News - July 3, 2019 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) joins the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), and the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) in sharing grave concerns on the proposed rule making by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) concerning the eligibility for covered housing assistance programs.…

Story - August 16, 2021 - When U.S. service members were in a foreign land, unsure of the way and unable to speak the language, brave locals came to their assistance. Now, the Afghans who served as interpreters and guides for the U.S. military need help adjusting to a new country. For decades, the U.S. military has been in Afghanistan and…

Story - October 6, 2020 - Pope Francis writes in his recent encyclical, Fratelli tutti, that even in the midst of the pandemic and other crises “God continues to sow abundant seeds of goodness in our human family” (No. 54), the fruit of which is a sense of hope generated by “all those around us who, in the midst of fear,…

News - March 8, 2017 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) implored the Secretary of Homeland Security, John F. Kelly, to reject any immigration enforcement proposals that would separate migrant parents from their children. Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO of CCUSA, wrote a letter to Mr. Kelly asking that the welfare of the children be the central criterion when…

Story - July 30, 2019 - When a medical crisis sent a recent immigrant into a downward spiral, he lacked the safety net to rebound to self-sufficiency. Catholic Social Services’ Guadalupe Center staff intervened to prevent his family from becoming homeless. When Javier relocated to Columbus from Venezuela, he found stable work doing construction and settled his wife and 5-year old…

News - August 30, 2021 - The Honorable Chuck Schumer Majority Leader of the Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), and its 167 member-agencies operating 3,000 sites across 50 states and territories, has a long history of serving local…

Story - July 16, 2021 - Two children, six suitcases and $300. This is all Marisol had when she arrived in Columbus five years ago to start her new life. In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, she’d lost both her home and her job in Puerto Rico. She arrived in Ohio with her savings depleted, but faced an even greater challenge…

Publication - January 12, 2023 - Since its founding, the Catholic Charities network has advocated for just and fair policies that help individuals and families who are poor and vulnerable reach their full potential. Our Catholic tradition teaches that society, acting through government and civil organizations, has a special obligation to consider the needs of these populations. Summary Prepared by our…

News - June 26, 2019 - Alexandria, Va. (June 26, 2019)–The images and stories coming from the border are heart wrenching. Today I beg all persons of good will to reach out and respond generously to the arrival of newcomers. I also beg Congress and the Administration to provide the necessary aid to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis at the U.S.-Mexico…

Story - January 3, 2019 - It is hard to believe that people who live in areas rich with food go to bed hungry every night. Yet in San Joaquin County, California – which has been referred to as the breadbasket of the nation – “mixed status” families are not getting the nutrition they need. “Mixed status” families have at least…

Story - May 21, 2021 - In early May, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious asked members for urgent help in ministering to migrants when families, minors and others were increasingly coming across cities and towns close to the U.S.-Mexico border. Mercy Sister Patricia Mulderick, who’d had previous experience in advocacy work on behalf of migrants and experience in Latin America,…

Story - May 10, 2021 - The announcement that the Biden administration was raising the limit of annual refugee admissions from 15,000 to 62,500 was cause for celebration at a Georgetown University online discussion of migrant issues May 4. And Sister Norma Pimentel, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley in Brownsville, Texas, said more visibility would help…