Unwrapping Love

Each year, we collect Thanksgiving baskets and Christmas gifts for families in need. We are grateful to be able to touch the hearts of so many families across the state of Maryland through this effort.  Following is a story of how holiday giving impacted one family....

Rachel

As a single mother struggling with untreated depression and anxiety, Rachel had no family or close friends nearby on whom she could depend for help with childcare or parenting advice. Unemployed and staying at home because of the medical needs of her four young...

Liu

As a recent immigrant from China (we’ll call her “Liu”) and mother of three young children, Liu struggled with English, was unable to work legally, and felt hopeless about her situation. Abandoned by her unfaithful husband who refused to support the...