St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore is a leading provider of community services to people suffering from the effects of hunger, homelessness, and poverty in Baltimore, Maryland.

Each year, over 50,000 people are helped through our comprehensive services that have a singular focus: To help build better futures for those who are struggling in poverty.

Helping people escape poverty requires a broad scope of services that reach people at their level of need. We help individuals and families with basic needs, such as food, clothing, and shelter that sustain and stabilize. We also help people regain their self-sufficiency and achieve better futures through transitional and permanent supportive housing, educational services to children and youth, and occupational skills training and job placement.

"There came a time where my daughter and I were so lost and alone. I prayed for an answer and gave it to God. He answered my prayers with Sarah's Hope." - Diane 

It was Diane's faith in God that helped her find a job and a small room for herself and her daughter. She did well on her own until she was laid off and eventually homeless. Diane found Sarah's Hope shelter where she was connected with employment training and transitional housing.

Clayworks Bowl-a-Thon
Baltimore Clayworks is hosting their Second Annual Bowl-A-Thon to benefit Empty Bowls. Come and get your hands dirty as you work with clay, utilizing molds and stamps, to hand-build bowls. These bowl-making workshopswill be offered at Clayworks during January and February. Click here for more information.

Save the Date for Empty Bowls
Saturday, March 24th, 2012 at the Timonium Fairgrounds
-Soups from Baltimore's top restaurants
-Thousands of handcrafted ceramic bowls
-Huge array of silent auction items
-Entertainment and activities for children
Click here for more information or to get tickets

Hope for Homeless Families
Families turn to Sarah's Hope shelter after losing their homes, stability, and often times their dignity and hope. They arrive often with just one bag of belongings, but are welcomed with a smile and receive emergency shelter and meals, basic medical care, employment readiness, life skills training, parenting classes, child and youth activities, and intensive case management.