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Making the world a better place through volunteering
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/stories/making-the-world-a-better-place-through-volunteering/
Story - September 28, 2018 - Since 1941, the mission of Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada (CCSN) has been to serve those in need — the most vulnerable — regardless of race, religion or creed. As a leading community resource, CCSN offers help and hope with dignity as it strives to meet the diverse needs of men, women and children in…
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.
CCUSA joins ‘Faith for Just Lending’ campaign
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2015/11/16/ccusa-joins-faith-for-just-lending-campaign/
News - November 16, 2015 - CCUSA has been working with several national faith groups to advocate against predatory lending practices and recently endorsed the Faith for Just Lending statement of principles. Asset development services continue to be one of the fastest growing areas of service at Catholic Charities agencies, partly in response to predatory lending practices. Learn more about the…
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.
Statement of solidarity: a Catholic response to COVID-19 behind bars
News - May 20, 2020 - Pope Francis urges all of us not to forget those in prison and detention. No matter the harm one has caused or suffered, every person is made in the image of God and should be treated with dignity and respect. COVID-19 has affected every community, especially the most vulnerable among us. The pandemic is particularly…
CCUSA announces first-of-its-kind effort to assist U.S. asylum-seekers
News - November 1, 2021 - Pilot Program to develop national standard of practice in providing comprehensive referral and social services to asylum-seekers Alexandria, Va. — Catholic Charites USA (CCUSA) announces “The Border is Everywhere” (TBIE) pilot initiative, a first-of-its-kind national effort to ensure asylum-seekers — individuals and families — are properly referred from border communities to an interior city destination…
CCUSA letter in support of Pregnant Workers Fairness Act S. 1486
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2021/10/11/27052/
News - October 11, 2021 - The Honorable Chuck SchumerMajority Leader, U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Mitch McConnellMinority Leader, U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Majority Leader Schumer and Minority Leader McConnell: I write on behalf of Catholic Charities USA, the national office for 167 Catholic Charities agencies operating 3,000 sites across all 50 states and the U.S. territories.…
Apostolic Nuncio to U.S. Addresses CCUSA Annual Gathering
Story - September 17, 2018 - Good afternoon! I am happy to be with you as you address the theme of migration in the context of the beautiful story of the the disciples on the road to Emmaus. As the Apostolic Nuncio, the representative of the Holy Father to the United States, I want to express the spiritual closeness and paternal…
Circle of Protection urges disaster assistance package for Puerto Rico
News - March 28, 2019 - The Circle of Protection, a coalition of 60 leaders who head Christian denominations and organization, urges Congress to immediately pass a disaster assistance package with $600 million for Puerto Rico’s Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP). Absent action, 1.35 million people in Puerto Rico, a third of its population, will see deep cuts to their current nutrition…
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 call for borrower protections during COVID-19 crisis
News - May 11, 2020 - In the wake of the major economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, many Americans have lost their jobs, incomes, and social support. In response, Congress enacted an unprecedented program of relief. But government and civil society must also act to prevent a major spike in predatory debt traps that could undo, for many low-income…
CCUSA, other Catholic groups comment on FY2018 Agriculture appropriations
News - July 19, 2017 - Catholic Charities USA, along with National Catholic Rural Life, Catholic Relief Services, and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committees on Domestic Justice and Human Development and International Justice and Peace, sent a letter to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies. Read the full…