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Comptroller Recognizes Little Sisters of the Poor
The nuns at the St. Martin's Home received the inaugural William Donald Schaefer Helping People Award.
Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot honored the for their work caring for seniors at St. Martin's Home in Catonsville.
Franchot selected the group of Catholic nuns, whose mission is to care for the elderly, as the Baltimore County recipient for the inaugural William Donald Schaefer Helping People award.
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The comptroller will present the award to the winning individual or organization this spring out of the 24 winners from each jurisdiction in Maryland.
The St. Martin's Home in Catonsville has been open since 1969. It has independent living for low-income seniors, assisted living and skilled nursing care, according to the organization's website.
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The Little Sisters of the Poor have been serving in the Baltimore community since the 1860s.
The organization estimates that roughly 15,000 seniors have resided in facilities operated by the nuns in the Baltimore area.
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