Story - June 19, 2020 - The positive COVID-19 cases in Immokalee surpassed the 1,000 mark on June 11, 2020 according to information provided by the Florida Department of Health. Catholic Charities Diocese of Venice Inc. is collaborating with the Collier County Bureau of Emergency Services Division (BES), to help those infected with the virus who have tested positive and are…

Member - August 13, 2015 - Catholic Charities of Central Florida, serving the Diocese of Orlando, embraces those in need with hope, transforming their lives through faith, compassion and service. Ministries focus on preventing homelessness, providing affordable housing, comprehensive refugee and immigration services, behavioral health services, disaster preparedness and response, dental and medical clinics, senior wellness services and others.

Story - August 31, 2021 - Catholic Charities in and around the areas of Louisiana and Mississippi affected by Hurricane Ida — one of the most powerful storms to hit the continental U.S. since Hurricane Katrina in 2005 — are collecting donations as they prepare to help with the yet-unknown damage caused by the late August storm. In a televised Aug.…

Story - June 17, 2020 - An organization whose work was praised by Pope Francis late last year has partnered with the Archdiocese of New York to offer free COVID-19 testing in predominantly Latino communities in and around New York City. In a June 15 news release, SOMOS Community Care, a network of more than 2,500 medical providers in the New…

Member - August 17, 2015 - Catholic Charities fulfills the church’s role in its mission of charity with love, dignity and respect. Catholic Charities, Guadalupe Community Center, Seton Home, St. PJ’s Children’s Home and San Antonio Birth Doulas serve all people through a network of comprehensive programs including basic needs, family and children’s services, parenting education, counseling, safe shelter, legal services,…

Story - December 1, 2021 - By Ryan Eades Innovative member agency program seeks to break the cycle of poverty  As a cleaning professional for six years, Sylvia Sanchez Enciso had gotten used to working into the evenings, missing her children’s soccer practices and working on weekends. “I would work until 6:30 p.m. Monday to Friday,” Sylvia says. “Often, I would work weekends too, at least Saturday.”   Her…

Story - June 2, 2021 - Prayers, the kind only a child can make, were on display on a table of pleas written by migrant children near a small statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe, as bishops from the U.S., Mexico and Central America gathered June 1 in Mundelein. The prelates came together for the first day of an emergency meeting…

Member - August 13, 2015 - The mission of Catholic Charities of Southwest Louisiana is to be Christ’s merciful love to those who suffer. We have a flexible and dedicated staff that serve 5 civil parishes in Southwest Louisiana: Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis. Our regular services include: food assistance, SNAP applications, Rent and Utility assistance, Prisoner re-entry services,…

Story - November 10, 2020 - Kelly Miller works with people coming out of prison, helping them find housing, jobs and whatever else they need to be successful as they reintegrate back into society. She knows how hard it can be to find affordable housing. And because she works for a social services nonprofit in New Jersey, she can fully empathize…

News - November 16, 2022 - The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas Secretary of Homeland Security Department of Homeland Security Washington, D.C. 20528 The Honorable Antony Blinken Secretary of State Department of State Washington, D.C. 20520 Dear Secretary Mayorkas and Secretary Blinken: We write on behalf of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Migration, Catholic Relief…

Story - February 26, 2021 - The psychological and emotional trauma of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is only now beginning to be felt, and is bound to keep affecting American workers for some time to come. “The other virus that we’re dealing with is fear,” said Jesuit Father Thomas Florek, part of the Hispanic-Latino formation development team at the University of…

Story - August 13, 2020 - The coronavirus relief measures put in place by President Donald Trump Aug. 8 are not expected to provide significant relief to people most in need of assistance because of the pandemic-induced recession, political observers said. While rooted in law, they explained, the steps undertaken by the president are limited in scope and some may face…