Roberta's House

06/15/2026

Please join us in congratulating Mrs. Dorenzer Thomas, MSW-CRCCPA, Youth Services Program Manager at Roberta’s House, on being recognized by the Circuit Court for Baltimore City with the Woman of Impact Award.

This distinguished honor recognizes Dorenzer’s steadfast dedication, selfless service, and unwavering commitment to Baltimore City youth. Through her leadership, advocacy, and compassion, she has helped create safe spaces where young people and families can heal, grow, and thrive.

Dorenzer is an accomplished social worker and youth development professional with extensive experience supporting children, adolescents, and families impacted by grief, trauma, and adversity. As Youth Services Program Manager at Roberta’s House, she leads programs that promote resilience, emotional wellness, and positive youth development while ensuring that young people have access to the support and resources they need to succeed.

This recognition reflects the passion, professionalism, and care she brings to her work every day and the lasting impact she continues to make throughout our community.

We are proud to have Dorenzer Thomas as a member of the Roberta’s House team and grateful for her leadership and commitment to our mission. Please join us in celebrating this well-deserved achievement and congratulating her on this outstanding honor.

06/04/2026

06/04/2026

Pride Month has always been about more than celebration. For many of us, it is also about remembrance.

As an LGBTQ long-term HIV survivor, I carry the names, faces, and stories of people who shaped my life and community—friends, colleagues, mentors, and loved ones lost too soon. Many long-term survivors live with layers of grief that often go unseen: the grief of loss, survivor’s guilt, disrupted communities, and learning how to build life again after unimaginable absence. HIV long-term survivors continue to remind us that resilience and grief often exist together.

This Pride Month, I shared a personal reflection on surviving, grieving, and carrying memory forward—not only for those we lost during the height of the epidemic, but for those we continue to lose today through violence, stigma, isolation, and health inequities.
At Roberta’s House, we know grief is a public health issue. Healing begins when we create spaces where people can tell their stories, speak names out loud, and know they are not alone.

Read the full reflection here: https://robertashouse.org/pride-month-means-carrying-the-names-reflections-of-an-lgbtq-long-term-hiv-survivor/

June 3, 2026Pride Month Means Carrying the Names: Reflections of an LGBTQ+ Long-Term HIV SurvivorrobertashouseBlog by Dr. H. Alexander Satorie-Robinson Every June, LGBTQ+ Pride Month arrives wrapped in celebration. There are rainbow flags on buildings, corporate logos change colors, music spills int...

06/01/2026

Grief does not only impact our emotions—it affects our relationships, physical health, work, school performance, and our ability to function day to day. For many individuals and families, grief and trauma can evolve into anxiety, depression, prolonged grief, or other behavioral health challenges when support is not accessible.

At Roberta’s House, we believe healing requires more than simply acknowledging loss. It requires access to culturally responsive, trauma-informed care that meets people where they are. Through our Behavioral Health Program, children, adults, and families have access to individual, family, couples, and group therapy designed specifically to address grief, trauma, and emotional wellness.

We know grief is a public health issue—and healing is community work. Every person deserves a safe space to process loss, build resilience, and reconnect with hope.

Read more about how behavioral health care supports healing beyond grief: https://robertashouse.org/healing-beyond-grief-how-robertas-house-supports-emotional-wellness-through-behavioral-health-care/

Healing Beyond Grief: How Roberta’s House Supports Emotional Wellness Through Behavioral Health Care

May 27, 2026Healing Beyond Grief: How Roberta’s House Supports Emotional Wellness Through Behavioral Health CarerobertashouseBlog By Lachond Carter, LCSW-C As the Director of the Behavioral Health Program at Roberta’s House, I have the privilege of walking alongside individuals and families duri...

05/14/2026

My Hero

My hero was my paternal grandfather. He was, in every sense of the phrase, a rolling stone. There was always something unpredictable about him. I can still remember coming home from school and suddenly seeing him sitting in a lawn chair by the pool, as though he had appeared out of nowhere, prepared for an unannounced visit that might last a weekend, a month, or until he and my mother inevitably “got into it.” Those moments became part of the rhythm of our family story.

What made him important to me was not perfection or stability. It was his fierce independence. He moved through life on his own terms and refused to bend himself to fit other people’s expectations. He modeled self-reliance, personal freedom, and the courage to speak his truth without apology or fear of disapproval. Even when people disagreed with him, there was something deeply authentic about the way he carried himself.

As I grew older, I realized that heroes are not always the polished figures we celebrate publicly. Sometimes they are complicated people who leave lasting impressions because of the lessons they embody. My grandfather taught me that strength can look unconventional. He showed me the value of standing firmly in your convictions, navigating life independently, and remaining true to yourself even when it makes others uncomfortable.

Like many reflections shared through Roberta's House, the people who shape us often influence not only what we believe, but how we move through the world. My grandfather’s influence continues to surface in my own approach to leadership, resilience, and identity. In many ways, a part of his spirit still sits beside me — calm, unapologetic, observant, and entirely his own man.

Though he died when I was an adolescent, and I miss his clarity and good humor, his passion for life inspires me to this day.

H Alexander Satorie-Robinson

Who is your Hero?

05/12/2026

Healing does not always look the same for everyone. For some, teletherapy offers accessibility and comfort. For others, in-person care provides a deeper sense of connection and support. At Roberta’s House, we believe the most important thing is finding the level of care that meets you where you are.

Our latest blog explores the benefits, challenges, and human connection behind both teletherapy and in-person behavioral health services — helping individuals and families make informed decisions about their mental health and grief support journey.

Read more here: Roberta’s House Blog: Teletherapy, In-Person Care, and the Human Connection

May 12, 2026Teletherapy, In-Person Care, and the Human Connection: Choosing the Right Level of CarerobertashouseBlog By Lachond Carter, LCSW-CActing Clinical Operations Director As behavioral health continues to evolve, more individuals are accessing care through teletherapy. The question is no long...

05/11/2026

Some losses change the shape of a life forever. On this episode of Real Talk, host Mona Hadley sits down with Michelle Grier as she shares the story of her son Mason and the journey of learning to carry grief while continuing to live, love, and remember. This conversation is for every parent carryin...

05/10/2026

Today, we hold space for the mothers who are here, the mothers we miss, the children remembered with love, and the families learning how to carry grief while still moving forward.

Through our HOPE and HALO programs, Roberta’s House offers support, connection, and community for grieving families throughout their healing journey.

Watch our full Mother’s Day segment now on YouTube.

If you feel called to support the work:
• Make a gift in honor or memory of a mother or child
• Join one of our support groups
• Volunteer with Roberta’s House

No one should have to grieve alone.

05/10/2026

Mother's Day can hold many emotions at once.
Lover. Gratitude. Memory. Grief. Hope.

Today we honor mothers who are raising children. mothers who are grieiving, those miussing their mothersm and the families carrying love that still holds space.

Through our Hope and Halo Programs, Roberta's House continues to provicde safe spaces where grieving families can heal.

Tune in to our full Real Talk Mother's Day Segment on YouTube and be apart of the conversation.