News - January 29, 2024 - Dear Member of Congress, We, the undersigned sixty-two faith-based organizations, come together to express our strong support for bridge funding to bolster Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grants. Our faith traditions teach us the importance of standing with those who are vulnerable, offering solace to the afflicted and working towards the restoration of individuals and…

News - March 6, 2017 - Alexandria, Va. (March 6, 2017) – Today, Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), expressed her profound concern over the new Presidential Executive Order, entitled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States.” “At the heart of the work of Catholic Charities is the Gospel mandate…

News - November 14, 2018 - Alexandria, Va. (Nov. 14, 2018) –Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) joined leaders from diverse faiths representing a broad range of institutions, including houses of worship, educational institutions and faith-based nonprofit organizations, in asking Congress to remove the provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that would tax nonprofit organizations for the cost of parking and…

News - May 22, 2019 - Alexandria, Va. (May 22, 2019) –Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) is pleased to announce that it has received over $1.2 million in AmeriCorps funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency responsible for AmeriCorps and other national service programs. The funding will be used to support four national AmeriCorps projects including…

News - February 20, 2024 - Luz Tavarez, a legislative advocacy expert and an experienced leader within the Catholic Charities network, has joined Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) as vice president for government affairs. In this critical role, Tavarez will direct CCUSA’s ongoing efforts to urge national policymakers to recognize the needs of the most vulnerable and to adopt measures that support…

News - June 8, 2022 - The Honorable Tammy Baldwin, Chair Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable John Hoeven, Ranking Member Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Chair…

News - February 7, 2024 - Kerry Alys Robinson, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, urges Congressional leaders to compromise on the pressing issue of immigration and to address specific provisions that will have an immediate impact on border communities, interior communities and vulnerable immigrants who seek refuge and a better life in this country. Read the full letter.

News - December 6, 2021 - Alexandria, Va. — Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) is disappointed and concerned by the U.S. government’s reimplementation of the Migration Protection Protocols (MPP), commonly known as the “Remain in Mexico” program. CCUSA urges the administration to continue to take steps to end this policy so that people fleeing life-threatening conditions in their home countries may find…

News - June 23, 2016 - Today the Supreme Court, by a 4-4 vote, allowed a lower court decision to stand which blocks the implementation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) executive actions. “While today’s split opinion does not decide the ultimate validity of the DACA and DAPA programs, it does…

News - August 29, 2016 - Alexandria, Va. (July 12, 2016) — The recipient of the 2016 Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan Award is Ronald Gering, Service Area Director for Children and Family Services, Catholic Charities Diocese of Trenton. The Bishop Sullivan award is given by Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) to recognize a staff person working at a Catholic Charities agency who…

News - October 23, 2023 - More than two months after deadly wildfires devastated Maui, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) continues to support recovery efforts through a dedicated fundraising drive and close coordination with Catholic Charities Hawai’i. CCUSA, the official disaster relief arm of the Catholic Church in the United States, launched a national fundraising effort in the immediate aftermath of the…

News - August 12, 2021 - “I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” (Matthew 25) Alexandria, Va. (August 12, 2021) – Catholic Charities USA and its 167 member agencies have a long history of serving their communities to help the most vulnerable find affordable…