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CCUSA president and CEO joins White House delegation for Mother Teresa canonization

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2016/09/02/catholic-charities-usa-president-joins-white-house-delegation-for-the-canonization-of-mother-teresa/

News - September 2, 2016 - It was announced today that Catholic Charities USA President and CEO, Sister Donna Markham, OP, PhD, is part of a special Presidential delegation traveling to the Vatican to attend the canonization of Mother Teresa. The Honorable Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, will lead the delegation which also includes the…

CCUSA president and CEO recognized by The NPT as a top leader

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2022/08/09/ccusas-president-and-ceo-is-recognized-for-the-7th-year-in-a-row-among-the-npt-power-influence-top-50/

News - August 9, 2022 - Alexandria, Va. โ€” For the seventh year in a row, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) President and CEO, Sister Donna Markham, OP, PhD, was recognized by The NonProfit Times (NPT) in its Power & Influence Top 50 leaders for 2022. Paul Cholery, NPT vice president and editorial director, wrote, โ€œA lot of social sector people talk…

Immigrants build small businesses, self-sufficiency after training

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/stories/with-training-and-resources-immigrants-build-small-businesses-and-self-sufficiency/

Story - August 11, 2015 - Owning a business can help immigrants build financial stability for their families, and while they have the skills, talents, and energy to contribute to a business, they lack the know-how and resources to start one. That’s where Catholic Charities of Camden’s Small Business Development Program comes in. Over the last ten years, this innovative program…

Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia

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Member - August 19, 2015 - Serving southeastern Virginia for more than 92 years, Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia (CCEVA) serves all people through every stage of life. Our mission focuses on educating and moving people out of poverty through pregnancy and parenting support, adoption and post-adoption services, intensive economic mobility programs, financial education, eviction prevention, mental health counseling, guardianship for…

Catholic Charities reopens Brooklyn childhood center destroyed by Sandy

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/stories/catholic-charities-brooklyn-and-queens-rebuilds-after-hurricane-sandy-and-celebrates-the-opening-of-the-charles-f-murphy-early-childhood-development-center/

Story - January 15, 2020 - Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens celebrated a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Charles F. Murphy Early Childhood Development Center in Coney Island on November 8, 2019, to mark the opening of the state-of-the-art facility. The new building replaces the former Madeleine Jones Head Start Center, operated by Catholic Charities since 1979, which was destroyed…

CCUSA urges Congress to support robust funding for DOJ

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2023/06/21/ccusa-urges-congress-to-support-robust-funding-for-doj/

News - June 21, 2023 - Catholic Charities USA, in service to the network of Catholic Charities agencies throughout the country and the U.S. territories, urges Congress to increase funding in fiscal year 2024 for DOJ grant programs that serve youth, families and communities impacted by crime and the criminal justice system. Read the full letter.

Emergency funds prevent homelessness

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2016/09/16/emergency-funds-prevent-homelessness/

News - September 16, 2016 - Alexandria, Va. โ€” As a founding partner of the Wilson-Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) at the University of Notre Dame, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) led a panel discussion on Capitol Hill to discuss the first of its kind study, “The Impact of Homelessness Prevention Programs on Homelessness,” which finds homeless prevention programs dramatically decrease…

A house, and three lives, renewed

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/stories/a-house-and-three-lives-renewed/

Story - June 18, 2019 - Part of a long-term recovery grant from Catholic Charities USA to Catholic Charities Diocese of Saint Petersburg (CCSP) made it possible for CCSP to provide restoration services to 65 households with Hurricane Irma damage. CCSP continues to assist those that would not otherwise be able to afford repairs to their home due to low or…

Hunger grows in one of Americaโ€™s wealthiest counties

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/stories/need-for-food-grows-in-one-of-americas-wealthiest-counties/

Story - April 24, 2020 - Even in a county long acknowledged as one of the 20 wealthiest in the United States, there are people at risk of going hungry. Only now there are more of them. It used to be that the Catholic Charities Family Center in Montgomery County, Maryland, would help about 150 people each week acquire enough food…