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Hurricane relief: Being Christ to others
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Story - September 13, 2019 - After shredding the Bahamas mercilessly with torrential rains and savage winds, Hurricane Dorian skirted the Florida coast, leaving the Diocese of Orlando relatively unscathed. The Carolinas were less fortunate. Central Floridians give thanks and are mobilizing to help both the Bahamas and the Carolinas with the help of Catholic Charities of Central Florida (CCCF). As…
Supporting life is supporting birthmothers in life-affirming decisions
Story - August 26, 2015 - Placing a child for adoption is a difficult and life-changing decision, one filled with grief and loss and often further burdened with guilt and shame. This is why supporting birthmothers, both before and after the child is born, is one of the primary aspects of the adoption program of Catholic Charities in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.…
Catholic Charities San Diego helps build first homeless day center in SoCal county
Story - September 2, 2021 - [This article is reprinted by permission of NCR Publishing Company, www.NCROnline.org.] At the Aug. 30 groundbreaking ceremony for the first homeless day center in Imperial County in Southern California, by 11 a.m. the temperature had already reached 104 degrees. Such heat is often deadly to those without proper shelter and food, according to Monica Enríquez,…
Wednesday of the second week of Advent, 2022
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Prayer & Reflection - December 7, 2022 - “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” The end of a long shift, a long day, a long trip, a long week…how many times do we feel burdened, seeking nothing more than to set down our load, breathe slowly, and close our eyes? The sweet rest…
Why I Came: One immigrant’s story of traveling to the U.S.
Story - March 6, 2020 - On the last day of March in 1980, as the sun disappeared slowly over San Salvador and the curfew that had been established by the junta a year earlier took effect once again, residents in the city prepared for another long night without electricity or running water. Some families listened to battery-powered radios that offered…
Meals on Wheels for senior citizens
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Story - June 14, 2016 - Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada (CCSN) provides help, hope, and a sense of family for homebound, at-risk seniors with a robust selection of programs. The best known is Meals on Wheels (MOW). MOW provides meals for 2000 seniors every week. Praise from grateful clients and referrals from social workers have made the program very successful…
Affordable housing for grandparents caring for grandchildren
Story - July 24, 2020 - Catholic Charities (Santa Fe) had a grand opening ceremony on Feb. 27, 2020, for Generations @ West Mesa, an affordable living community in Albuquerque serving grandparents caring for grandchildren. Catholic Charities worked with the real estate developer Gorman & Co. to develop and build Generations @ West Mesa. “This was a population that really needed…
J. Antonio Fernandez of Catholic Charities San Antonio recognized by city
Story - January 18, 2019 - Catholic Charities of San Antonio (CCSA) President/CEO, J. Antonio Fernandez has been recognized twice by the great city of San Antonio for his leadership and work serving all people with love, respect, and dignity. Fernandez continues to elevate the position of Catholic Charities as the premier social services agency in the city for those seeking…
Our History
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Catholic Charities USA was founded more than a century ago by women and men who believed that the collective efforts of the church to faithfully serve people in need could change the course of poverty in our nation.
Bakhita program in Palm Beach works to combat human trafficking
Story - April 22, 2021 - By David Werning, Managing Editor “You don’t have to be in chains to be a human trafficking victim.” So says Ivonne Vadi, a case manager at the Bakhita Empowerment Program of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Palm Beach, Florida (CCDPB). The Bakhita program, named after Saint Josephine Bakhita, patron saint of human trafficking survivors, has two main…
Catholic Charities addresses affordable housing shortage
Story - September 13, 2019 - Robert Wade is a resident at Monsignor Bishop Manor. He first called on Catholic Charities of Central Florida (CCCF) eight years ago when he needed a house he and his wife could afford. She died this past Spring, making the rent out of his reach. Once again, Catholic Charities stepped in. “When my wife died,…
AmeriCorps awards over $1.5 million to CCUSA
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2021/05/28/ccusa-awarded-over-1-5million-in-americorps-funding/
News - May 28, 2021 - (Alexandria, Va.) – Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) has been awarded over $1.5 million in federal grants from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). The funding will be used to support four national AmeriCorps projects, including the COVID-19 Response AmeriCorps grant, the Nutrition Education National Direct program, the Financial Education program and the Family…