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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…
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 responds to Supreme Court: “Our country has a lot of work to do”
News - June 26, 2018 - Alexandria, Va. (June 26, 2018) — Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) issued the following statement in response to today’s Supreme Court opinions in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra and Trump v. Hawaii: Today’s Supreme Court opinions are a reminder that our political and legal divisions too often lead to a discordant response…
CCUSA launches text-to-give for Hurrican Harvey disaster operation efforts
News - August 26, 2017 - Alexandria, Va. – With Hurricane Harvey reaching landfall, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), the official domestic relief agency of the Catholic Church, has launched a text-to-give option that allows individuals to donate from virtually anywhere to support the organization’s disaster operations efforts. “Hurricane Harvey will have a devastating effect on communities in its path,” said Sister…
Msgr. Michael M. Boland to receive 2017 Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan Award
News - August 28, 2017 - Alexandria, Va. – Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) is pleased to announce that Monsignor M. Boland, president and CEO of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago, is this year’s recipient of the 2017 Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan Award. CCUSA’s Bishop Sullivan award recognizes a person working at a Catholic Charities agency who has distinguished himself/herself…
CCUSA responds to administration’s decision to end DACA
News - September 5, 2017 - Alexandria, Va. – Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) issued the following statement in response to the administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program: “Catholic Charities USA is devastated by the administration’s shameful and cruel decision to end the DACA program. The DACA program has offered protection and opportunity to nearly 800,000…
CCUSA text-to-give campaign raises funds for hurricane relief efforts
News - September 8, 2017 - Alexandria, Va. – As Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) continues to provide much-needed funds to local Catholic Charities agencies that are assisting families and individuals affected by Hurricane Harvey and related floods, it is also preparing to support recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Irma in Florida, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and potentially…
CCUSA says tax plan should help families and those in poverty
News - November 7, 2017 - Alexandria, Va. – Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) sent a letter to the House of Representatives urging members, as they deliberate over the recently introduced Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, to prioritize and protect programs that foster family economic stability, promote a culture of charitable giving and prioritize the individuals and families living in poverty. The…
CCUSA to give $2 million to Caritas Puerto Rico in wake of Hurricane Maria
News - November 8, 2017 - Alexandria, Va. – Sister Donna Markham, President and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), is traveling to Puerto Rico to underscore CCUSA’s solidarity with and support for Caritas de Puerto Rico, the Catholic Charities agency on the island. The trip is part of CCUSA’s efforts to assist with ongoing relief and recovery efforts from the…
Catholic leaders issue climate change letter to President Trump, Congress
News - November 16, 2017 - The leaders of 161 Catholic colleges and universities, religious congregations, national organizations, and health care providers, serving people and communities in every state of the nation, have issued a letter to the Trump Administration and Congress, asking them to: Support the Senate’s request to provide $10m to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change…
CCUSA president and CEO disappointed in Trump administration’s decision on TPS for Salvadorans
News - January 8, 2018 - Alexandria, Va. – Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) President and CEO, Sister Donna Markham, OP, PhD, expressed her deep disappointment in the Trump administration’s decision today to not renew the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Salvadorans in the U.S. This decision will impact more than 250,000 people who have until September 2019 to return to a…
CCUSA president and CEO expresses concern over immigration proposal
News - January 29, 2018 - Alexandria, Va. — The recent proposal by President Trump detailing a path to citizenship for people who were brought to the United States as young children — many of whom are called Dreamers — was met with some concerns by Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA. “While we are…