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CCUSA writes Congress about Dream Act of 2017

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2017/07/27/ccusa-writes-congress-about-dream-act-of-2017/

News - July 27, 2017 - In an open letter to members of Congress today, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) welcomed the introduction of the Dream Act of 2017 in the United States Senate with optimism and hope. In the letter CCUSA welcomed the legislation’s aim to protect immigrant youth who entered the United States as children and reiterated the “the uncompromising…

On DACA’s 10th anniversary, CCUSA urges passage of American Dream and Promise Act

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2022/06/15/ccusa-marks-10th-anniversary-of-daca-urges-passage-of-american-dream-and-promise-act-2/

News - June 15, 2022 - Alexandria, Va. – In recognition today of the 10th anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) — the stopgap federal policy that provides qualifying young adults brought here as children with temporary permission to stay in the country and obtain work authorization — Catholic Charities USA stands with our immigrant brothers and sisters and…

On DACA’s 10th anniversary, CCUSA urges further legislation

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2022/06/15/ccusa-marks-10th-anniversary-of-daca-urges-passage-of-american-dream-and-promise-act/

News - June 15, 2022 - Alexandria, Va. – In recognition today of the 10th anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) — the stopgap federal policy that provides qualifying young adults brought here as children with temporary permission to stay in the country and obtain work authorization — Catholic Charities USA stands with our immigrant brothers and sisters and…

CCUSA statement in support of long-term immigration reform

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2021/04/13/statement-in-support-of-long-term-immigration-reform/

News - April 13, 2021 - Dear Leader Schumer and Minority Leader McConnell, I write on behalf of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), the national office for 167 Catholic Charities agencies across the country and the U.S. territories, to express our appreciation for the Biden administration’s introduction of broad reform legislation to address long overdue changes to the U.S. immigration system. Our…

CCUSA letter to Congress in support of immigration reform

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2021/04/09/letter-to-congress-in-support-of-immigration-reform/

News - April 9, 2021 - April 9, 2021 The Honorable Chuck Schumer and the Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader of the Senate Minority Leader of the Senate Dear Leader Schumer and Minority Leader McConnell, I write on behalf of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), the national office for 167 Catholic Charities agencies across the country and the U.S. territories, to express…

CCUSA sends letter to Congress on year-end funding priorities

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2022/11/18/letter-to-congress-on-year-end-funding-priorities/

News - November 18, 2022 - The Honorable Nancy PelosiSpeaker, U.S. House of Representatives The Honorable Chuck SchumerMajority Leader, U.S. Senate The Honorable Mitch McConnellMinority Leader, U.S. Senate The Honorable Kevin McCarthyMinority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader McCarthy, Leader Schumer and Leader McConnell: Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), with its 167 member-agencies operating over 3000 services sites across…

CCUSA urges shared commitment to improve immigration process

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2019/06/04/ccusa-urges-a-shared-commitment-to-improve-our-immigration-process/

News - June 4, 2019 - CCUSA urges Congress to work together to strengthen and improve our nation’s migrant and refugee policies so they are welcoming, just and humane. The introduction of H.R. 6, the “American Dream and Promise Act of 2019,” is a strong first step in meeting our country’s shared commitment to a just immigration process. Read the full…

What connects the tragic killings of George Floyd and Freddie Gray

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/stories/what-connects-the-tragic-killings-of-george-floyd-and-freddie-gray/

Story - October 12, 2020 - By William J. McCarthy, Jr., Executive Director, Catholic Charities of Baltimore On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis, Minnesota police officer who knelt on his neck for a continuous eight minutes and forty-six seconds while arresting him for the alleged use of a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill. There are no words to express…

Reflections on the Joy of the Gospel

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/about-us/prayers-reflections/reflections-on-the-joy-of-the-gospel/

Prayer & Reflection - December 13, 2016 - Introduction Pope Francis might have written The Joy of the Gospel specifically for the Catholic Charities network. No other papal exhortation in recent memory speaks so clearly and directly to those of us who work to reduce poverty in all its many forms. The Joy of the Gospel affirms that we see the face of…

The only home they’ve ever known: DACA at 10 years

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/stories/the-only-home-theyve-ever-known-daca-at-10-years/

Story - June 15, 2022 - Note: DACA recipients’ names have been changed to protect their identities.  The thrill of being granted DACA protection — the freedom to get a driver’s license, to be eligible for authorized employment, to pay in-state college tuition — might only be overshadowed by the ever-present fear of losing it. On this tenth anniversary of Deferred…

Catholic Collaborative weaves network of partnerships

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/stories/we-wont-give-up-on-you-transformative-power-and-the-possibility-of-catholic-collaboration/

Story - November 21, 2019 - In early 2016 Washington state’s Catholic bishops recognized that the economy was creating drastic disparities in wealth and the plight of those who are poor was reaching a crisis point. With the assistance of diocesan Catholic Charities’ offices, the bishops hosted listening sessions across the state to better understand the “joys, hopes, griefs and anxieties”…

March 2022

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/about-us/prayers-reflections/lent-reflection-march-12th-2022/

Prayer & Reflection - March 12, 2022 - Unprovoked war? Ongoing pandemic? Irreversible climate change? Increasing homelessness, violence and addiction? This Lent begins with menacing global and local darkness. Living in Arizona, the reminder “the LORD will guide you always and give you plenty even on the parched land” is tacit as we anticipate an alarmingly hot summer. Despite troubles, “He will renew…