WE delight in serving. Our joy is in Giving.
In 2015, amidst a crisis, a group of friends experienced this profound truth: God is always with us.
God’s grace and mercy were abundantly ours, extended to us through friends, family, and the kindness of strangers. Buoyed by this support, we greeted dark days with gratitude and turned our focus outward. Indeed, our healing came from helping others, from sharing the good things with which God has blessed us.
We immersed ourselves in cooking, teaching, offering encouragement, converting houses to homes, and connecting with God's green earth to feed others fresh food. These were service projects that had been the source of joy for us before. Indeed, God brought us through the storm . . . and put us right where we were meant to be.
By feeding, creating new beginnings, teaching, and honoring our neighbors, we transformed our communities – and ourselves. Together, we created a piece of heaven – a peace on earth!
This is the spirit that launched our nonprofit in 2015 – and that continues today, with God's love ever unfolding and expanding.
Heaven on earth is ...
the opportunity to serve.
Leadership
We pride ourselves on being solutions-minded and leading efforts within our community to break down barriers and remove inequities.
With more than 36 years leading health and homelessness initiatives in Baltimore, Heaven on Earth NOW's Executive Director Molly Cottrill is Vice Chair of the Governance Board of the Baltimore County Continuum of Care Roundtable. She also co-chairs the County CoC's Racial Inequities & Disparities Committee and the Landlord Engagement & Housing Committee, the latter of which actively pursues answers to the dearth of availability of low-income housing in Baltimore.
Working hand-in-hand with Molly, our Executive Team is comprised of professionals with life and career experiences that are invaluable to our clients and to our organization. They include Pam Bennett, Felicia Emry, and Mary Kay Nabit.
The Begin Again Lead for Heaven on Earth NOW, Pam served as a Special Educator for 21 years and a certified Group Exercise Instructor for 35 years. Our Life Skills PLUS Project Coordinator, Felicia has her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and practiced corporate securities and transactional law at firms in D.C. and Baltimore. Purchasing Coordinator for Heaven on Earth NOW, Mary Kay is a certified public accountant and a small business owner.
Angels Among US
Our volunteers are “angels” who devote time to shopping, harvesting, cooking, assembling, and delivering our mission.
Our board of directors includes Michele Ferris, Kellie Huffman, Patty Kallmyer, Charles McGee, Janis Michaels, Mary Kay Nabit, Cheryl Starr, Dave Thomas, and Molly Cottrill, who serves as the Executive Director.
Partners
We work with many partners who refer clients to us and enable us to extend heaven on earth to more communities and neighborhoods.
Heaven on earth is...
rays of hope.
“In Molly’s leadership at the County level, she speaks ‘landlord’ which is an important piece of our work, but she also relates to people from all walks of life. She has the heart of a social worker but the skills of a community organizer . . .
Heaven on Earth NOW has been an exceptional partner to us, filling in critical gaps. No one else is doing what they do! And their statistics, keeping clients housed, are extraordinary.”
~ Director Aimee Bollinger-Smith, Baltimore County Department of Social Services.