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A better option for homeless women: The Kenton Women’s Village
Story - April 10, 2019 - Since opening two years ago, the Kenton Women’s Village, which offers shelter for women experiencing homelessness on the streets of Portland, Oregon, has helped 24 women move into permanent housing. What is the cause of this success? Rose Bak, director of homeless and housing services at Catholic Charities of Oregon, said it comes with community…
Families struggling with poverty learn healthy eating tips
Story - March 25, 2019 - Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa (CCSR) uses the Two-Generation (2Gen) model of service to help impoverished families attain a healthy, self-sustaining lifestyle. 2Gen programs consider the holistic needs of families and the individual needs of family members, both children and adults. The 2Gen service model provides high quality and mutually reinforcing services…
J. Antonio Fernandez of Catholic Charities San Antonio recognized by city
Story - January 18, 2019 - Catholic Charities of San Antonio (CCSA) President/CEO, J. Antonio Fernandez has been recognized twice by the great city of San Antonio for his leadership and work serving all people with love, respect, and dignity. Fernandez continues to elevate the position of Catholic Charities as the premier social services agency in the city for those seeking…
Catholic Charities Springfield celebrates centennial
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Story - March 26, 2025 - The following story was provided by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois. As Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, we are proud to celebrate one hundred years of services to individuals of all faiths throughout the 28-county Springfield Diocese in Central Illinois. Our story began on March 1, 1925,…
A decent home for all: CCUSA celebrates Fair Housing Act anniversary
Story - October 29, 2018 - As the nation celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) looks back on the many and varied ways the Catholic Charities ministry has served people’s housing needs. Ever since 1910, when the ministry established its network of local agencies and national office – now known as CCUSA – housing…
Catholic Charities employee joins clients in ‘sharing the journey’
Story - September 17, 2018 - Since 2017, Gilda Rada-Garcia has worked as an immigration advocate with Catholic Charities of North Louisiana’s Immigration Integration Services program. She provides assistance and guidance to clients seeking to become legal residents or naturalized citizens of the United States. On September 12, 2018, surrounded by friends and CCNLA staff members, Rada-Garcia joined two of her…
Charlotte burial assistance program offers mercy, love to those in need
Story - November 8, 2024 - The Catholic faith teaches that it is an important corporal work of mercy to bury the dead, and many local members of the faithful are heeding this moral imperative by giving to Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte to help those in need with the final expenses of their loved ones. “Our burial assistance program has…
CCUSA president and CEO, Sister Donna Markham, to retire
News - September 30, 2022 - Alexandria, Va. – After eight years of leading Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), Sister Donna Markham OP, Ph.D., will retire as its President and CEO in summer 2023. Sister Donna is the first woman to lead the U.S. domestic humanitarian work of the Catholic Church and is the 10th president in CCUSA’s 112-year history. Her retirement…
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…
Awareness campaign promotes life-giving work of Catholic Charities agenciesÂ
News - June 10, 2024 - ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), the national membership organization for Catholic Charities agencies, has launched We Are There, an awareness campaign promoting the life-giving work undertaken each day by Catholic Charities agencies around the country. Through national and local advertising efforts, the campaign will shine a spotlight on the vast and varied services…
CCUSA names Sister Donna Markham new president
News - January 12, 2015 - Alexandria, Va. – The Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) Board of Trustees announced today that Sister Donna Markham OP, Ph.D., president of the Behavioral Health Institute for Mercy Health, has been selected as its new president. Sister Donna, the first female president to lead CCUSA in the organization’s 105-year history, has a doctorate in clinical psychology…
Working to Reduce Poverty in America
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Catholic Charities USA supports a national network of agencies committed to encountering those along the margins, regardless of their faith. Join us in providing help and creating hope for those in need.