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CCUSA president and CEO presents $1 million for Florida disaster relief efforts
Story - October 18, 2018 - Sister Donna Markham, OP, PhD, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) traveled to Northwest Florida this week to present $1 million to Catholic Charities in response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Michael. CCUSA has already provided more than $1.5 million to other Catholic Charities agencies, including those in South Georgia, recovering from…
CCUSA provides over 400,000 meals per week during COVID-19 crisis
Story - June 12, 2020 - Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County (CCSCC) has provided the equivalent of over 400,000 meals per week during the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis (See graphic above). Gregory R. Kepferle, CEO of CCSCC, thanked all the partners and funders that enabled the generous food distributions. [tweet_box design=”box_01″ float=”none”]”We definitely can’t do this alone and appreciate…
Safe housing is more than a ‘drop in the bucket’
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Story - September 21, 2022 - Catholic Charities of Oregon made great progress in the first half of 2022 to meet its goals for the Healthy Housing Initiative. At the beginning of the year, 137 units of affordable housing were under construction, inclusive of 35 permanent supportive housing units (PSH). On July 19, the organization celebrated the completion of Chiles House,…
Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley
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Member - August 17, 2015 - For more than 100 years, Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley has been committed to helping vulnerable individuals and families in southwest and west central Ohio. With a dedicated professional staff and trained volunteers, we provide direct service and case management in nine key program areas: behavioral and mental health, family stabilization and success…
CCUSA welcomes two new board members
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News - July 7, 2015 - Alexandria, Virginia (July 7, 2015) – Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), one of the nation’s largest networks of faith-based social service providers, is pleased to welcome Robert J. McCann, PhD, Executive Director, Catholic Charities Spokane, and Michael Connelly, MA, JD, FACHE, President and CEO of Mercy Health to CCUSA’s Board of Trustees. “I am proud to…
Employee gives help and hope to clients
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Story - March 25, 2019 - For Allison Kulbeth, a typical day in the Shreveport office of Catholic Charities of North Louisiana (CCNLA) consists of answering or returning over 100 phone calls, coordinating client appointments, organizing files and paperwork, data entry, fulfilling staff requests and helping people who walk into the office requesting assistance. Through it all, no matter how hectic…
The power of mentoring
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Story - January 5, 2018 - Mike has been a mentor to Ted for 4 years. When they first met Ted was 12 and had never learned to ride a bike. He is being raised by his single grandmother who has multiple medical conditions that prevent her from doing activities with or bringing her grandson to activities. Ted was terrified of…
Texas bishops say closing facilities would violate religious freedom
Story - July 21, 2021 - The bishops who head the El Paso and Dallas dioceses in Texas have asked Gov. Greg Abbott to halt an order that could result in shutting down, by the end of August, Catholic Charities facilities in Texas that care for foster and migrant children, saying that doing so violates state laws protecting religious freedom. “Motivated…
Building disaster preparedness into disaster response on Long Island
Story - August 26, 2015 - In the midst of responding to Superstorm Sandy, Catholic Charities of Long Island, New York, found that three groups of people were the most vulnerable to disasters: seniors, immigrants and people with disabilities. They needed more help recovering and they needed to be better prepared. So even as the agency responded to help folks recover…
Thankful for transportation
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Story - November 4, 2019 - When we gather with our family or friends to celebrate Thanksgiving, we probably donāt think much about how we will get to the gathering. Transportation is something we often take for granted. Itās easy to forget that for many poor and vulnerable people in Ohio, transportation is one of the biggest barriers to success and…
Oregonās Catholic agencies give critical support to Latinos in pandemic
Story - January 5, 2021 - The coronavirus has reshaped life in the United States in many ways, but in key respects it has affected Black, Native American and Latino individuals more than other racial or ethnic groups. People of color get sick and die of COVID-19 at rates higher than white individuals and higher than their share of the population,…
U.S. bishops release childrenās book on the reality of racism
Story - June 11, 2020 - The USCCB ad hoc Committee Against Racism teamed with the Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development and Loyola Press, to produce a childrenās book perfect for the domestic church. Complete with free downloadable activities geared toward teaching reconciliation and the purpose of confession, the book was first released in December 2019. Everyone Belongs tells…