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CCUSA supports presidential executive order on religious freedom
News - May 4, 2017 - Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) indicated that today’s announcement by the Administration on religious freedom is a step in the right direction. “Catholic Charities USA welcomes the Administration’s commitment to protect and promote religious liberty and its addressing of the Health and Human Services’ contraceptive mandate,” stated…
CCUSA announces 2020 Volunteer of the Year
News - April 24, 2020 - Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), announced today that Steve Hanlon of Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been named the CCUSA Volunteer of the Year for 2020. (Click here for a brief video featuring Hanlon and his volunteer ministry.) “Steve is an example of what volunteering is all about –…
CCUSA deeply concerned over passage of American Health Care Act
News - May 4, 2017 - Alexandria, Va. – Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) expressed her deep concern about today’s vote by the House of Representatives to replace the Affordable Care Act with the American Health Care Act (AHCA). “The vote falls far short of protecting the millions of Americans who have insurance…
CCUSA welcomes the introduction of the Afghan Adjustment Act
News - August 10, 2022 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) supports the introduction of the Afghan Adjustment Act, that will allow Afghan nationals who cannot safely return home to stay in the U.S. and rebuild their lives. The bipartisan measure, which was introduced by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and co-sponsored by Senators Blumenthal (D-CT), Coons (D-DE), Murkowski (R-AK), Blunt (R-MO), and…
CCUSA and CHAUSA send a message of hope amid the coronavirus pandemic
News - April 9, 2020 - Today a joint statement from Sr. Mary Haddad, president and CEO, Catholic Health Association of the United States and Sr. Donna Markham, president and CEO, Catholic Charities USA, was issued in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Read the full statement here.
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 concerned with, frustrated by president’s budget
News - May 23, 2017 - Alexandria, Va. – Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president & CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), expressed grave concern and frustration over President Trump’s proposed budget. “While CCUSA supports efforts to improve vital safety-net programs needed to move people out of poverty and protect life, the disastrous, albeit cruel, cuts to anti-poverty programs such as…
CCUSA president and CEO recognized by The NPT as a top leader
News - August 9, 2022 - Alexandria, Va. — For the seventh year in a row, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) President and CEO, Sister Donna Markham, OP, PhD, was recognized by The NonProfit Times (NPT) in its Power & Influence Top 50 leaders for 2022. Paul Cholery, NPT vice president and editorial director, wrote, “A lot of social sector people talk…
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awards CCUSA $4 million for humanitarian COVID aid
News - April 7, 2020 - Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), announced that CCUSA received a $4 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as part of its $50 million effort to provide humanitarian aid to help families and communities feeling the greatest strain under the COVID-19 health emergency. “This grant will…
A Couple Catches a “Lucky Break”
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2023/03/09/a-couple-catches-a-lucky-break/
News - March 9, 2023 - Peter & Rachel Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Santa Fe, New Mexico Peter, a veteran, was disabled in a 2012 workplace accident. No longer employed, he moved to Tucson with a friend. Every place, including the VA, had limited housing resources. Then he met his love, Rachel. But rent was always just out of reach, even…
Joint letter supporting H.R. 5856
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2024/03/07/joint-letter-supporting-h-r-5856/
News - March 7, 2024 - Catholic Charities USA, together with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration, Catholic Relief Services and the Catholic Health Association of the United States, expresses support for H.R. 5856, the “Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023.” Passed by the House of Representatives on February 13 with overwhelming bipartisan…
Four major nonprofits team up to foster connection and camaraderie across the country
News - February 22, 2024 - Catholic Charities USA, Habitat for Humanity International, Interfaith America and YMCA of the USA officially launch the Team Up Project, a collective commitment to bridge building ALEXANDRIA, Va. — To counteract rising polarization, horrifying acts of violence fueled by hate, increasing feelings of loneliness, and growing ideological rifts across the nation, Catholic Charities USA, Habitat…