News - April 23, 2020 - Alexandria, Va. — Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, President and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) opposed yesterday’s executive order forbidding certain immigrants from entering the United States calling it inconsistent with our faith tradition and our longstanding practice of welcoming refugees and migrants to our country. “While we understand the desire to protect people…

News - April 24, 2020 - Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), announced today that Steve Hanlon of Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been named the CCUSA Volunteer of the Year for 2020. (Click here for a brief video featuring Hanlon and his volunteer ministry.) “Steve is an example of what volunteering is all about –…

News - April 9, 2020 - Today a joint statement from Sr. Mary Haddad, president and CEO, Catholic Health Association of the United States and Sr. Donna Markham, president and CEO, Catholic Charities USA,  was issued in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Read the full statement here.

News - April 7, 2020 - Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), announced that CCUSA received a $4 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as part of its $50 million effort to provide humanitarian aid to help families and communities feeling the greatest strain under the COVID-19 health emergency. “This grant will…

News - February 6, 2020 - Alexandria, Va. – The winter issue of Charities USA magazine highlights the varied ways that the Catholic Charities ministry implements the vision of Pope Francis’ encyclical on the care for our common home, Laudato Sí, which was released five years ago on May 24, 2015. In addition to featuring environmentally-friendly initiatives, such as solar panel…

News - January 31, 2020 - Alexandria, Va. (January 31, 2020) –The Catholic Health Association of the United States, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Domestic Justice and Human Development Committee and Catholic Charities USA express our deep opposition to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ proposal to cap or block grant funding for the Medicaid expansion population. It is unacceptable…

News - January 27, 2020 - Alexandria, Va. (January 27, 2020) – Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) is extremely disappointed in the U.S. Supreme Court’s unprecedented ruling in favor of the Administration’s revisions to the “public charge” rule, which harms families, targets lawful immigrants and could prevent families from receiving vital nutrition and housing assistance. “We implore the Administration to reconsider this…

News - January 16, 2020 - Catholic Charities USA  is collaborating with the Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship to launch a special US-focused accelerator designed to help organizations, who serve some of the most marginalized populations in the country, develop more sustainable and scalable solutions. Eighteen organizations were selected for Miller Center’s Pathways Out of Poverty (POP) Global Social Benefit Institute…

News - September 26, 2019 - Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), announced the CCUSA Innovation Challenge today during CCUSA’s Annual Gathering in Albuquerque. The challenge, which awards a total of $1 million to three agencies, seeks to inspire member agencies within the Catholic Charities network to propose a fresh solution toward alleviating, reducing…

News - August 22, 2019 - Alexandria, Va. – The announcement that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement is extraordinarily troubling. We are gravely concerned about the families, and particularly the children, who will face indeterminable amounts of time in detention and the emotional and psychological effects…

News - August 6, 2019 - Alexandria, Va. – The generosity and hard work of volunteers can add both tangible and intangible benefits to an organization. The Catholic Charities ministry in the United States receives both from its volunteers. We are pleased to announce the publication of the 2019 summer issue of Charities USA (read here), the quarterly magazine of Catholic…

News - July 13, 2019 - Alexandria, Va. — Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) strongly opposes the reported plans of ICE raids this weekend. The threats of deportation and family separation are causing anxiety and fear within the vulnerable communities our agencies serve, endangering immigrant rights and safety. Most significant is the lasting psychological damage family separation inflicts upon children. Such cruel…