News - September 25, 2014 - Alexandria, Virginia (September 25, 2014) – Catholic Charities USA, one of the nation’s largest networks of faith-based social service providers, has been recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council for building a national office that demonstrates the organization’s commitment to care for creation and promote a sustainable future for all. Catholic Charities USA opened the…

News - February 14, 2022 - Program tailored to the values and unique needs of Catholic Charities agency leadership Alexandria, Va. — Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) announces the launch of the “Certificate in Nonprofit Executive Management” in partnership with the University of San Diego, a top private Catholic institution. The program is tailored to the values and unique needs of leaders…

News - April 10, 2023 - Alexandria, Va. – Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) announced that proposals from nine Catholic Charities agencies have been selected as finalists in the organization’s second Innovation Challenge. Representatives from each agency will pitch their projects during CCUSA’s Annual Gathering in Cleveland in October, and three agencies will be chosen to each receive $633,000 in prize money.    …

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…

Publication - August 1, 2020 - Catholic Charities USA renews its commitment to racial equity as a national goal and priority through a call to our sisters and brothers to advocate for specific policy proposals. Summary A new way of understanding what it means to be “American,” and who is included in that self-understanding, is urgently needed for both the integrity…

News - December 6, 2020 - This is an important victory for this country’s Dreamers Alexandria, Va. — Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) commends the decision by the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn to fully restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. “This is an important victory for our country’s Dreamers,” said Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO…

News - February 3, 2022 - Sister Donna Markham, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), submitted testimony for the record to the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance about Catholic Charities’ service to people experiencing homelessness. Read the full document. Sr. Markham’s testimony, based on the experience of CCUSA and its 167…

News - June 27, 2017 - Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) made the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling on the travel ban: “We are deeply saddened by the potential consequences of the Supreme Court’s decision on the millions of refugees who have been temporarily banned from migrating to this…

News - March 28, 2023 - Alexandria, Va. — On Monday, March 27, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) submitted comments in response to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled “Circumvention of Lawful Pathways.” CCUSA opposes the proposed rule because it creates additional barriers for people fleeing harm to exercise their legal right to…

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…

News - November 7, 2020 - Sister Donna Markham, OP, PhD, President and CEO of Catholic Charities  USA issued the following statement today congratulating the President-Elect: “On behalf of Catholic Charities USA, I would like to congratulate President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris on this momentous occasion.  Now that the long and tense election process is over, it is…

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…