by Sheila Helgerson | Jun 25, 2021 | Monthly Missive, Uncategorized
“A family is a circle of friends that love you.” Last Thursday, June 11, was Michael’s 80th birthday. Michael has been a resident of Earl’s Place since June 24th of last year. Michael has a son who lives abroad and two granddaughters who he has not seen in quite some...
by Marina Blandino | May 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
I often talk about Earl’s Place, but not as often about our second program, Prospect Place. Both programs provide supportive housing to men experiencing homelessness, but there are differences. Earl’s Place is transitional housing where the men may stay up to two...
by Sheila Helgerson | Apr 2, 2021 | Monthly Missive
Today I am sharing an inside look at Earl’s Place through the eyes of our resident manager, Renard Noble. Renard has been employed with us since October 2014 as the live-in Resident Manager. He first came to Earl’s Place in August of 2011. Like so many of...
by Sheila Helgerson | Apr 1, 2021 | Monthly Missive
Sharing thoughts: Residents and Nancy Gardner (former Board member) A few years ago, United Ministries rebranded as Cornerstone Community Housing, with the tag line hope/ help/ home. As a former Board member who tries to stay in touch with what’s happening, I was...
by Sheila Helgerson | Dec 19, 2020 | Monthly Missive
As this year comes to an end, thank you. Thank you for your monthly donations. Thank you for your notes. Thank you for your phone calls. Thank you for caring. You are so important to the work that we do. One of my favorite things to do during the...
by Sheila Helgerson | Nov 16, 2020 | Monthly Missive
Not only is today Friday the 13th, it’s also World Kindness Day. Your Monthly Missive is coming a little early because I can’t think of a better day to share how your kindness is making a difference in our corner of the world. Prospect Place, our Housing First...
by Sheila Helgerson | Oct 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
I think most of us prefer treats over being tricked, so I’ll get straight to the point: You rock Because of you, Mike has a safe place to live and work on his recovery. He came to Earl’s Place after completing a six month substance use treatment program (he...
by Sheila Helgerson | Oct 6, 2020 | Monthly Missive
This month you are hearing from another of our Board members, Andrew Frank. I was introduced to Cornerstone Community Housing (CCH) in 2017 at a volunteer event held at Church on the Square in Canton. I had recently moved back to Baltimore and was looking for a...
by Sheila Helgerson | Oct 5, 2020 | Events
With COVID we can’t have our annual dinner, but #COVIDCANTSTOPGOOD and this year we are taking it virtual. Over the next 5 days help us bring awareness to the impact of homelessness, help the men of Cornerstone Community Housing, and give them the opportunity...
by Sheila Helgerson | Sep 6, 2020 | Monthly Missive
What I Know Now…Behind the Scenes at CHC Linda J. Emerick CHC Volunteer, Donor, GEM I am going to be honest. My support of Cornerstone Community Housing began as an uninformed, unthinking, holiday-inspired act of generosity over 10 years ago. I saw a card...
