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CCUSA leader urges bipartisan compromise on immigration
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.
CCUSA opposes proclamation restricting immigration, family reunification
News - February 2, 2020 - “We urge the administration to reverse this action and consider the human and strategic costs of these harmful bans.” Alexandria, Va. (February 2, 2020) — The President issued a proclamation yesterday restricting the issuance of immigrant visas to people from Burma (Myanmar), Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan and Nigeria. People from Sudan and Tanzania will no longer be…
On DACA’s 10th anniversary, CCUSA urges further legislation
News - June 15, 2022 - Alexandria, Va. – In recognition today of the 10th anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) — the stopgap federal policy that provides qualifying young adults brought here as children with temporary permission to stay in the country and obtain work authorization — Catholic Charities USA stands with our immigrant brothers and sisters and…
CCUSA president and CEO statement on U.S. v. Texas
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…
CCUSA praises redesignation of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians
News - May 24, 2021 - Alexandria, Va. — Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) praises the Biden Administration’s decision over the weekend to grant a new 18-month designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to persons from Haiti. Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, President and CEO of CCUSA said, “Granting TPS recognizes the continued poverty-stricken conditions of Haiti and relieves those living here…
CCUSA hosts Resilience AmeriCorps Training Academy
News - October 20, 2016 - Alexandria, Va. — In an effort to mitigate the devastating impact of natural disasters, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) hosted a Resilience AmeriCorps Training Academy at its office in Alexandria, Va. The training follows upon the May 2016 announcement by the Office of Management and Budget Director Shaun Donovan and the Corporation for National & Community…
University of Notre Dame anti-poverty researchers to address CCUSA Annual Gathering
News - August 1, 2014 - Alexandria, Virginia (August 1, 2014) – Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) has announced it will welcome two nationally-recognized professors of economics who helped create a domestic anti-poverty research initiative to address its annual gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina, this October. Professors William Evans, Keough-Hesburgh Professor of Economics, and James Sullivan, Rev. Thomas J. McDonagh, C.S.C. Associate…
CCUSA announces agencies for social enterprise accelerator program
News - July 13, 2017 - Alexandria, Va. — Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), in collaboration with FareStart’s Catalyst Kitchens program, announced that it has selected Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada, Louisville, Diocese of Rochester and the Archdiocese of Washington to participate in the Food Service Social Enterprise (FSSE) Accelerator program, a year-long intensive program to help CCUSA’s member agencies begin or…
Planting Seeds of Hope & Healing: Strategic Priorities Update (April 2022)
Publication - April 15, 2022 - The collective efforts of the Catholic Charities network focus on a set of strategic priorities that make a significant difference in the lives of people in need. Summary Catholic Charities goes to where the need is and meets people where they are. The commitment to alleviating suffering and reducing poverty never wavers, as evidenced in…
Pope Francis Apartments at Loreto dedicated to housing seniors
Story - April 29, 2022 - On April 28, 2022, The Most Reverend Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of Brooklyn, and Monsignor Alfred LoPinto, President and Chief Executive Officer, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, were joined by New York State Homes and Community Renewal, NYC Health + Hospitals and community members for a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Catholic Charities…
USDA awards funds to CCUSA for farmworker relief
News - October 12, 2022 - Alexandria, Va. — Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) announced today that it was among the entities selected to receive funding through the Farm and Food Workers Relief Grant Program (FFWR). CCUSA was one of 15 organizations selected for their proven track records working with farmworkers and meatpacking workers; strong partnerships with worker-serving organizations; and ability to…
CCUSA heralds Pope Francis encyclical as “light for our time”
News - June 18, 2015 - Alexandria, Va. (June 18, 2015) – In response to today’s release of Laudato Si’ (“Praised be You”), Pope Francis’ second encyclical, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) President Sr. Donna Markham, OP, PhD, said she hopes its message will inform, inspire, and influence discussion about how our obligation to care for creation is as essential as our…