Story - January 12, 2018 - Kelly and Chloe have been matched since January of 2016 through T.E.A.M. (Together Engaging Adolescents through Mentoring), a program of Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Boston. After completing two master’s degrees and returning from volunteer service with the Peace Corps in Burkina Faso, Kelly wanted to become a mentor as a way to continue to serve…

Story - January 12, 2018 - Chris and Gus have been matched since October of 2014 through T.E.A.M. (Together Engaging Adolescents through Mentoring), a program of Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Boston. Chris is a Quality Assurance Manager at Sokolove Law, LLC. He became a mentor because he wants to help youth grow and utilize the amazing potential they have through new…

Story - January 9, 2018 - Ky and Luis have been matched since March 2014 through T.E.A.M. (Together Engaging Adolescents through Mentoring), a program of Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Boston. Ky is a salesman who lives in South Boston. He chose to become a mentor because he had struggled academically and dropped out of high school, so he wanted to work…

Story - January 9, 2018 - Jen and Julia have been matched since June of 2013 through T.E.A.M. (Together Engaging Adolescents through Mentoring), a program of Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Boston. Jen is a social worker at Boston Medical Center and lives in South Boston. Jen joined the program in order to connect with the youth in her community. She said…

Story - January 8, 2018 - Eddy is a 72 year old mentor to “Scott,” a 17 year old high school senior. Scott is being raised by a single mother who suffers from several chronic illnesses. They live in subsidized housing and have no transportation. Scott was in the chorus at school and had a solo in the last concert of…

Story - January 5, 2018 - Mike has been a mentor to Ted for 4 years. When they first met Ted was 12 and had never learned to ride a bike. He is being raised by his single grandmother who has multiple medical conditions that prevent her from doing activities with or bringing her grandson to activities. Ted was terrified of…

Story - January 8, 2018 - Military service led to a downward spiral for Bill. Born and raised in St. Louis, he served in the Air Force and lived in Oklahoma City for two decades. Upon his return to his hometown, Bill fell onto some hard times, suffering from alcoholism and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and bouncing from place to place. “I…

Story - January 8, 2018 - “Homelessness can happen to anyone. In order to survive it, you need to be willing to make changes.” After serving in the United States Air Force for 11 years, and more than a dozen in a career with AG Edwards, Rico lost his home after his job was downsized. The St. Louis native with two…

Story - December 27, 2017 - Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County is turning to technology to create innovative products that can solve the difficult challenges of poverty in its community. The nonprofit social service and social justice agency partnered with SeniorGrowth (a global data-analytics technology company dedicated to improving the quality of life for elderly and vulnerable individuals) to successfully…

Story - December 27, 2017 - Traditionally, Saint John has been identified as the author of the fourth gospel. He has also been identified, within that gospel, as one of the twelve apostles, the one “whom Jesus loved” (Jn 20:2). The phrase is not meant to suggest that any of the eleven apostles (or anyone) is not loved by Jesus, for…

Story - December 20, 2017 - Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, travelled to the U.S. Virgin Islands on Dec. 14 to present a check to Catholic Charities of the U.S. Virgin Islands (CCUSVI), headquartered on St. Thomas. The money was donated by thousands of people in response to CCUSA’s fundraising campaign in support of…

Story - December 20, 2017 - Christmas is not always egg nog and fruit cake. For example, Mary may have been tempted to discouragement when, following God’s command and consenting to give birth to Jesus, she met with rejection: Joseph, her espoused, decided to divorce her (although, as we know, he later responded with faith). And who knows what else Mary…