After 20 years of faithful ministry at HUM, Deputy Director Gary Byers, aka Pastor Gary, is retiring. Perhaps we should say “retiring,” because he’s moving to Arizona to lead a college archaeology department and will continue leading digs in the Middle East. Video tribute to Pastor Gary: 20 Years of Recovery Ministry Director of Spiritual Life Mike Rallo interviews Gary on his life, career at HUM, and what’s next
Read MoreExperience firsthand the despair of addiction and the hope of recovery. Look through the eyes of a man as he wanders through the streets of Baltimore, homeless, hopeless, in active addiction. Then he enters into long-term recovery, and things begin to change… View on Youtube This point-of-view film is a creative composite of the life experiences of many men at Helping Up Mission. It was produced in collaboration with Mozell Films. DP: Lee Morton Director: Vic King AC: Andrew Hwang …
Read MoreGuest post by Josiah Haken I’ve worked at New York City Relief, a Hope for New York affiliate that serves men and women living on the streets, for seven years now. In that time, I have talked with countless individuals struggling with homelessness, addiction, mental health issues, and every kind of physical and emotional trauma you could imagine. But I have also been astonished by the movement of God in the lives of my neighbors who are homeless. I have …
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“When I was in the midst of everything, there were no options. You wake up every day, and your intent has to be get money or be prepared to die. I have choices nowadays.” Read more at helpingupmission.org/stories/ericw
Featuring Eric’s segment from the new podcast Drug Stories – check them out at drugstories.org. (Audio by Miriam Zimmerman and photo by Michelle Frankfurter)
This episode was produced by Evan Jones and Vic King. Music by DMB (Eric’s request).
Colin Campbell Contact Reporter The Baltimore Sun As more than 100 men who had completed a Baltimore drug addiction recovery program stood onstage in suits after receiving their certificates, a packed Baltimore County ballroom broke into a sustained standing ovation. Gov. Larry Hogan shook each man’s hand as they crossed the stage at the Helping Up Mission’s 2018 Graduation Banquet on Sunday at Martin’s West, and congratulated each of them. To read the rest of the article CLICK HERE
Read Moreby Danielle Jackson BALTIMORE — WBFF — Governor Hogan attended and spoke at Helping Up Mission’s annual graduation ceremony, held at Martin’s West in Baltimore, on Sunday. Helping Up Mission provides faith based recovery services for men experiencing homelessness, poverty and addiction. The governor congratulated the more than 120 men who finished the year long spiritual recovery program. Governor Hogan said, “The spiritual recovery program graduates here today are proof that, even in the midst of our darkest days, there …
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Recently, HUM Board Member Dr. Mary Lashley was honored for her work partnering Towson University with HUM at an April 16 BTU Awards Dinner, featuring Towson University President Dr. Kim Schatzel. HUM Director of Programs, Tom Bond, shared about the value of the partnership. HUM staff Sarah Kerr joined Dr. Lashley at the BTU Partner Showcase on June 24 to share about the work connecting nursing students with other university staff and community members. Check out the Towson University story …
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So you want to get involved, to give back, to make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate. Perhaps you’ve donated to Helping Up Mission and other organizations, and maybe you’ve volunteered with us. These are all wonderful things – but you want to go deeper. You want to move beyond transactional interactions to real, mutual relationships with people who are materially poor. But where do you start? You might consider working through the course Are You A Good …
Read MoreHelping Up Mission was delighted to have Bishop Madden celebrate Easter Mass with our men. KEVIN J. PARKS APRIL 2, 2018 Archdiocese of Baltimore Randy Z‘s decline began about five years ago with the deaths of loved ones. Consumed by addiction and homelessness, he found himself outside on a bitterly cold February night in 2017 lying on a bench waiting for a bed in the detox unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Read Kevin J. Park’s full story HERE
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