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A year in review: CCUSA’s COVID-19 response
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2021/03/31/a-year-in-review-ccusas-covid-19-response/
News - March 31, 2021 - Take a look at the positive impact we have had against the COVID-19 pandemic.Â
CCUSA president meets with migrant families at the Nogales border
News - July 13, 2018 - Alexandria, Va. – Sister Donna Markham, OP, PhD, President and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), met with migrants recently reunited with their children during her two-day visit to the southern Arizona border. The situation at the border remains challenging and Sr. Donna reaffirmed: “While we strongly oppose the policies that led to these families…
Long-time CCUSA leadership development professionals to be recognized
News - October 5, 2014 - Alexandria, Virginia (October 5, 2014) – In thanksgiving for over two decades of helping shape and train the next generation of Catholic Charities leaders, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), one of the nation’s largest networks of faith-based social service providers, will honor Dr. John Yankey and Dr. Zoe Breen Wood with a Centennial Medal. Drs. Yankey…
CCUSA urges orderly, humane termination of Title 42
News - April 27, 2022 - Alexandria, Va. — Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) President and CEO, Sister Donna Markham, OP, PhD, and Bishop Mario Dorsonville, Auxiliary Bishop of Washington and Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Migration, sent a letter to Congress today expressing concern over several measures that would prolong the misuse of Title 42.…
CCUSA welcomes American Rescue Plan funding to help people in need
News - March 10, 2021 - Alexandria, Va. – Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) is encouraged by the commitment to help people and communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.  “The American Rescue Plan provides important and necessary relief to those who continue to suffer as a result of this pandemic,” said Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO of CCUSA. “While no piece of legislation contains everything one might wish, this COVID-19 relief legislation provides critical public funds to families struggling…
USCCB and CCUSA lend support to agencies reuniting families
News - July 12, 2018 - Washington – The Migration and Refugee Services of USCCB and Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) today issued the following statement on the ongoing efforts to reunite children separated from their families at the border. “As we have long done, CCUSA and Migration and Refugee Services of USCCB are lending our experience and expertise to support Catholic…
CCUSA honors outgoing President and CEO Father Larry Snyder with Vision Award
News - October 7, 2014 - Alexandria, Virginia (October 7, 2014) – Honoring a decade of dedicated vision and a legacy of servant leadership, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) honored Rev. Larry Snyder, the organization’s outgoing president, with a CCUSA Vision Award at its 2014 Annual Gathering, currently taking place in Charlotte, N.C. Father Snyder, a priest of the Archdiocese of St.…
CCUSA president and CEO addresses reported plans of ICE raids
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…
CCUSA rejects dramatic cuts in key social safety net programs
News - July 19, 2017 - Alexandria, Va. — Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) President and CEO Sister Donna Markham, OP, PhD, expressed the following in a letter to the Chairperson and Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee urging members to prioritize and protect programs that support and uplift the poor and vulnerable in our country. “While CCUSA supports the responsible…
CCUSA appreciates Senate efforts to advance American Rescue Plan
News - March 6, 2021 - Alexandria, VA (March 6, 2021) – Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) appreciates the efforts in the Senate to advance COVID relief to help people and communities impacted by the pandemic. “This American Rescue Plan will provide much-needed relief and a temporary lifeline to those who continue to suffer as a result of this pandemic,” said Sister…
Three religious leaders to receive award for commitment to social justice
News - November 21, 2014 - Alexandria, Virginia (November 21, 2014) – Three religious leaders with a history of working on the front lines for justice and opportunity for all will receive national awards in recognition of their lifelong commitment and service from Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) next January 9 in Washington, D.C. Msgr. Ray East, Sister Kateri Mitchell, and Sister…
CCUSA disappointed by Senate vote to potentially repeal, replace ACA
News - July 26, 2017 - Alexandria, Va. — Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) President and CEO Sister Donna Markham, OP, PhD, expressed disappointment in response to the Senate vote yesterday to move forward on a bill to potentially repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. “CCUSA is deeply disappointed that the Senate has voted to move forward on a bill to…