News - July 27, 2017 - In an open letter to members of Congress today, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) welcomed the introduction of the Dream Act of 2017 in the United States Senate with optimism and hope. In the letter CCUSA welcomed the legislation’s aim to protect immigrant youth who entered the United States as children and reiterated the “the uncompromising…

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News - March 18, 2021 - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed a rule that would inhibit a state governor’s ability to declare a disaster by adjusting the procedures for doing so. If implemented, this would hinder states and NGOs such as Catholic Charities to receive Public Assistance (PA) funds for clean up efforts. Our comments focus on how this…

News - September 11, 2018 - Catholic Charities USA joins with other organizations in urging that sufficient funds to fully renew Housing Choice Vouchers and to expand the availability of vouchers for vulnerable youth, families, and people with disabilities be included in the FY 2019 Transportation-HUD appropriations bill. Read the full letter

News - November 16, 2015 - CCUSA has been working with several national faith groups to advocate against predatory lending practices and recently endorsed the Faith for Just Lending statement of principles. Asset development services continue to be one of the fastest growing areas of service at Catholic Charities agencies, partly in response to predatory lending practices. Learn more about the…

News - November 1, 2019 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) issued a statement in response to the announcement today of the proposed HHS rule on religious freedom and nondiscrimination in grant processes. Read the full statement.

News - July 19, 2017 - Catholic Charities USA and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops wrote a joint letter to the House Committee on Appropriations urging the members to continue funding programs that help communities mitigate and respond to natural disasters and provide resources toward humane implementation of immigration laws. Read the full letter.

News - October 20, 2020 - Catholic Charities USA joins other organizations in urging the Senate Armed Services Committee to provide needed assistance to struggling military families by prioritizing the Military Family Basic Needs Allowance in the Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Read the full letter.

News - September 5, 2018 - In a letter to President Trump, Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, President & CEO of Catholic Charities USA, asked the president to take into consideration the plight of the more than 65 million refugees seeking humanitarian assistance and urged him to increase the number to be admitted into the United States through the Presidential Determination…

News - November 13, 2015 - Catholic Charities USA is participating in the national convening of the Justice for Immigrants campaign. The event brought together more than 300 Catholic Charities staff, diocesan staff, state Catholic Conference Staff, CLINIC affiliates, men and women religious, parish ministry leaders, deacons, and lay members of the Catholic community. Topics included immigration reform, immigrant detention, parish…

News - October 25, 2019 - CCUSA submitted comments in opposition to the Department of Justice’s Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR)’s interim rule that reorganizes key programs that may affect Catholic Charities agencies. The rule outlines the functions of the Office of Policy and the roles of this newly-formed office and the Office of General Counsel within EOIR. It transfers…

News - July 19, 2017 - Catholic Charities USA, along with National Catholic Rural Life, Catholic Relief Services, and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committees on Domestic Justice and Human Development and International Justice and Peace, sent a letter to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies. Read the full…