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A plea to save DACA
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Story - September 5, 2017 - DACA has minimized some of the restrictions I had as an undocumented person. Before DACA, I was not able to apply for jobs or pursue the opportunity to earn my driver’s license. Having graduated from San Diego State University with my Bachelor’s in Social Work, I can apply to different jobs that I am passionate…
CCUSA joins calls for action on gun violence
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2022/05/25/ccusa-joins-calls-for-action-on-gun-violence/
News - May 25, 2022 - Our hearts break for the families and friends of the shooting victims in Uvalde, Texas — young children and their teachers trapped in a classroom, a place of play and learning — and we hold them close in prayer. As a network of agencies that ministers to the most vulnerable among us, it is the…
The most powerful weapon
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Prayer & Reflection - February 24, 2024 - Sometimes we can be our own worst enemy. Our thoughts can easily convince us that we aren’t good enough or smart enough or strong enough. To love others, we must learn to love ourselves first. In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus commands us to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. Notice the…
Four major nonprofits team up to foster connection and camaraderie across the country
News - February 22, 2024 - Catholic Charities USA, Habitat for Humanity International, Interfaith America and YMCA of the USA officially launch the Team Up Project, a collective commitment to bridge building ALEXANDRIA, Va. — To counteract rising polarization, horrifying acts of violence fueled by hate, increasing feelings of loneliness, and growing ideological rifts across the nation, Catholic Charities USA, Habitat…
Hope for the future
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Story - August 2, 2017 - Fina* was thirty-eight when she immigrated to the United States from Italy with her husband and two children. In Milan, she had been a stay-at-home mom, but with her youngest daughter getting ready to start first grade, she was excited to rejoin the workforce and start a new life in the United States. But shortly…
Diocesan program helps Hispanic women have more voice in community
Story - July 14, 2021 - On a clear spring afternoon, Lexington’s Cardinal Valley neighborhood is buzzing with activity. Birdsong mingles with the bass beat of a passing car stereo, while people move between homes, hair salons, taquerias and panaderías. In the midst of all this life, the bright stucco facade of Centro de San Juan Diego rises up. It is…
“Pathways to Hope and Healing”: Mental health services for school-aged children
Story - April 22, 2021 - By Amy Jones, Director of Marketing and Development, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Sioux City. “Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.’” Matthew 9:14 Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Sioux City has been providing mental health…
CCUSA submits congressional testimony on reducing homelessness
News - February 3, 2022 - Sister Donna Markham, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), submitted testimony for the record to the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance about Catholic Charities’ service to people experiencing homelessness. Read the full document. Sr. Markham’s testimony, based on the experience of CCUSA and its 167…
Pope: Christians must see the world through the eyes of the poor
Story - July 7, 2021 - Parish, diocesan and national Catholic charities help the Catholic Church live the Gospel by being a “church of tenderness and closeness where the poor are blessed, where mission is at the center and where joy is born of service,” Pope Francis said. The Gospel teaches only one Christian lifestyle: “It is the style of humble…
Everything is possible
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Prayer & Reflection - December 9, 2023 - If there’s anything I’ve learned at Catholic Charities, it’s that everything is possible. In the Gospel today, Jesus surveys the needs of his people — they are sick, troubled and abandoned, and he tells his friends to go and serve. Jesus sends his disciples — he sends us — into the darkest of places. Into…
Legal Assistant
Job - September 5, 2024 - Position Summary At Catholic Charities of Central Colorado, we offer more than a job. We view our work as contributing to the health of our community and since 2009, our Family Immigration Services team has been committed to providing high-quality, low-cost immigration legal services to immigrants and refugees. When you join us, you are embarking…
We travel by faith, not by sight
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Story - June 29, 2021 - By Sister Evelyn Lobo, SSpS “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you.” Genesis 12:1 Catholic Charities USA requested of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) for sisters to volunteer at Catholic Charities border sites in California, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. They were…