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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 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…
CCUSA, other Catholic groups submit letter supporting RESTORE Act
News - June 9, 2023 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), the United States Society of St. Vincent de Paul, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Catholic Prison Ministries Coalition wrote to congressional leaders today in support of the RESTORE Act, which eliminates the ban on SNAP benefits for people with drug-related felony convictions. This ban prevents ex-offenders from…
CCUSA letter on FY2024 DHS appropriations
News - May 18, 2023 - Catholic Charities USA wrote to Congressional leaders this week to request increased funding in the Fiscal Year 2024 budget for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) programs and operations that address the needs of vulnerable populations, including disaster-stricken communities, persons impacted by homelessness, survivors of human trafficking, asylum seekers, and migrants. DHS plays a crucial…
CCUSA, CRS, USCCB offer moral criteria for ongoing budget debate
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…
CCUSA letter on FY2024 Labor, HHS, Education appropriations
News - May 2, 2023 - Catholic Charities USA urges Senate leadership, as it considers the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill for fiscal year 2024, to invest in programs that protect and support poor and vulnerable children, families, persons facing behavioral and mental health crises and elderly persons. Read the full letter.
CCUSA, other Catholic groups offer Congress guiding principles on Farm Bill
News - April 24, 2023 - Catholic Charities USA, along with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Relief Services, Catholic Rural Life and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, reaffirmed their commitment to ending hunger in a letter to Congressional leaders. The letter encourages leadership, as they proceed with the 2023 Farm Bill, to: Prioritize sufficient funding of…
CCUSA, others urge Congress to fund Youth Mentoring Program grant
News - March 15, 2023 - Catholic Charities USA, along with more than 400 national, state and local organizations that advocate for youth and provide mentoring and youth development services, signed on to a letter urging Congress to increase funding for the Youth Mentoring Program, which is managed by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) in the Department…
CCUSA joins Leadership 18 in calling for support of Charitable Act
News - March 1, 2023 - Catholic Charities USA joined Leadership 18, an alliance of CEOs responsible for leading some of the country’s largest and most well-respected charities, nonprofits and faith-based organizations, to call for Congressional support of the Charitable Act. The bipartisan legislation would restore and extend the availability of the universal charitable deduction through the 2024 tax year, which…
CCUSA joins other faith groups to urge passage of EQUAL Act
News - February 15, 2023 - Catholic Charities USA joins in a faith letter urging the Senate leadership to take up and pass the EQUAL Act. The EQUAL Act will reduce bias in drug sentencing laws that have resulted in unequal outcomes across racial groups. CCUSA is committed to the fair treatment of all people based on the God-given dignity of…
CCUSA, USCCB, SVdP call for strengthened Child Tax Credit
News - December 14, 2022 - Catholic Charities USA joins with the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and the United States Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP USA) to call on Congress to work in a bipartisan fashion to pass a strengthened Child Tax Credit before the end of…
CCUSA, CHA, USCCB ask Congress to support Medicaid postpartum coverage
News - November 10, 2022 - Catholic Charities USA, the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) urges Congress to establish 12-month Medicaid postpartum coverage and Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance continuous coverage for children as required federal benefits. Making postpartum coverage mandatory for all Medicaid programs would not only save…