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CCUSA urges Congress to support robust funding for DOJ
News - June 21, 2023 - Catholic Charities USA, in service to the network of Catholic Charities agencies throughout the country and the U.S. territories, urges Congress to increase funding in fiscal year 2024 for DOJ grant programs that serve youth, families and communities impacted by crime and the criminal justice system. Read the full letter.
CCUSA opposes DOJ, DHS proposed rule on asylum
News - July 14, 2020 - Pursuing asylum is a legal pathway to our country and recognized as a critical lifeline for migrants fleeing deadly circumstances. The proposed rule amounts to another unfortunate example of American withdrawal from its role as a global leader for migrants under both domestic law and international law. Further, as a faith-based organization, we see the…
CCUSA announces first-of-its-kind effort to assist U.S. asylum-seekers
News - November 1, 2021 - Pilot Program to develop national standard of practice in providing comprehensive referral and social services to asylum-seekers Alexandria, Va. — Catholic Charites USA (CCUSA) announces “The Border is Everywhere” (TBIE) pilot initiative, a first-of-its-kind national effort to ensure asylum-seekers — individuals and families — are properly referred from border communities to an interior city destination…
Joint letter to Congress urging COVID-19 vaccination funding
News - May 12, 2022 - Dear Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McCarthy, Minority Leader McConnell, Chairwoman DeLauro, Chairman Leahy, Vice Chairman Shelby, and Ranking Member Granger: We are members of the Catholic Cares Coalition, a national coalition of 60 Catholic religious and non-profit organizations promoting COVID-19 vaccination in our communities and working to address COVID-19 vaccine and treatment…
CCUSA, USCCB letter on FY2024 Transportation, HUD appropriations
News - June 14, 2023 - Catholic Charities USA and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops sent a letter to Congressional leaders this week about the Fiscal Year 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. The two organizations urged Congress to provide the highest level of funding possible for housing and community development programs serving families…
CCUSA, FJL disappointed by CFBP’s removal of consumer protections
News - July 10, 2020 - CCUSA joins Faith for Just Lending (FJL), a coalition of Christian organizations and denominations representing millions of Christians across the country, in issuing the following statement: “We are deeply disappointed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s action to remove crucial consumer protections from its rule on payday and car title lending. In the wake of…
CCUSA offers Congress priorities for mental, behavioral health policy
News - May 10, 2022 - The Honorable Frank Pallone Jr.Chairman, House Energy and Commerce Committee The Honorable Cathy McMorris-RodgersRanking Member, House Energy and Commerce Committee Dear Chairman Pallone and Ranking Member McMorris-Rodgers: In anticipation of the soon to be introduced mental health legislative package, the Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) network, with 50,000 employees and 15 million clients in 2021, would…
Child finds safety and stable home in U.S.
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/stories/child-finds-safety-and-stable-home-in-us/
Story - December 11, 2018 - Luz*, 4 years old, was living with her grandmother in El Salvador after her parents abandoned her. Her grandmother did not take good care of her, and she ended up being sexually molested by an older cousin. Her home environment was very unstable, and she was often left alone as a very young child. Her…
CCUSA weighs in on FY16, FY17 EFSP appropriations
News - November 9, 2015 - A letter from CCUSA was sent to the House and Senate Appropriations leadership urging members to support the continued funding of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program at $120 million for Fiscal Years 2016 and 2017. The White House in its budget to Congress requested a $20 million reduction. The Senate agreed with the White…
CCUSA joins letter on FY2024 Agriculture appropriations legislation
News - June 9, 2023 - The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development and Committee on International Justice and Peace, along with Catholic Charities USA, Catholic Relief Services and Catholic Rural Life, sent a letter to congressional leaders this week addressing the moral and human dimensions of the FY 2024 Agriculture Appropriations legislation. Read…
Celebrating the farmworkers whose labor fills our tables
Story - July 2, 2020 - A Blog Post from Greg Kepferle, CEO Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County “Here they come!” The excited shouts spread through the group of volunteers with cellphone cameras held high. The slow majestic procession of gleaming cars glided by, metal inches from the ground, musical beats pulsing the air. There was something different about these…
CCUSA president and CEO urges Congress to pursue holistic, integrated approach to racial justice
News - June 29, 2020 - Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, urges Congress to pursue a holistic and integrated approach to racial justice, including establishing a Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys and passing the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act. Read the full letter