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CCUSA president and CEO addresses humanitarian crisis at the border
News - June 26, 2019 - Alexandria, Va. (June 26, 2019)–The images and stories coming from the border are heart wrenching. Today I beg all persons of good will to reach out and respond generously to the arrival of newcomers. I also beg Congress and the Administration to provide the necessary aid to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis at the U.S.-Mexico…
CCUSA president and CEO meets with migrant families and volunteers in Texas
News - June 18, 2019 - Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, President and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), traveled to Laredo, Texas, to share a message of compassion and hope with migrants and thank staff and volunteers who are serving at La Frontera shelter. She also presented a check for $200,000 to assist with increasing needs. Over 200 individuals are…
CCUSA, other faith organizations join forces to help chronically homeless people
News - May 16, 2019 - Alexandria, Va. (May 16, 2019) –  Catholic Charities leaders from Spokane, Washington, Detroit, Michigan, Las Vegas, Nevada, Portland, Oregon, and St. Louis, Missouri meet in Spokane with key leaders from healthcare, dioceses and foundations to plan implementation of bold Catholic Charities Healthy Housing Initiative. Project financing, resource leveraging and local partner identification ensures the success…
A place to call home: CCUSA magazine features housing ministry
News - May 8, 2019 - Alexandria, Va. – Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) and its 167 member agencies want to keep a promise made 70 years ago. The Housing Act of 1949, part of President Harry Truman’s Fair Deal program, listed as one of its goals a decent home and a suitable living environment for every family. The goal has not…
CCUSA responds to proposed SNAP work requirements, calls for protections
News - March 27, 2019 - Alexandria, Va. – Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and the National Council of the United States Society of St. Vincent de Paul appreciate the opportunity to provide comments to the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service’s above-referenced notice of proposed rulemaking. While we welcome efforts…
Bishops’ conference calls for assistance for tornado survivors
News - March 7, 2019 - After tornadoes killed more than 20 people in Lee County, Alabama, and caused destruction in Georgia and surrounding states over the weekend, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, archbishop of Galveston-Houston and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Bishop Frank Dewane of Venice, Florida, chairman of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, expressed…
CCUSA announces bold “Healthy Housing Initiative” to reduce homelessness
News - February 11, 2019 - Alexandria, Va. — Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) has named five Catholic Charities agencies that will be initial participants in an ambitious Healthy Housing Initiative aimed at reducing chronic homelessness by 20 percent over five years in five US cities; decreasing hospital readmission rates for this population by at least 25 percent; and connecting 35 percent…
CCUSA and USCCB welcome Congress’ passage of the FIRST STEP Act
News - December 21, 2018 - Alexandria, Va. (Dec. 21, 2018) — Following the passage of the FIRST STEP Act in Congress, Sr. Donna Markham OP, PhD, President and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), Daniel Cardinal DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and Bishop Frank J. Dewane, Bishop of Venice, Fl., Chairman of the…
CCUSA, other Catholic groups support the First Step Act
News - November 26, 2018 - Alexandria, Va. (Nov. 26, 2018) — Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, President and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), joined the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in sending a joint letter to the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary encouraging the passage of the First Step…
CCUSA, CRS, USCCB urge humane action towards those seeking protection
News - October 29, 2018 - Alexandria, Va. (Oct. 29, 2018) — Sister Donna Markham OP PhD, President and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, Bishop Joe S. Vásquez of Austin, Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Migration, and Sean Callahan, President and CEO of Catholic Relief Services, issued the following statement urging all people of goodwill to speak…
CCUSA responds to DHS proposed rule on immigrants and public benefits
News - September 25, 2018 - Alexandria, Va. (Sept. 24, 2018) — Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), expressed her deep disappointment with the Department of Homeland Security’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on immigrants and public benefits, stating: “While we look forward to reviewing the proposed rule and commenting on it in the regulatory…
CCUSA collaborates with HGTV stars on affordable housing project
News - August 1, 2018 - St. Jude Center in Dallas to provide permanent supportive housing to homeless veterans and seniors Alexandria, Va. – Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) is partnering with Ashley and Andy Williams, stars of HGTV’s Flip or Flop Fort Worth, to redesign an affordable housing project for Catholic Charities Dallas (CCD) and the Catholic Housing Initiative (CHI). CCD…