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CCUSA on front lines as hunger increases
Story - April 13, 2020 - Feeding the hungry ā one of the Works of Mercy described by Jesus in Matthew 25 ā unfolds every day in the outreach of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington. But with the coronavirus outbreak and the resulting financial crisis impacting many individuals and families, the agency has seen a dramatic growth in the…
Multnomah County to expand free meals after COVID impacts options
Story - April 9, 2020 - In an effort to bolster the prevalence of free meals around Portland, the city-county Joint Office of Homeless Services will directly pay meal providers. The step is unusual. The city and county has largely relied on private nonprofits and donations to serve meals to homeless and low-income people without direct county taxpayer subsidies. But those…
CCBQ hosts pop-up food distribution in midst of COVID-19
Story - April 9, 2020 - Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens hosted a Pop-Up Food Distribution at the Catholic Charities Therese Cervini Early Childhood Development Center located at 35-33 104th Street, Corona, NY 11368 on Wednesday, April 8th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for families and individuals hardest hit by the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The grab-and-go style…
At personal risk, frontline heroes work jobs that canāt be remote
Story - April 9, 2020 - Americans are pulling together by staying at least 6 feet apart. Armed with their laptops and rolls of toilet paper, many people are able to remain at home to work or study. But some things canāt be done remotely. So in the midst of a global pandemic, many essential workers must leave their homes every…
Market to HOPE food pantry opens in SE Texas
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Story - April 8, 2020 - Food items are in high demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. And the Market to HOPE food pantry is open to meet that demand for Southeast Texans most in need during the crisis. āWe are still open. And, when possible we are still a client choice pantry, but in a slightly different way,ā said Colton Morris,…
Every person has dignity, every person deserves care
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Story - April 8, 2020 - The National Catholic Partnership on Disability released a resource called “Rights of Persons with Disabilities to Medical Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” The document quotes the U.S. Bishops’ statement on Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services: “[T]his is the foundation of its concern to respect the sacredness of every human life from…
Those who fed others now in food line themselves, driver says
Story - April 8, 2020 - As he delivers canned goods and other staples to archdiocesan food pantries, Don Devlin can see the impact of the coronavirus firsthand. āIām seeing longer lines of clients,ā said Devlin, a driver for archdiocesan Nutritional Development Services (NDS). āAnd the people who used to donate to the food cupboards are now in those lines.ā A…
CARES Act helps, but thereās room to improve
Story - April 7, 2020 - In an interview with America magazine, Brian Corbin, executive vice president for Member Services at Catholic Charities USA, said the the CARES Act does a lot for Catholic Charities agencies in the U.S. in terms of government relief, but “there’s room to improve.” From the interview: “Mr. Corbin said the vast majority of the nationās…
Catholic Charities ‘Care Cards’: Fuel for health care workers
Story - April 6, 2020 - Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge on Saturday launched its āCatholic Charities Care Cardsā initiative, releasing $10,000 of gasoline cards to health care workers who are selflessly serving on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis. āThese workers are putting themselves at risk to protect the rest of us. We hope this action…
Catholic Charities West Virginia continues to serve amidst pandemic
Story - April 3, 2020 - Many of the tens of thousands of people Catholic Charities West Virginia (CCWVa) serves each year fall into the categories that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) considers at risk to contract the Coronavirus (COVID-19). āCCWVa has worked hard to modify our services across the state in line with CDC regulations and to keep our…
Catholic Charities of San Antonio cares for seniors during COVID-19
Story - April 2, 2020 - Catholic Charities of San Antonio (CCAOSA) is delivering food and other basic necessities to isolated seniors through Adopt-A-Senior, a program that pairs compassionate companion volunteers with isolated senior citizens. Staff and volunteers work together to assemble and distribute basic needs like food and hygiene kits to our most vulnerable seniors who may not be able…
Pandemic is time to forgive debts, cardinal suggests
Story - April 2, 2020 - “Could the coronavirus-19 crisis lead to a jubilee?” Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle wondered out loud during a Mass livestreamed from the Pontifical Philippine College in Rome. Preaching March 29 about the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead, Cardinal Tagle looked at a variety of ways people can be in “tombs” and in…