Family shelters ask community's help to feed children after school

BALTIMORE — Donika Mosley is a mother of five. A congenital heart defect and debilitating heart attack at age 27 left her unable to work.

When her husband entered rehab earlier this year, the family lost everything. After a week on the streets, they ended up here, at Sarah’s Hope Family Shelter in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood.

“They have a lot of programs here for you to help yourself, for you to learn,” she says. “They feed you every day. You have heating, cooling in your room. It’s safe, it’s very clean.”

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One of the things Donika loves most about Sarah’s Hope is its afterschool program, where they offer tutoring and a snack.

“My girls