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CCUSA letter urges Congress to limit economic impact of COVID-19
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2020/03/11/ccusa-letter-regarding-covid19/
News - March 11, 2020 - CCUSA urges Congress and the Administration to enact immediate and effective policies and appropriations to limit the impact of COVID-19, to support and protect lives, and stabilize our economy. Read the full letter.
CCUSA calls on Congress to support housing first
News - February 5, 2020 - In a letter to Congress, Catholic Charities USA President and CEO Sister Donna Markham urged members to adopt a Housing First approach to tackling housing instability in America. Housing First is an evidence-based approach to addressing housing instability by eliminating barriers to access housing. Once a family is housed, Catholic Charities agencies can then administer…
CCUSA urges House to pass emergency spending bill for Puerto Rico
News - February 4, 2020 - Catholic Charities USA requested that the House of Representatives pass H.R. 5687, the $4.67 billion emergency supplemental spending bill for Puerto Rico. As introduced, $3.26 billion is allocated to the Community Development Block Grant Program, which would allow Puerto Rico to spend money on long-term recovery, housing and economic revitalization and mitigation. Another $1.26 billion…
CCUSA comments on proposed rule for SNAP standard utility allowance
News - December 3, 2019 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), the National Council of the United States Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP USA), and the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) appreciate the opportunity to provide comments to the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service’s above-referenced…
CCUSA responds to proposed HHS rule that would safeguard service to those in need
News - November 1, 2019 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) issued a statement in response to the announcement today of the proposed HHS rule on religious freedom and nondiscrimination in grant processes. Read the full statement.
CCUSA sends letter to Congress requesting tax code changes
News - October 21, 2019 - Catholic Charities USA urges lawmakers to make changes to the tax code that prioritize people in poverty including expanding Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit, repealing the unrelated business income tax (UBIT) and establishing a 4% minimum housing credit rate for certain housing projects within the Low Income Housing Tax Credit. Read the…
CCUSA strongly opposes administration’s reduction to refugee admissions
News - September 27, 2019 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) strongly opposes yesterday’s action by the Administration to historically reduce the number of refugees welcomed into the United States, a record low since the program began in 1980.We call upon the Administration to consider the refugee resettlement program’s mission to provide protection to those in need for humanitarian reasons. The program…
CCUSA submits comments opposing SNAP proposed rule
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2019/09/23/ccusa-submits-comments-opposing-snap-proposed-rule/
News - September 23, 2019 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) joins the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA), Catholic Rural Life and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to issue comments today opposing the proposed rule because it would make the SNAP program less efficient, discourage personal savings, undermine the…
CCUSA submits religious exemption comments to Department of Labor
News - September 16, 2019 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) respectfully submits these comments in response to the Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program proposed regulations related to the religious exemptions set forth in section 204(c) of Executive Order (“EO”) 11246. 84 Fed. Reg. 41677 (Aug. 15, 2019), Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause’s Religious Exemption.…
CCUSA asks OMB for careful poverty measure assessment
News - June 20, 2019 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), the National Council of the United States Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP-USA), and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) asked the Office of Management and Budget to consider carefully how it calculates the Official Poverty Measure. Since low-income communities must meet certain requirements to be eligible for…
CCUSA requests funds for critical programs that serve poor, vulnerable
News - May 7, 2019 - Catholic Charities USA asked both the House and the Senate to allocate robust funding for critical programs that serve persons and families who are poor and vulnerable in the fiscal year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill. The programs include the Unaccompanied Alien Children Program, Head Start, the Social Services Block…
CCUSA urges sufficient funds in FY20 agriculture appropriations bill
News - April 30, 2019 - Catholic Charities USA joins the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Relief Services, and Catholic Rural Life in urging for sufficient funds in the FY2020 Agriculture appropriations for hunger programs including Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Read the full letters.