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Without compassion, ‘I fear we are complicit,’ says Sister Donna Markham
Story - April 7, 2020 - Sr. Donna Markham OP, PhD, is the former president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA. The first woman to lead the organization, which was founded in 1910, Markham was formerly the president of the Behavioral Health Institute for Mercy Health. She is an Adrian Dominican sister and a board-certified clinical psychologist. Catholic Charities USA is…
Missouri community welcomes Afghan moms with baby shower, clinic
Story - April 11, 2022 - By Rebecca Smith After fleeing Afghanistan, several hundred refugees have ended up in mid-Missouri. Community groups there came together to gather donations for new and expectant Afghan moms, and hosted a baby shower and health clinic to help them transition to life in America. Last August, the United States completed the American exit from Afghanistan,…
How recycling your old TV can help save the planet
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Story - February 6, 2020 - The Parish Social Ministry program at Catholic Charities Maine (CCM), in its effort to share and implement the teaching of Laudato Sí, transformed recycling old television sets into a way of educating people on caring for creation. “We refer to it as the free ‘TV-drop-off’ day,” said Bill Wood, parish outreach specialist for CCM. “We…
A journal of recovery efforts in U.S. Virgin Islands: October 2, 2017
Story - October 2, 2017 - The thing about an island-wide disaster is that… It’s island-wide. Or in the current case of the U.S. Virgin Islands, territory-wide. There is not one of the approximately 100,000 permanent residents of St. Thomas, St. Croix and St. John who was not adversely affected by one or the other – or both – of September’s…
Public asked to help by sewing facemasks
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Story - April 6, 2020 - DeKalb County officials are asking the public to help by sewing protective masks for health care workers and first responders. Officials issued this news release Monday: “Many in our community have been asking us at the Health Department how they can be of help with our COVID-19 response. We are in need of cloth facemasks…
No longer living in a car, but thriving in her own home
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Story - August 21, 2015 - She and her daughters used to live in their car. Now, they live in their own home thanks to Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh. Lateisha had two daughters and a job at a factory. After the factory closed, she lost her health insurance, and soon, her house. The three family members lived in…
As parishes reopen, mental and spiritual health care need attention
Story - May 13, 2020 - When parishioners begin returning to their churches as pandemic restrictions are gradually lifted, the buildings will look the same, but the environment might feel different because of new social-distancing measures. For example, in Houston, a young adult woman who went to Sunday Mass the first weekend in May when her parish reopened for public Mass,…
Thanksgiving in San Antonio
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Story - November 30, 2020 - Catholic Charities Diocese of San Antonio hosted a Thanksgiving event on the Monday before the holiday. The agency distributed 40-pound boxes of food to over 300 families. Boxes included turkeys, canned goods, dry goods, potatoes, fruit, and dessert. Adult volunteers also delivered boxes to the homes of seniors in the Adopt-A-Senior program. Archibishop Gustavo García-Siller,…
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…
The future is ‘fantastic,’ thanks to treatment – and a lot of love
Story - March 29, 2021 - Sometimes, it seems like life dumps all its sorrows on you at once. For Roland Wright, tragedy first hit when his mother died in 2003. Not long after, the county placed his baby daughter in foster care. And soon after that, his house caught fire. He barely survived by jumping out a window, but the…
CCUSA offers Congress priorities for mental, behavioral health policy
News - May 10, 2022 - The Honorable Frank Pallone Jr.Chairman, House Energy and Commerce Committee The Honorable Cathy McMorris-RodgersRanking Member, House Energy and Commerce Committee Dear Chairman Pallone and Ranking Member McMorris-Rodgers: In anticipation of the soon to be introduced mental health legislative package, the Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) network, with 50,000 employees and 15 million clients in 2021, would…
Paths to Project Development: Converting Surplus Church Property into Affordable Housing (First Edition)
Publication - October 1, 2019 - Paths to Project Development (First Edition) presents examples of successful conversions of surplus church property into affordable housing units. This guide is a dynamic document featuring project profiles submitted by Catholic Charities member agencies. Summary Each surplus church property conversion project is unique, and the recommendations offered by member agency developers are meant to help…