Story - May 16, 2016 - Ernest and Hattie Laday, husband and wife of 43 years, were living on a fixed income when Hurricane Isaac swept through their town of Lutcher, LA. They had no insurance or money to repair their home. Disaster recovery provided by Catholic Charities played a key role in getting them back to a place of self-sufficiency.…

News - April 1, 2022 - (Alexandria, Va.) — Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) issued the following statement in response to the administration’s decision to end Title 42, the emergency rule authorizing U.S. immigration authorities to expel migrants and asylum-seekers: “While Catholic Charities USA appreciates the administration’s decision to end Title 42, we encourage officials to implement the change in an orderly…

Member - August 13, 2015 - For more than 40 years, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Palm Beach has served people in need throughout the five counties of Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Okeechobee and Palm Beach. We serve the homeless, people at risk of homelessness, survivors of human trafficking, immigrants, refugees, people suffering from mental health issues, families with…

Story - April 8, 2020 - The National Catholic Partnership on Disability released a resource called “Rights of Persons with Disabilities to Medical Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” The document quotes the U.S. Bishops’ statement on Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services: “[T]his is the foundation of its concern to respect the sacredness of every human life from…

News - April 9, 2021 - April 9, 2021 The Honorable Chuck Schumer and the Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader of the Senate Minority Leader of the Senate Dear Leader Schumer and Minority Leader McConnell, I write on behalf of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), the national office for 167 Catholic Charities agencies across the country and the U.S. territories, to express…

Member - August 17, 2015 - Since 1932, Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle has been providing help and creating hope for the most vulnerable within our community. It all started with a soup kitchen and has grown over the last 90 years to further the value and dignity of all human life. From feeding the elderly and disabled to pregnancy…

Story - July 26, 2019 - After almost two decades of abuse, two kidnappings, escapes and almost getting killed, human trafficking survivor, Flor Turcio, shared her story of terror and how Catholic Charities of Central Florida helped her through it. When Catholic Charities caseworker, Rosa Alamo, first spoke to Turcio in 2013, she was shocked. “It was something like a movie…

Member - August 14, 2015 - Services

Governance Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Donations to CCUSA are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. We strive to be faithful stewards of the investment and resources entrusted to us and seek to be transparent in the way we do business. CCUSA is the national membership organization for independent…

News - December 14, 2022 - Catholic Charities USA joins with the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and the United States Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP USA) to call on Congress to work in a bipartisan fashion to pass a strengthened Child Tax Credit before the end of…

News - April 7, 2020 - Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), announced that CCUSA received a $4 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as part of its $50 million effort to provide humanitarian aid to help families and communities feeling the greatest strain under the COVID-19 health emergency. “This grant will…

Prayer & Reflection - March 26, 2023 - Jesus cried out in loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, tied hand and foot with burial bands, and his face was wrapped in a cloth. So Jesus said to them, “Untie him and let him go.” This powerful gospel near the end of our Lenten season is a hint of Easter’s…