News - August 9, 2022 - Alexandria, Va. — 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, “A lot of social sector people talk…

News - June 15, 2022 - Alexandria, Va. – In recognition today of the 10th anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) — the stopgap federal policy that provides qualifying young adults brought here as children with temporary permission to stay in the country and obtain work authorization — Catholic Charities USA stands with our immigrant brothers and sisters and…

News - April 6, 2022 - Alexandria, Va. — Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) has been awarded one of more than 80 Healthcare Outreach AmeriCorps grants through AmeriCorps State and National, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This grant will fund 15 members serving across the country, providing healthcare outreach, partnership building and wraparound supportive services. While many…

News - March 24, 2022 - (Alexandria, Va.) — Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) announced today the initiation of a three-year Gap Loan Pilot Program to assist in funding the construction of affordable housing units built by Catholic Charities agencies across the country. Through a collaboration with Northern Trust, CCUSA will loan a total of $10 million at low-interest to qualifying agencies.…

News - July 19, 2021 - Alexandria, Va.–Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) is pleased to announce that Nancy Cook Owens, program director at the Room to Grow Early Childhood Learning Center, Catholic Charities of Fairfield County, is the recipient of the 2021 Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan Award. CCUSA’s Bishop Sullivan Award recognizes a person working at a Catholic Charities agency who has…

News - July 14, 2021 - (Alexandria, Va.) – Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), one of the nation’s leading social service providers, has joined forces with X2AI to provide easy and immediate access to mental health support through a chatbot named Hope. “X2AI’s unique technology will help individuals build resilience through tough times,” said Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO…

News - August 22, 2019 - Alexandria, Va. – The announcement that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement is extraordinarily troubling. We are gravely concerned about the families, and particularly the children, who will face indeterminable amounts of time in detention and the emotional and psychological effects…

News - August 6, 2019 - Alexandria, Va. – The generosity and hard work of volunteers can add both tangible and intangible benefits to an organization. The Catholic Charities ministry in the United States receives both from its volunteers. We are pleased to announce the publication of the 2019 summer issue of Charities USA (read here), the quarterly magazine of Catholic…

News - June 26, 2019 - Alexandria, Va. (June 26, 2019)–The images and stories coming from the border are heart wrenching. Today I beg all persons of good will to reach out and respond generously to the arrival of newcomers. I also beg Congress and the Administration to provide the necessary aid to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis at the U.S.-Mexico…

News - December 21, 2018 - Alexandria, Va. (Dec. 21, 2018) — Following the passage of the FIRST STEP Act in Congress, Sr. Donna Markham OP, PhD, President and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), Daniel Cardinal DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and Bishop Frank J. Dewane, Bishop of Venice, Fl., Chairman of the…

News - December 20, 2018 - Alexandria, Va. — Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) is deeply concerned that after Congress recently passed a bipartisan Farm Bill, the proposed SNAP Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) regulation seeks to cut off access to nutrition assistance without providing support for those impacted. CCUSA, in its previous comments to USDA (see comments), has continually called for…

News - September 26, 2018 - Alexandria, Va. (September 26, 2018) — Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) has received a $500,000 grant from Walmart to enhance programs for the annual disaster response training institute. The Applied Institute for Disaster Excellence (AIDE) is CCUSA’s week-long disaster operations program. AIDE provides cutting edge training in preparedness planning to strengthen the effectiveness of the Catholic…