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CCUSA president and CEO addresses religious response to migrants, refugees
News - September 19, 2016 - New York, NY (September 19, 2016) — Speaking at the United Nations today, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) President and CEO Sister Donna Markham, OP, PhD, addressed the role of Catholic Church-inspired social service and advocacy agencies to accompany and provide a human face for migrants and refugees, especially unaccompanied minors arriving in the USA. Citing…
Bringing families together
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Story - January 6, 2016 - I came to Catholic Charities of Stockton in 2012 for help with my citizenship case. I needed to petition for my husband, Frandy Ramirez. We have been married since 2008. My husband has not seen his family in Guatemala for the past 10 years. We have been waiting for a solution since then. He was…
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Boston
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Member - August 14, 2015 - Catholic Charities Boston supports communities throughout eastern Massachusetts by providing services to the most vulnerable populations. Our programs include family and youth services, basic needs, refugee and immigrant services and adult education and workforce development. We are one of the largest social service, nonprofit organizations in Massachusetts and serve all our neighbors, regardless of religion…
Catholic Charities Diocese of Owensboro
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Member - August 13, 2015 - Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Owensboro is passionately committed to serving the needs of our entire community, embracing both Catholics and non-Catholics alike. Our services are diverse and impactful, including counseling resources for individuals, couples and families; the St. Gerard Life Home, which provides support for those experiencing a crisis pregnancy who choose life…
Good food can be healthy, tasty and affordable
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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…
A new season
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Prayer & Reflection - December 26, 2023 - When they heard this, they were infuriated, and they ground their teeth at him… They threw him out of the city, and began to stone him. [Acts 7:54, 58] Yesterday, our great season of giving came to an end. Since early November, as we prepared for Thanksgiving, until yesterday, when we celebrated the birth of…
Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley director to address United Nations Summit
News - March 18, 2015 - Alexandria, Virginia (March 18, 2015) – Sister Norma Pimentel, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley in Brownsville, Tex., will speak at the United Nations on behalf of the Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) network and its response to the unaccompanied minors and families who have come across our nation’s border. Sr. Norma…
Learning to recognize and support victims of trafficking
Story - September 15, 2015 - Trafficking victims — exploited men, women and children — are all around us, but we usually don’t see them. We may not be aware of trafficking or we don’t know what to look for. It’s a blind spot that the state of Kentucky and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Louisville are shining a light…
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Dubuque
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Member - August 13, 2015 - For more than 93 years, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Dubuque has provided help and created hope for the most vulnerable in our communities. From affordable housing, mental health counseling, immigration legal services, jail and prison reentry services and much more, our agency serves thousands of vulnerable people across 30 counties each year.
Luz Tavarez joins CCUSA as vice president for government affairs
News - February 20, 2024 - Luz Tavarez, a legislative advocacy expert and an experienced leader within the Catholic Charities network, has joined Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) as vice president for government affairs. In this critical role, Tavarez will direct CCUSA’s ongoing efforts to urge national policymakers to recognize the needs of the most vulnerable and to adopt measures that support…
At Mexican camp near U.S. border, asylum-seekers grow more desperate
Story - September 10, 2020 - When Sister Norma Pimentel used to query the needs of asylum-seekers in a tent camp along the Rio Grande in this Mexican border city, they asked for supplies such as utensils and blankets. Now when she speaks with them, they voice fears for their safety and ask about an exit. “We’re moving to a more…
CCUSA and USCCB urge humane treatment of Haitians, other migrants
News - September 22, 2021 - WASHINGTON—Over the last several weeks, there has been a substantial increase in the number of migrants present in the Del Rio Sector of the U.S.-Mexico border, roughly 145 miles west of San Antonio. The majority of these individuals are Haitian nationals, many of whom have been living in or traveling through Latin America for varying…