03.02.16
Last summer, Hotel RL hired a photographer to capture images of homelessness in Baltimore. The hotel featured the images on a temporary website it created to raise funds for Health Care for the Homeless, as part of its new hotel launch here. It was a new company in town and a provider of shelter, and as a gesture of support for its new city, Hotel RL wanted to bring attention to the issue of shelter—and those who don't have it. We were grateful for the interest and support. But we also thought the photographer’s images should be accompanied by images captured by those who actually know and experience homelessness first hand. It’s a bit of a different lens. Hotel RL happily provided disposable cameras to members of our client art group and the images started flowing in. View the gallery on our Myth Busting page.
Meet our new Director of Practice Operations Cecelia Lane! A DMV native with 18 years of experience in health care operations, Cecelia is coming to us after several years in leadership positions on the West coast, as well as her work as a community health consultant. In her new position, Cecelia will oversee registration, benefits enrollment and referrals, improving access to care throughout the agency. Learn more about her plans (and her two Yorkshire terriers!) below.
This summer could be the hottest on record in Maryland—make sure that you know how to keep yourself and your neighbors safe.
On January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation declared freedom for enslaved individuals in the Confederacy, but those in Galveston, Texas were not made aware until June 19, 1865. This day, also known as Freedom Day, Independence Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day, commemorates emancipation and Black liberation. See ways to recognize and celebrate Juneteenth this year!