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CCUSA opposes DOJ, DHS proposed rule on asylum
News - July 14, 2020 - Pursuing asylum is a legal pathway to our country and recognized as a critical lifeline for migrants fleeing deadly circumstances. The proposed rule amounts to another unfortunate example of American withdrawal from its role as a global leader for migrants under both domestic law and international law. Further, as a faith-based organization, we see the…
CCUSA statement on immigration raids in Mississippi
News - August 12, 2019 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) voices its strong concern regarding the Jackson, Mississippi immigration raids that resulted in family separations and traumatized children. The raid occurred on the community’s first day of school, resulting in children arriving home fearful as to why their parents were not there to greet them. Reports describe chaotic scenes where children relied on…
CCUSA, USCCB letter on FY2024 Transportation, HUD appropriations
News - June 14, 2023 - Catholic Charities USA and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops sent a letter to Congressional leaders this week about the Fiscal Year 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. The two organizations urged Congress to provide the highest level of funding possible for housing and community development programs serving families…
CCUSA supports passage of Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016
News - July 5, 2016 - Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD/ABPP, President and CEO of CCUSA, wrote to members of the House of Representatives, asking them to support H.R. 2646. The Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016 takes the first step in reforming and improving the US’ fragmented mental health care system. The bill improves integration of primary care, substance abuse…
CCUSA calls on DHS to stop separating migrant families
News - June 15, 2018 - Sister Donna Markham, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, urged Kirstjen Nielsen, United States Secretary of Homeland Security, in a letter to stop separating migrant families at the border. Read the full letter here.
CCUSA joins letter on FY2024 Agriculture appropriations legislation
News - June 9, 2023 - The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development and Committee on International Justice and Peace, along with Catholic Charities USA, Catholic Relief Services and Catholic Rural Life, sent a letter to congressional leaders this week addressing the moral and human dimensions of the FY 2024 Agriculture Appropriations legislation. Read…
CCUSA urges Senate to pass PROMESA
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2016/06/23/ccusa-urges-senate-to-pass-promesa/
News - June 23, 2016 - CCUSA wrote a letter to the Senate urging the lawmakers to take up and pass PROMESA, the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act. The bill will allow the island to restructure its debt and continue to pay for needed social services. The House of Representatives passed the legislation with bipartisan support and robust…
CCUSA comments to House Agriculture Committee on Farm Bill
News - April 19, 2018 - CCUSA – with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Rural Life, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Catholic Relief Services – sent a letter to the House Committee on Agriculture in order to submit comments about the “Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018” (H.R. 2), also known as the farm bill. Read…
CCUSA, USCCB call for humanitarian assistance for migrants, refugees
News - May 5, 2022 - Alexandria, Va. – As Congress considers the president’s Fiscal Year 2022 emergency supplemental funding request from April 28, 2022, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration delivered a unified message to policymakers. The two groups expressed strong support for additional humanitarian assistance for Ukrainian refugees, including access…
Catholic Charities Fort Worth CEO testifies to National Hunger Commission
News - July 30, 2015 - Catholic Charities Fort Worth CEO Heather Reynolds recently submitted written testimony at the invitation of the National Commission on Hunger. Formed by Congress in 2014, the National Commission on Hunger is a group of ten appointed scholars and experts who are tasked with providing a report to Congress by November 2015 that lays out ways…
CCUSA statement on recent mass shootings
News - August 6, 2019 - We grieve the senseless loss of life as a result of the recent mass shootings in Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton. Hate and violence have no place in our society. It is abhorrent that some victims were targeted simply because they were perceived to be immigrants. As an organization committed to helping vulnerable people, Catholic…
CCUSA, other Catholic groups submit letter supporting RESTORE Act
News - June 9, 2023 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), the United States Society of St. Vincent de Paul, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Catholic Prison Ministries Coalition wrote to congressional leaders today in support of the RESTORE Act, which eliminates the ban on SNAP benefits for people with drug-related felony convictions. This ban prevents ex-offenders from…