News - June 16, 2020 - On behalf of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committees on Domestic Justice and Human Development and International Justice and Peace, Catholic Charities USA, Catholic Relief Services and Catholic Rural Life, we wish to address the moral and human dimensions of the FY 2021 Agriculture Appropriations legislation. As our nation faces an unprecedented health…

News - March 28, 2018 - Catholic Charities USA and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops wrote a joint letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary in support of the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2017 (S.1917). The letter advocated in favor of comprehensive improvement to the U.S. criminal justice system. “Sentencing reform, along with prison and reentry…

News - February 7, 2022 - Housing America: Addressing Challenges in Serving People Experiencing Homelessness Sister Donna Markham OP, Ph.D. President and CEO, Catholic Charities USA Thank you for the opportunity to submit written testimony regarding, “Housing America: Addressing Challenges in Serving People Experiencing Homelessness,” on behalf of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), a national organization representing more than 167 diocesan Catholic…

News - June 20, 2019 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), the National Council of the United States Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP-USA), and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) asked the Office of Management and Budget to consider carefully how it calculates the Official Poverty Measure. Since low-income communities must meet certain requirements to be eligible for…

News - May 18, 2023 - As the President and congressional leaders continue discussions this week regarding the debt ceiling, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Charities USA, and Catholic Relief Services wrote to Congress to address the moral and human dimensions of the ongoing budget debate. In light of the national deficit and inflation, Congress faces difficult choices…

News - May 2, 2016 - Sister Donna Markham, OP, PhD wrote a letter to Congress urging members to find a workable solution that prioritizes the needs of people affected by the ongoing financial and humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico. A solution should promote budget transparency, reduce child poverty and ensure strong provisions to restructure the debt in a manner that…

News - June 16, 2020 - On behalf of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committees on Domestic Justice and Human Development and International Justice and Peace, Catholic Charities USA, Catholic Relief Services and Catholic Rural Life, we wish to address the moral and human dimensions of the FY 2021 Agriculture Appropriations legislation. As our nation faces an unprecedented health…

Story - October 5, 2020 - The steep slope, appearing almost as a vertical line, is a stunning mark by the Trump administration on what was once a refugee program recognized around the world as a model to welcome the tyrannized and persecuted masses. Late Sept. 30, the administration announced it would bring the refugee cap — the maximum number of…

Story - August 16, 2019 - Even given the best of circumstances, parents encounter many challenges as they try to raise their children. If one happens to be a single mother or an immigrant who cannot speak the country’s language, or if one has a low income and works all day trying to make ends meet, then the difficulties multiply quickly.…

News - April 25, 2016 - CCUSA urges Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittees to maintain funding at $120 million for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) and to keep EFSP’s administration at FEMA; to fund federal assistance programs under the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF); and to direct FEMA to provide a mechanism that would bring flood insurance to low income populations.…

News - February 5, 2018 - Catholic Charities USA, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Relief Services, Catholic Rural Life, and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul wrote to the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives urging members to maintain certain priorities for U.S. food and agriculture policy as they consider the 2018 Farm Bill. The…

News - October 22, 2021 - Catholic Charities USA submitted testimony on housing to the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services on behalf of the Catholic Charities ministry in the United States. The testimony detailed the many ways Catholic Charities agencies help people with housing. The specific recommendations included expanding rental assistance to serve an additional 1 million households, funding to…