News - January 12, 2015 - Alexandria, Va. – The Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) Board of Trustees announced today that Sister Donna Markham OP, Ph.D., president of the Behavioral Health Institute for Mercy Health, has been selected as its new president. Sister Donna, the first female president to lead CCUSA in the organization’s 105-year history, has a doctorate in clinical psychology…

News - January 20, 2021 - Alexandria, Va. – Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) President and CEO, Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, congratulates President Biden and Vice President Harris on their inauguration. She looks forward to collaborating with the new administration and policymakers on issues for the common good. Her statement follows: “On behalf of Catholic Charities USA, I wish to congratulate…

News - June 29, 2018 - Alexandria, Va. – A new report provides solid data that demonstrate the positive impact of refugees in the U.S. communities where they settle. The report – “The U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program, A Return to First Principles: How Refugees Help to Define, Strengthen, and Revitalize the United States” – was released June 20, 2018, the 18th…

News - July 7, 2015 - Alexandria, Virginia (July 7, 2015) – Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), one of the nation’s largest networks of faith-based social service providers, is pleased to welcome Robert J. McCann, PhD, Executive Director, Catholic Charities Spokane, and Michael Connelly, MA, JD, FACHE, President and CEO of Mercy Health to CCUSA’s Board of Trustees. “I am proud to…

News - September 10, 2014 - Alexandria, Virginia (September 10, 2014) – Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), one of the nation’s largest networks of social service providers, announced today that Maureen Varnon, an experienced communications professional with a history of running successful marketing and communications campaigns, has joined the organization as Senior Vice President of Communications and Marketing. Varnon, a former Senior…

News - December 20, 2018 - Alexandria, Va. — Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) is deeply concerned that after Congress recently passed a bipartisan Farm Bill, the proposed SNAP Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) regulation seeks to cut off access to nutrition assistance without providing support for those impacted. CCUSA, in its previous comments to USDA (see comments), has continually called for…

News - March 9, 2023 - Leonard Catholic Charities of Long Island, New York After a divorce, Leonard rented a subpar “temporary” upstairs room. A diabetic, he developed infections that led to the amputations of his lower right leg and left toes. Navigating the stairs was difficult. After three years, he was still on waiting lists for other apartments.  He ended…

News - May 13, 2022 - The Honorable Patty Murray Chairman Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Roy Blunt Ranking Member Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Chairman Murray and Ranking Member Blunt: As you engage in discussions concerning the…

Story - June 17, 2020 - An organization whose work was praised by Pope Francis late last year has partnered with the Archdiocese of New York to offer free COVID-19 testing in predominantly Latino communities in and around New York City. In a June 15 news release, SOMOS Community Care, a network of more than 2,500 medical providers in the New…

News - July 3, 2019 - CCUSA  has issued a letter opposing the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service’s (USCIS) proposed rule regarding eliminating the option to apply for a fee waiver based on receipt of a means-tested benefit. The proposal also includes the rescission of the current policy memorandum on fee waivers. The positive attributes produced from the fee waiver process…

News - December 20, 2018 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) is deeply concerned that after Congress recently passed a bipartisan Farm Bill the proposed SNAP Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) regulation seeks to cut off access to nutrition assistance without providing support for those impacted. CCUSA in its previous comments to USDA (see comments) has continually called for respecting the ability…

Story - February 11, 2022 - By Ben Wortham, Vice President of Behavioral Health Integration, CCUSA  In the six months before New Orleans Emergency Medical Services (EMS) referred Jose to Catholic Charities New Orleans (CCANO), he called 911 a total of 55 times, making him the service’s number-one caller. At 46, Jose was a jokester who spoke broken English and had…