Story - February 23, 2021 - The Burton family from Lake Charles, Louisiana, were on the way home from a New Mexico skiing vacation when the worst winter storm in recent Texas history brought the state to a perpetual halt. They kept track of the worst-hit regions and avoided Amarillo and Austin. Then Feb. 17, as many Texans huddled in their…

News - September 5, 2018 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) and DollarDays today announced a new partnership that will enable DollarDays to provide affordable product sourcing solutions to CCUSA’s network of 166 member agencies throughout the United States. The agreement encourages the organization’s local agencies to source school supplies, personal care products, disaster-relief items and other bulk goods directly from DollarDays…

Publication - January 12, 2023 - Since its founding, the Catholic Charities network has advocated for just and fair policies that help individuals and families who are poor and vulnerable reach their full potential. Our Catholic tradition teaches that society, acting through government and civil organizations, has a special obligation to consider the needs of these populations. Summary Prepared by our…

News - April 13, 2021 - Dear Leader Schumer and Minority Leader McConnell, I write on behalf of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), the national office for 167 Catholic Charities agencies across the country and the U.S. territories, to express our appreciation for the Biden administration’s introduction of broad reform legislation to address long overdue changes to the U.S. immigration system. Our…

News - August 3, 2022 - The Honorable Joseph BidenPresident of the United StatesThe White HouseWashington, DC 20500 The Honorable Nancy PelosiSpeakerU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20515 The Honorable Chuck SchumerSenate Majority LeaderU.S. SenateWashington, DC 20510 The Honorable Kevin McCarthyHouse Republican LeaderU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20515 The Honorable Mitch McConnellSenate Republican LeaderU.S. SenateWashington, DC 20510 RE: Enable Charitable Nonprofits to…

Prayer & Reflection - December 22, 2022 - Many people come to Catholic Charities seeking a reversal of their lives’ realities. What hungry person wouldn’t want a full refrigerator, or what homeless person wouldn’t want their own house — not for just for today but forever? Sometimes their expectations weigh us down and their pent-up frustrations or despair overwhelm us. We know that…

Story - August 25, 2015 - In Iraq, Imad had been a physicist and professor. In America, he was forced to start with nothing. Catholic Charities helped him and his family get back on track. After he helped with the reconstruction of Iraq, extremists forced Imad and his family to live in hiding. They lived in fear for three years and…

Story - June 3, 2020 - Observing with great concern the social unrest unfolding in the United States, Pope Francis said no one can claim to defend the sanctity of every human life while turning a blind eye to racism and exclusion. Addressing all “dear brothers and sisters in the United States” during his livestreamed general audience June 3, the pope…

Story - January 28, 2020 - Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), participated in a panel discussion on affordable housing hosted by the Opportunity Starts at Home campaign. The discussion, entitled “Broadening the Movement: Housing as National Priority in 2020,” took place at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, on January 16, 2020. The…

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). “CCWVa has worked hard to modify our services across the state in line with CDC regulations and to keep our…

Story - January 30, 2018 - After Hurricane Maria devastated thousands in Puerto Rico in September, Catholic Charities began to see individuals and families turning to us for help. They had left Puerto Rico in the midst of great devastation and resettled in Chicago. Working with the City of Chicago, Catholic Charities and other social service agencies opened a multi-agency resource…

Story - January 23, 2020 - “You ask yourself every day whether or not you should have come when your life in one place was in danger, and you arrive at another and are still at risk,” said José, who fled Cuba last May. “It’s been hard to adapt. When I came, I thought I would be treated differently. I thought…