News - March 17, 2016 - Catholic Charities USA, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committees on Domestic Justice and Human Development and International Justice and Peace, Catholic Relief Services and Catholic Rural Life address the moral and human dimensions of FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations in letters to the corresponding subcommittees of both the House and the Senate. The letters…

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.

Story - May 13, 2020 - Over a century ago, a few dozen men and women believed that the collective efforts of the Church to faithfully serve people in need could change the course of poverty in our nation. This is why Catholic Charities was founded and it’s why we exist today. There have been many defining moments over the last…

Story - November 1, 2018 - Catholic Charities of Baltimore is implementing a trauma-informed care approach throughout its agency to improve interactions not only with clients but also among staff. The process began within the Family Services division of the agency, according to Jon Hackbarth, who until recently had worked as a mental health care administrator at Catholic Charities. “That’s where…

News - May 18, 2023 - As the President and congressional leaders continue discussions this week regarding the debt ceiling, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Charities USA, and Catholic Relief Services wrote to Congress to address the moral and human dimensions of the ongoing budget debate. In light of the national deficit and inflation, Congress faces difficult choices…

Member - August 14, 2015 - Services

News - August 12, 2019 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) is deeply concerned with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) final rule on public charge, scheduled for formal publication in the Federal Register on August 14, 2019.[1]  The rule will harm vulnerable immigrant communities and families by limiting access to social safety net programs and further impact them by removing access…

Member - August 17, 2015 - The mission of Catholic Charities–Diocese of Lubbock is to provide our neighbors on the South Plains a path to well-being through support and empowerment. Our services focus on the most vulnerable populations in our community, including the elderly, immigrants, children and families in crisis, and those who are experiencing poverty, homelessness, hunger, crisis and trauma.…

Story - April 8, 2020 - Bishop Jaime Soto and Blake Young, President/CEO of Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services, discuss how Catholic Charities isresponding to the COVID-19 pandemic.  [This video appeared originally on the website of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento and is used with permission.]

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…

Member - August 14, 2015 - Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge serves those most in need with an array of comprehensive supportive services for pregnant women, refugees, families in poverty, those suffering from food insecurity and formerly incarcerated individuals. We are the area’s leading disaster recovery agency.

Story - October 29, 2019 - When Dagny Bartlett became pregnant, her boyfriend walked out of her life. Without a large support network, Dagny thought it would be best to place her daughter for adoption. Still she had worries. “I don’t know if at that time in my life I could have even parented a child,” Dagny said. “It was scary.…