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Catholic leaders call for climate action

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2015/10/28/catholic-leaders-call-for-climate-action/

News - October 28, 2015 - Today, CCUSA President and CEO Sister Donna Markham joined Dr. Carolyn Woo (Catholic Relief Services), Archbishop Thomas Wenski (USCCB Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development), and Bishop Oscar Cantu (USCCB Committee on International Justice and Peace) in urging policymakers in Congress and the US State Department to position the United States as a leader…

CCUSA asks Congress for increased EFSP funding in COVID-19 Stimulus Bill

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2020/03/17/ccusa-asks-congressional-leadership-and-house-and-senate-appropriators-to-increase-funding-for-the-emergency-food-and-shelter-program-in-covid-19-stimulus-bill/

News - March 17, 2020 - Catholic Charities USA and its 166 member agencies serving in all 50 States and the U.S. territories, are requesting, in light of the coronavirus crisis, a substantial funding increase for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) from the existing FY 2020 $125 million to $250 million. This request is based on the proven history…

CCUSA joins USCCB in support of Bridge Act

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2017/01/24/ccusa-joins-usccb-in-support-of-bridge-act/

News - January 24, 2017 - CCUSA joined the USCCB in support of the Bridge Act. The Bridge Act would provide temporary relief from deportation and ensure employment authorization to individuals who are eligible for the Department of Homeland Security’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. It would accomplish this by providing DACA-eligible individuals with “provisional protected presence” and employment…

CCUSA asks Senate for increased housing program investments for vulnerable populations

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2021/06/29/letter-to-senate-for-increased-investments-for-housing-programs-serving-families-and-individuals-who-are-poor-and-vulnerable/

News - June 29, 2021 - The Honorable Brian Schatz ChairmanSubcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Susan Collins Ranking MemberSubcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Chairman Schatz and Ranking Member…

CCUSA, USCCB file comments on proposed public charge rule

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2018/12/04/catholic-charities-usa-and-the-u-s-conference-of-catholic-bishops-file-comments-on-the-administrations-proposed-public-charge-rule-2/

News - December 4, 2018 -   Catholic Charities USA and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops file comments on the Administration’s Proposed Public Charge Rule strongly urging return to the current, longstanding interpretation of “public charge.” Read the full letter here

Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/members/catholic-charities-southwestern-ohio/

Member - August 17, 2015 - Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio serves and empowers people through God’s love in their times of vulnerability. We do so through a full range of local services that engage the community in building solidarity. Our mission is enabled by the generosity of donors and volunteers. Together, we serve and bring hope to more than 19,000 people…

CCUSA, USCCB, SVdP submit testimony on criminal justice reform

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2015/10/26/update-on-criminal-justice-reform/

News - October 26, 2015 - Long overdue criminal justice reform legislation is beginning to advance in the U.S. Congress. In a major step forward, last week the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 (S. 2123). Prior to introduction of the bill, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), in collaboration with the United States Conference of Catholic…

CCUSA, USCCB urge HUD to withdraw proposed rule on fair housing

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2020/03/16/ccusa-and-usccb-urge-withdrawal-of-huds-affirmatively-furthering-fair-housing-notice-of-proposed-rulemaking/

News - March 16, 2020 - Catholic Charities USA and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops provided public comment and shared their concerns with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH), published in the Federal Register on January 14, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 2,041). They urged that…

CCUSA responds to potential repeal and replacement of ACA

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2017/01/19/ccusa-responds-to-potential-repeal-and-replace-of-aca/

News - January 19, 2017 - Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA wrote to members of Congress urging that any repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act (ADC) be done in such a way that the millions of Americans who have gained health care under the ACA are protected and that those who remain…

CCUSA asks House for increased housing investments for poor, vulnerable

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2021/06/29/letter-for-increased-investments-for-housing-programs-serving-families-and-individuals-who-are-poor-and-vulnerable/

News - June 29, 2021 - June 29, 2021 The Honorable David E. Price ChairmanSubcommittee on Transportation,and Housing and Urban Development, and Related AgenciesCommittee on AppropriationsUnited States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Mario Diaz-Balart Ranking MemberSubcommittee on Transportation,and Housing and Urban Development, and Related AgenciesCommittee on AppropriationsUnited States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Chairman Price and…

U.S. public wants Congress to help nonprofits aid communities

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2020/10/28/u-s-public-wants-congress-to-give-nonprofits-relief-to-better-serve-communities/

News - October 28, 2020 - Alexandria, Va.  – The well-being of the U.S. would improve if the country’s more than 1.5 million nonprofit organizations received immediate legislative relief from Congress to support charity and community-building efforts during COVID-19 and the recession, a new poll finds. Less than a week before Election Day 2020, polling reveals the public believes charities, other…

CCUSA joins USCCB, SVdP in support of First Step Act

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2018/11/26/catholic-charities-usa-joins-us-conference-of-catholic-bishops-and-society-of-st-vincent-de-paul-in-support-of-the-first-step-act-2/

News - November 26, 2018 - Catholic Charities USA, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul sent a joint letter to the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary encouraging the passage of the First Step Act. According to the letter, the First Step Act includes good measures of prison reform that move people from…