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CCUSA helps ensure effectiveness of Emergency Food and Shelter Program
News - October 15, 2015 - As a member of the National Board for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP), Catholic Charities USA helps ensure the program’s effective use of funds in communities across the United States. This week, Ron Jackson, Sr. Director of Government Affairs and CCUSA’s National Board representative, traveled with fellow Board members to visit local programs…
CCUSA, CHA comment on proposed changes to Medicaid eligibility
News - November 7, 2022 - Catholic Charities USA and the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on proposed rulemaking to streamline the Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Basic Health Program application, eligibility determination, enrollment and renewal process. CHA and CCUSA, guided by the singular mission of…
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.
New York tenants at risk of eviction as moratorium comes to end
Story - June 22, 2020 - As New York’s court system prepares to hear cases again and the June 20 expiration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s moratorium on evictions approaches, Antonio Garcia, an official of Catholic Charities of New York, said the agency is prepared to help at-risk tenants. On March 20, Cuomo announced the 90-day moratorium to protect residential and commercial…
CCUSA, USCCB joint letter to Senate urges action on mental health reform legislation
News - December 13, 2016 - As the Senate debates year-end government appropriations, CCUSA joined USCCB in urging members to pass meaningful mental health reform legislation, continue support for people in Flint, Mich., and improve the criminal justice system. Read the joint letter.
CCUSA asks Congress to remove charitable sector provision in Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
News - November 14, 2018 - CCUSA joins leaders from diverse faiths representing a broad range of institutions, including houses of worship, educational institutions and faith-based nonprofit organizations, in asking Congress to remove the provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that would tax nonprofit organizations for the cost of parking and transit benefits provided to employees. Read the full…
Saved from domestic violence
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/stories/8792/
Story - December 11, 2018 - Sara*, a Nigerian survivor of domestic violence, had lived undocumented in the United States for over 20 years. She endured years of severe physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her U.S. citizen husband. Sara did not know of any available alternative to her situation. Catholic Charities recognized that Sara qualified for relief under…
CCUSA, other nonprofits ask Congress to support charitable giving
News - October 21, 2015 - Catholic Charities USA joined with nearly two dozen national nonprofits to send a letter to Congressional leadership asking them to act immediately on a permanent extension of key charitable giving incentives. Read the full letter. This letter was sent in conjunction with a Hill Briefing co-sponsored by the organizations supporting the letter and hosted with…
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…
N.Y. Archdiocese, partner offer COVID-19 tests in underserved communities
Story - June 17, 2020 - An organization whose work was praised by Pope Francis late last year has partnered with the Archdiocese of New York to offer free COVID-19 testing in predominantly Latino communities in and around New York City. In a June 15 news release, SOMOS Community Care, a network of more than 2,500 medical providers in the New…
CCUSA, USCCB letter to Congress about year-end appropriations process
News - November 14, 2016 - In anticipation of the debate on the year-end government appropriations, CCUSA joined the USCCB in urging Congress to prioritize programs which serve poor and vulnerable people in the country. It particularly highlighted those programs which have been dramatically cut in the House and Senate appropriations bills. Read the full letter.
Letter in support of CRA challenge to OCC lenders rule
News - June 17, 2021 - Dear Members of Congress: We write to express our support for the Congressional Review Act (CRA) challenge to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) “National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders” rule. The OCC rule overrides state usury laws, legalizing predatory lending even in states that have outlawed it. On March…