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CCUSA calls for budget that protects programs for poor, vulnerable
News - March 18, 2019 - Sister Donna Markham, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, on behalf of the Catholic Charities ministry in the United States, urged the House and Senate budget committees to pass a bipartisan solution that addresses the sequester caps and protects programs that help poor and vulnerable families. Read the full letters: House and Senate.
Circle of Protection calls for budget responsive to vulnerable populations
News - March 8, 2019 - Catholic Charities USA, along with its fellow members of the Circle of Protection, urge the administration and Congress to pass a bipartisan budget agreement that both reverses harmful sequestation cuts and expands investments in critical programs serving people in poverty. Read the full letter here.
CCUSA commends House leadership for bipartisan, compromise Farm Bill
News - December 12, 2018 - Catholic Charities USA, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Relief Services, Catholic Rural Life and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul commend Chairmen Roberts and Conaway, and Ranking Members Stabenow and Peterson, for their leadership in negotiating a bipartisan, compromise Farm Bill. Read the full letter
CCUSA, USCCB, CRS urge humane action towards asylum-seekers asking protection
News - October 29, 2018 - Bishop Joe S. Vásquez of Austin, Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Migration; Sean Callahan, President and CEO of Catholic Relief Services; and Sister Donna Markham OP PhD, President and CEO of Catholic Charities USA issued the following statement urging all people of goodwill to speak and act with compassion towards…
CCUSA advocates for final Farm Bill that strengthens SNAP
News - September 18, 2018 - Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, joined leaders of other Christian organizations as members of the “Circle of Protection” in urging members of Congress to pass a final Farm Bill that does not reduce SNAP funding or the number of people who receive SNAP food assistance. Read the full…
CCUSA joins letter to conference committee members on Farm Bill
News - August 31, 2018 - CCUSA – with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Rural Life, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Catholic Relief Services – sent a letter to 2018 Farm Bill Conference Committee Members as negotiations are about to begin between the House and the Senate. In their response they stated: “negotiate a final bill…
Leadership 18 CEOs call zero tolerance immigration policy harmful to children
News - June 19, 2018 - In a statement from Leadership 18, a coalition of CEOs from some of the nation’s largest and most influential human service non-profits, nonprofit leaders noted that the separation of immigrant children from their parents is immoral and should never be a part of American policy. Read the full letter
CCUSA comments to House Agriculture Committee on Farm Bill
News - April 19, 2018 - CCUSA – with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Rural Life, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Catholic Relief Services – sent a letter to the House Committee on Agriculture in order to submit comments about the “Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018” (H.R. 2), also known as the farm bill. Read…
CCUSA letter to Congress urges certain priorities for 2018 Farm Bill
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2018/02/05/priorities-for-the-2018-farm-bill/
News - February 5, 2018 - Catholic Charities USA, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Relief Services, Catholic Rural Life, and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul wrote to the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives urging members to maintain certain priorities for U.S. food and agriculture policy as they consider the 2018 Farm Bill. The…
CCUSA, USCCB write Congress about budget agreement
News - January 17, 2018 - Catholic Charities USA and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops sent a letter to both houses of Congress urging members to pass a budget agreement that draws a “circle of protection” around the many programs that serve poor people at home, reauthorizes critical health programs such as the Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Maternal,…
CCUSA, others urge extension of TPS designation for El Salvador
News - December 21, 2017 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) joined the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration, Catholic Relief Services, Scalabrini International Migration Network, and Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. in a letter to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, the Honorable Kirstjen Nielsen, urging her to extend the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for El…
CCUSA Catholic partners urge DHS to extend temporary protected status for Honduras, El Salvador
News - November 1, 2017 - Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), joined Bishop Joe S. Vásquez of Austin, Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Migration, representatives of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) in sending a letter to Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Elaine…