Bianca Thompson is raising four children – three of her own and a nephew in her custody. When COVID-19 hit, Thompson, who works 12-hour days at H&S Bakery, had to figure out how to juggle breadwinning with overseeing virtual learning for her 15-, 10-, 7- and 6-year-old children. And since she didn’t have the luxury of working from home, Thompson said she routinely relies on the help of others because she has no other choice.

“In the beginning, I just cried,” said Thompson, a resident of Perkins Homes who was temporarily relocated. Perkins Homes, a public housing development in East Baltimore, will soon be razed to make way for a combination of new public, affordable and market-rate housing on Gough Street in East Baltimore.

Thompson was one of about 300 current and former Perkins Homes’ residents who lined up Dec. 12 to receive masks and other winter essentials. The giveaway was organized by Commercial Group, a family of development and construction companies based in Hanover, MD, that does the bulk of its work in Baltimore City, including previous and current work on the new Perkins Home development.

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