A West Baltimore business owner wants to make his neighborhood a better place by handing out free Thanksgiving dinners on the street and showing people that his neighborhood can be a place of kindness and generosity. Baltimore is on the cusp of 300 homicides. One such case involved the shooting of four people in front of Vennieth McCormick’s New Life Rehabilitation Center. But McCormick said he was trying to spread the message that there is still room for hope and positivity in an area that many see as high in crime. But we are here for you. Please come out and talk to us,” said McCormick, who and others distributed hot Thanksgiving meals to more than 250 people on Friday. The scene of the shooting of four people was different. “Even after that, the next day, we had to wash the blood, we had to continue to have hope,” said McCormick, whose New Life Rehab Center helps people with drug addiction and mental health issues He said they have given out meals every month for the past three years, but recent violence in the area has given more meaning to this particular Thanksgiving giveaway and broadened things “I think it makes them feel like we have some people who care about us, we do have some people who are trying to change the status quo, so we’re going to stick with it and maybe things will change,” McCormick said. , he believes that solving problems means getting to the root of the problem. “Unless we have the right leadership, making decisions consistently to bring about real change, we’re going to continue to have these problems because when they do happen, we also have to find out what causes the violence,” he said. said. He hopes his efforts will inspire and show others that there is still love in our community. “Just know that something tragic happened a few days ago and we know that happened, but please don’t let your hopes die ,” McCormick said. He is planning to distribute more meals on Dec. 23, along with toys for Christmas children.
A West Baltimore business owner wants to make his neighborhood a better place by handing out free Thanksgiving dinners on the street to show people that his neighborhood can be a place of kindness and generosity.
An act of kindness comes at a time when Baltimore is on the verge of 300 homicides. One such case involved the shooting of four people in front of Vennieth McCormick’s New Life Rehabilitation Center. But McCormick said he is trying to spread the message that there is still room for hope and positivity in an area that many see as high in crime.
“It’s important to me to show our neighbors that we know what’s going on — it’s tragic — but we’re here for you. Please come out and talk to us,” McCormick said.
On Friday, McCormick and others distributed hot Thanksgiving meals to more than 250 people. It was a different scene from when someone shot and killed four people near the front door of his business more than two weeks ago.
“Even after that, just the next day, we had to cleanse the blood, we had to continue to hope,” McCormick said.
McCormick’s New Life Recovery Center helps people with drug addiction and mental health issues. He said they’ve given out food every month for the past three years, but the recent violence in the area made this particular Thanksgiving giveaway even more meaningful and put things in perspective.
“I think it makes them feel like we have some people who care about us, we do have some people who are trying to change things up, so we’re going to stick around and maybe things will change,” McCormick said.
McCormick said he believes solving a problem means getting to the root of it.
“Unless we have the right leadership to consistently make decisions to bring about real change, we’re going to continue to have these problems because when problems do occur, we also have to figure out what’s causing the violence,” he said.
He hopes his efforts will inspire and show others that our community is still full of love.
“Just know that something tragic happened a few days ago, we know that happened, but please don’t let your hopes die,” McCormick said.
He plans to distribute more meals on December 12th. 23, together with Christmas children’s toys.