their own struggle into communal currency for others; I have seen women who have little for themselves and their children but still tirelessly advocate for the betterment of their communities at neighborhood meetings; I have seen the culture of hope and caring in circumstances that I previously thought were so challenging that little was left for building tomorrow. Continue reading
