Publication - February 1, 2021 - Although great efforts have been made to provide a temporary response to COVID-19, more action is needed to stabilize the economy, individuals and families for the long term.  Summary As Congress and the Biden administration finalize priorities for the next COVID aid package, we ask that more funding be provided to ensure people remain housed,…

Story - October 27, 2020 - After more than 75 years helping form families through international adoption, Catholic Charities of Baltimore has closed its international adoption program. The agency cited changing circumstances within other countries and a “negative stance” toward international adoption from the U.S. government. Ellen Warnock, who has worked in the international adoption program for 36 years, called the…

Publication - February 17, 2021 - Since its founding, the Catholic Charities network has advocated for just and fair policies that help individuals and families who are poor and vulnerable reach their full potential. Our Catholic tradition teaches that society, acting through government and civil organizations, has a special obligation to consider the needs of these populations. Summary As Congress and…

Story - October 15, 2020 - Every week since March, an army of volunteers and Father Evelio Menjivar, pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in the Washington suburb of Landover Hills, Maryland, gather in the parish’s parking lot to give away boxes of food to local families in need. As the pandemic’s effects caused by COVID-19 started to surface, the parish…

Member - August 18, 2015 - Commonwealth Catholic Charities has served in communities across Virginia for over a century, impacting the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals over multiple generations. With more than 30 programs and 11 locations, we are ready to assist anyone who needs our support. We believe that every person deserves a brighter future and we are…

Publication - February 17, 2023 - Since its founding, the Catholic Charities network has advocated for just and fair policies that help individuals and families who are poor and vulnerable reach their full potential. Our Catholic tradition teaches that society, acting through government and civil organizations, has a special obligation to consider the needs of these populations. Summary As Congress and…

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News - August 22, 2019 - Alexandria, Va. – The announcement that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement is extraordinarily troubling. We are gravely concerned about the families, and particularly the children, who will face indeterminable amounts of time in detention and the emotional and psychological effects…

Catholic Charities USA was founded more than a century ago by women and men who believed that the collective efforts of the church to faithfully serve people in need could change the course of poverty in our nation.

Member - August 14, 2015 - For 75 years, Catholic Charities has served the poor and vulnerable in the Diocese of Charlotte. Today, Catholic Charities distributes food and clothing and provides homelessness prevention, family enrichment, refugee resettlement, burial assistance programs and more.

Story - August 5, 2019 - Early in June 2019, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) convened staff from nine Catholic Charities agencies at the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Simple Cooking with Heart Kitchen in Baltimore, Maryland, to introduce the staff to Healthy for Life® 20 By 20, made possible by Aramark and AHA. The introduction was meant to help Catholic Charities staff…

Member - August 13, 2015 - Catholic Charities of North Louisiana brings Christ’s message of love to the poor and vulnerable by providing quality social services, without discrimination and in accord with Catholic Social Teaching. We believe in educating people so they can make the best decisions for their families to reduce poverty and promote justice.