Story - August 6, 2021 - Affordable housing advocates at Catholic Charities agencies and elsewhere are working intently to help renters access billions of dollars in federal Emergency Rental Assistance funds to prevent a surge in evictions tied to the coronavirus pandemic. They are frustrated, however, they told Catholic News Service, because the $46.5 billion for rental assistance allocated since December…

Story - March 4, 2021 - By Margot Flynn It’s been an extremely rewarding experience, to say the least, to return to my hometown and work with the Housing Team at Catholic Charities of Oregon. I was raised just a 15-minute walk from the building I’m now based out of as an AmeriCorps VISTA. Though I don’t venture into the office…

Story - August 3, 2021 - Sister Joan Sullivan and Sister Mary Helen Beirne, both members of the Sisters of Saint Joseph, Philadelphia, spent a week (July 5-12, 2021) at the Catholic Charities of Laredo’s La Frontera respite care center serving immigrants who entered the United States via the border with Mexico. A journal of their reflections about their service follows.…

Story - October 28, 2020 - In late March, the phones at Catholic Charities Fort Worth (CCFW) began ringing with the needs of the community following the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Among the top needs to be addressed were the fear of not being able to make rent or utility payments, and the need for job readiness and placement…

Story - July 20, 2020 - Middle Tennessee’s immigrant and refugee communities have been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 virus. In response, parishes and Catholic Charities of Tennessee have been trying to provide the spiritual and material support they need to persevere through the pandemic. “We have some parishioners, they are very, very sick,” said Father David Ramirez, the director…

Story - November 14, 2019 - As an immigration counselor for Catholic Charities of Green Bay, Ana Rodriguez said one of her greatest joys was helping immigrants on their way to permanent residency and U.S. citizenship. “Knowing that they are able to naturalize or even get their green cards — to have a voice — to me that’s everything,” said Rodriguez.…

Story - June 2, 2021 - Prayers, the kind only a child can make, were on display on a table of pleas written by migrant children near a small statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe, as bishops from the U.S., Mexico and Central America gathered June 1 in Mundelein. The prelates came together for the first day of an emergency meeting…

Story - June 1, 2021 - By David Werning, Managing Editor When Teresa Cavendish, director of operations for Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona (CCSSOAZ) and director of CCSSOAZ’s Casa Alitas program, announced that “the sisters are back,” the staff shouted with joy. In 2019 women religious had volunteered at Casa Alitas, which serves migrant families who have left their home countries…

Catholic Charities USA was founded more than a century ago by men and women who believed that the collective efforts of the church to faithfully serve people in need could change the course of poverty in our nation.

Story - April 28, 2020 - When Katelyn Stumler’s husband, Craig, needed someone to cover his volunteer shift at a New Albany homeless shelter for two hours on a cold night in February, “begrudgingly, I said I’d do it,” she admitted. But she found serving the service transformative. “It was an incredible experience. … That was the spark that lit the…

Story - April 5, 2019 - As she neared her retirement, Liz Stanton offered God a deal she hoped he couldn’t resist. She just never expected that God would make her a counteroffer. “When I retired at 66, I told him I would give him my time, energy and prayer, in exchange for him guiding me into opportunities to serve others—ultimately…

Story - April 22, 2021 - By Amy Jones, Director of Marketing and Development, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Sioux City. “Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.’” Matthew 9:14 Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Sioux City has been providing mental health…