We affirm that our mission is threefold: * to provide healing and care to those in need; * to educate people to social awareness and motivate them to act on behalf of the disadvantaged; * to advocate for a public policy that will ensure a just society. In pursuit of our mission we struggle to combine: * serving many needs while excercising a prudent use of limited resources; * risking to achieve dramatic gains while remaining constant in our existing commitments; * pursuing excellence while maintaining a compassionate touch. Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Baltimore is Maryland's leading private provider of human services