Story - March 6, 2020 - Bishop James F. Checchio and Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Newark, were joined by civic and community leaders at a groundbreaking ceremony for the St. Paul the Apostle Senior Residence Feb. 25. The 42,788-square-foot facility will provide 42 affordable housing units for residents 62 and over and is expected to open…

Story - December 3, 2020 - Laid off from her information technology job last Thanksgiving, then evicted for falling behind on the rent two months later and having to keep six children fed, Bianca Simone needed options. Even though her boyfriend, Drew Tunnell, still had his job in plumbing sales, the couple faced years-long waiting lists for an apartment. Then the…

Story - July 14, 2021 - On a clear spring afternoon, Lexington’s Cardinal Valley neighborhood is buzzing with activity. Birdsong mingles with the bass beat of a passing car stereo, while people move between homes, hair salons, taquerias and panaderías. In the midst of all this life, the bright stucco facade of Centro de San Juan Diego rises up. It is…

Story - January 19, 2021 - By Daria Earley, Family Strengthening Associate, AmeriCorps VISTA 50,000 refugee clients set to benefit from generous seed donation Five years ago, in his encyclical letter, Laudato si’: On Care for Our Common Home, His Holiness Pope Francis entreated all humans to become better stewards of both one another and our burdened planet. In response to this…

Story - February 11, 2022 - Catholic Charities of Oregon continues to advance new developments and initiatives to meet the goals of the Healthy Housing Initiative. Among these developments are 130 affordable housing units under construction – including 35 Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) units – in Portland at Cathedral Village Apartments and at The Annex, an innovative, privately funded property adjacent…

Story - May 7, 2020 - Just like billions of people throughout the world, “the church was not prepared” for the coronavirus pandemic, said Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the Vatican nuncio to the United States, in a May 6 interview with Catholic News Service. “We are also people in an organization” beyond just a religion with adherents, Archbishop Pierre said in the…

Story - June 1, 2021 - By Tara Ford, Director of Marketing Communications, Catholic Charities of San Antonio No one really knows the trauma, sadness, and grief of a teenage boy traveling alone through another country in search of a hopeful future in the United States. To overcome trauma, one needs positive relationships, a healthy lifestyle, and strong community support. One needs…

Story - January 18, 2022 - A few weeks before Christmas, Jessica Moreno and her three kids were able to move from her parents’ home in Wood Dale, Illinois, outside of Chicago, to their own apartment a few blocks away. “The apartment was heaven sent,” she said. “I was looking at homelessness. I can’t imaging being in that situation with three…

Story - October 12, 2020 - By William J. McCarthy, Jr., Executive Director, Catholic Charities of Baltimore On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis, Minnesota police officer who knelt on his neck for a continuous eight minutes and forty-six seconds while arresting him for the alleged use of a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill. There are no words to express…

Story - July 2, 2019 - Marie and Bob worked all their lives to become homeowners. They lived comfortably on their two stable incomes. But six years ago, their hard-earned American Dream started to unravel before their eyes. They found out they had been victims of predatory lending, and they were forced to foreclose, declare bankruptcy, and move out of their…

Story - October 5, 2020 - The steep slope, appearing almost as a vertical line, is a stunning mark by the Trump administration on what was once a refugee program recognized around the world as a model to welcome the tyrannized and persecuted masses. Late Sept. 30, the administration announced it would bring the refugee cap — the maximum number of…

Story - June 12, 2019 - Hurricane season 2019 has arrived, but did you know Catholic Charities of Central Florida (CCCF) is still working to assist local families who haven’t recovered from storms two years ago? The 2017 hurricane season was one of the most active on record. Hurricane Irma hit Florida’s southern coast on September 10 as a category 3…