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Camp Wabanna

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Give at-risk boys and girls in Baltimore a life-changing experience at Camp Wabanna this summer – a chance to play, enjoy the beauty of nature, make new friends, and most importantly, experience God’s love in their lives.

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Helping Up Mission expands to house families

Saturday, January 21, 2023 Robert Lang, WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and FM 101.5 The Helping Up Mission, which has provided housing and drug treatment for adults, will soon offer housing for mothers and their children. It is a landmark on East Baltimore Street. For more than 100 years, the Helping Up Mission has been helping homeless and drug-addicted men get their lives back on track. A few years ago, they opened a separate women’s shelter right up the street, and in …

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Helping Up Mission CEO Robert Gehman steps down after over 28 years

By Matt Hooke – Reporter, Baltimore Business Journal Jan 11, 2023 Bob Gehman is stepping down as CEO of the Helping Up Mission after 28 years at the helm. The Baltimore shelter transformed from a homeless shelter only providing short-term housing, to a drug treatment provider and long-term care facility with a variety of residential options. To read more CLICK HERE

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K. Daniel Stoltzfus | Helping Up Mission

By: Daily Record Staff January 12, 2023 Helping Up Mission (HUM) announced longtime CEO Robert K.  Gehman will be transitioning to a new role with the organization and that K. Daniel Stoltzfus was named the organization’s new CEO. To read more CLICK HERE

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Our New CEO Dan Stoltzfus Shares What Brought Him to Helping Up Mission

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As I introduce myself and my new role as CEO of Helping Up Mission, I want to share a little of the journey that brought me to HUM. It began 14 years ago when I met Bob Gehman at Citygate—the national associations of Missions like HUM. I was so intrigued to learn more about HUM’s partnerships and programs that I drove down from New York City, where I served another Citygate Mission at the time.  From that first time I …

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A Special Update from Bob Gehman

A Special Update from Bob Gehman

You may have heard the news that I am moving into a new role as President Emeritus of Helping Up Mission after 28 wonderful years of serving as CEO. I’ve planned a long time for this transition, and as I take this step, I am overwhelmed with gratitude for friends like you. And you’ll see some of the impact of your support as you read this e-newsletter. This new role of President Emeritus was created by the Helping Up Mission …

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Helping Up Mission now offers isolation beds for Baltimore’s Covid-positive homeless

BY FERN SHEN10:58 AM JAN 12, 2023 After advocates bemoan the loss of safe spaces for infected people to isolate, Mayor Scott turns to a nonprofit. Amid criticism about the lack of emergency housing in Baltimore for those who are Covid positive and homeless, the city is partnering with Helping Up Mission to house people discharged from local hospitals who are in need of space to isolate. To read more CLICK HERE

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