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Catholic leaders decry prisoners’ exposure to COVID-19 during pandemic
Story - May 23, 2020 - A May 19 statement by 14 Catholic leaders, including five bishops, decried the danger people in prison are exposed to during the coronavirus pandemic. “Reports of lack of testing suggest measurements of the impact of the virus are incomplete. We are deeply concerned that experiencing COVID-19 from behind bars could, for some, mean a de…
Justice Department sues Texas over attempt to halt migrant transport
Story - August 2, 2021 - The Biden administration filed a lawsuit July 30 against the state of Texas, trying to stop enforcement of an order aimed at migrants that it calls “dangerous and unlawful.” The order seeks to prevent anyone, except state or federal authorities, from transporting migrants who may have crossed the border illegally. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued…
Catholic Disaster Preparedness Program (CDPP) Video Series
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/catholic-disaster-preparedness-program-cdpp-video-series/
Catholic Disaster Preparedness Program (CDPP) is a three-part video training series that explores the natural intersection of our Gospel Call, the needs of those suffering and the gifts we have to share before, during and after a disaster event. CDPP Part 1 of the video training: Preparing Individuals and Families CDPP Part 2 of the video training: Parish…
CCUSA receives Walmart grant to enhance disaster response training
News - September 26, 2018 - Alexandria, Va. (September 26, 2018) — Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) has received a $500,000 grant from Walmart to enhance programs for the annual disaster response training institute. The Applied Institute for Disaster Excellence (AIDE) is CCUSA’s week-long disaster operations program. AIDE provides cutting edge training in preparedness planning to strengthen the effectiveness of the Catholic…
Recovering, physically and mentally, during a pandemic
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Story - July 8, 2020 - Alan had been retired for almost 20 years and never slowed down. He was always healthy and independent, wrote and mailed checks to pay his bills, drove to the store to buy whatever he needed, and took regular walks for exercise (and to get out of his house). Since retiring, he never had to worry…
Serving those struggling with homelessness, mental illness
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Story - February 22, 2018 - Susan Harris is a social worker who literally takes to the streets to find people experiencing homelessness to get them help. Harris works as a homeless outreach specialist for Catholic Charities based out of Bullhead City, Ariz., but her special focus is on Lake Havasu City and other areas in Mohave County. Her passion to…
Catholic Charities forming comprehensive ministry for St. Francis site
Story - March 19, 2021 - The St. Francis Dining Hall building in Southeast Portland is closed because of coronavirus. But the venerable feeding ministry for people who are homeless continues and now includes additional elements and big dreams. “We wanted to build on what parishioners have done for decades,” said Rick Birkel, executive director of Catholic Charities of Oregon. “The…
Whole Hearted Participant Journal for Adults
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Publication - August 4, 2022 - Whole Hearted is meant to provide basic and helpful trauma awareness. It is not clinical or professional therapy. It informs participants of trauma’s impact and how one might begin to move forward mentally and spiritually.
God sends the right child for the right family
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Story - November 4, 2019 - Matt Nevins received a call from an unfamiliar Pinellas County number. He usually dismisses such calls, but something in his gut made him check on this one. He searched for Catholic Charities Adoption Services numbers, but none matched. Then there was a voicemail from Melissa Anderson, one of the adoption professionals. “There was some excitement…
Advocacy
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Guided by Catholic social teaching and informed by the experiences of local Catholic Charities agencies, CCUSA advocacy urges policymakers to recognize the needs of the most vulnerable and to adopt measures that support them.
Clinic celebrates 10 years in St. Cloud
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Story - March 11, 2019 - Ten years ago, Catholic Charities of Central Florida began a venture to provide uninsured Osceola County residents living at or below 200 percent of the poverty level with free medical care. A decade later, St. Thomas Aquinas Free Medical Clinic in St. Cloud serves almost 1,000 patients annually. On Feb. 27, the clinic opened its…
Community gardening nourishing more than bodies
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Story - May 20, 2016 - As I reflect on the last few days of work on the farm, our Farm for ME project of Catholic Charities Food Bank program, I am pondering some of the events that occurred. We have been working for weeks with sparse help and mother nature biting our heals with high humidity, hot temperatures and a…