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Commonwealth Catholic Charities
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Member - August 18, 2015 - Commonwealth Catholic Charities has served in communities across Virginia for over a century, impacting the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals over multiple generations. With more than 30 programs and 11 locations, we are ready to assist anyone who needs our support. We believe that every person deserves a brighter future and we are…
Catholic Charities of Buffalo provides workforce training
Story - November 13, 2020 - Catholic Charities of Buffalo, in conjunction with the Buffalo & Erie County Workforce Investment Board and C-Tech Associates, hosted the first graduation ceremony in Western New York for the C-Tech training program. Students received industry-recognized certificates in network cabling, copper and fiber optics, 5G systems, and grounding and bonding through the intensive 4-week training. Eight…
Catholic Charities of Louisville
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Member - August 13, 2015 - Catholic Charities of Louisville is the social service ministry of the Archdiocese of Louisville, serving 24 counties and 110 parishes in central Kentucky. Our programs include anti-human trafficking, urban farming and refugee resettlement, among others. We serve anyone in need, regardless of race, status or beliefs. And what a need there is! Kentucky has the…
Neighboring Catholic Charities agencies help Hurricane Ida evacuees
Story - September 2, 2021 - A scattering of Hurricane Ida evacuees from storm-battered Louisiana to neighboring states across the south is presenting a familiar crisis for regional Catholic Charities agencies following Hurricane Ida’s Aug. 29 landfall. “Our experience here is similar to that of Hurricane Katrina in that the real need is coming from the damaged infrastructure and failed power…
Multiple counties in Dubuque Archdiocese affected by powerful derecho
Story - August 21, 2020 - Sirens that usually warn people about approaching tornadoes went off about 15 minutes before the derecho storm struck the area of Cedar Rapids where St. Pius the X Church is located. Michael Becker, pastoral associate at the parish, realized eventually that what he was witnessing Aug. 10 was no tornado. He was at work when…
Ronald Gering to receive 2016 Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan Award
News - August 29, 2016 - Alexandria, Va. (July 12, 2016) — The recipient of the 2016 Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan Award is Ronald Gering, Service Area Director for Children and Family Services, Catholic Charities Diocese of Trenton. The Bishop Sullivan award is given by Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) to recognize a staff person working at a Catholic Charities agency who…
Good food can be healthy, tasty and affordable
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Story - August 5, 2019 - Early in June 2019, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) convened staff from nine Catholic Charities agencies at the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Simple Cooking with Heart Kitchen in Baltimore, Maryland, to introduce the staff to Healthy for Life® 20 By 20, made possible by Aramark and AHA. The introduction was meant to help Catholic Charities staff…
Social workers confront stress while striving to meet client needs
Story - February 18, 2021 - Rose Bak has seen the stress on the faces of the social workers and case managers of the staff at Catholic Charities of Oregon. Under the yearlong pandemic, they look weary. Workers have described feeling depressed, anxious and isolated after hearing hundreds of tough challenges their clients are facing. “People are tired and they’re stressed…
Newcomer Network helps immigrants through a continuum of care
Story - February 10, 2021 - Sister Sharlet Ann Wagner has heard people say about people crossing the border: They should get in line. “My response to that,” Wagner says, “is always, they would love to get in line. Give them a line to get in; they’ll be happy to get in that line.” Wagner speaks from experience. In the late…
Texas dioceses still assessing damage from Hurricane Hanna
Story - July 31, 2020 - Some dioceses in the state of Texas had services affected and some are still trying to determine damage from the July 25 landfall of Hurricane Hanna. The hurricane hit southern Texas — a region already battered by the coronavirus — particularly hard, causing widespread damage, though no casualties were reported, at least in the U.S.…
Catholic leaders decry prisoners’ exposure to COVID-19 during pandemic
Story - May 23, 2020 - A May 19 statement by 14 Catholic leaders, including five bishops, decried the danger people in prison are exposed to during the coronavirus pandemic. “Reports of lack of testing suggest measurements of the impact of the virus are incomplete. We are deeply concerned that experiencing COVID-19 from behind bars could, for some, mean a de…
Retired bishop inspiration for new supportive housing community
Story - January 5, 2024 - Earlier this year, CCEW held the grand opening of Bishop Skylstad Commons, a 60-unit supportive housing community whose mission is to ensure that every person has a supportive, inclusive, sustainable home where they will thrive and live to their highest potential. Residents of Bishop Skylstad Commons receive monthly visits from licensed medical professionals and on-site…