News - February 5, 2020 - In a letter to Congress, Catholic Charities USA President and CEO Sister Donna Markham urged members to adopt a Housing First approach to tackling housing instability in America. Housing First is an evidence-based approach to addressing housing instability by eliminating barriers to access housing. Once a family is housed, Catholic Charities agencies can then administer…

Member - October 25, 2018 - From pregnancy care to end-of-life care, and everything in between, our 15 programs and seven locations serve those in need across Eastern Oklahoma. We are the largest provider of food to individuals in need in the state of Oklahoma, but we also provide dental care, adult education, immigration legal services, transitional living for pregnant women…

Story - April 9, 2020 - In an effort to bolster the prevalence of free meals around Portland, the city-county Joint Office of Homeless Services will directly pay meal providers. The step is unusual. The city and county has largely relied on private nonprofits and donations to serve meals to homeless and low-income people without direct county taxpayer subsidies. But those…

Story - September 26, 2017 - The most immediate challenge facing Catholic Charities of the Virgin Islands in the wake of back-to-back monster storms is finding a home for the people who were living at Bethlehem House in Kingshill, St. Croix, when it was badly damaged last week by Hurricane Maria. The residents had been evacuated to public disaster shelters before…

Member - August 14, 2015 - Services

Prayer & Reflection - March 5, 2023 - The theme of the cross bookends the Transfiguration. Just prior to the Transfiguration Jesus said, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow me…” (Mt 16:24) and the narrative ends with, “Do not tell the vision to anyone until the Son of Man has been raised from the…

News - May 19, 2015 - Alexandria, Va. (May 19, 2015) – Catholic Charities USA’s (CCUSA) Disaster Response Operations Director Katie Oldaker received the Spirit Award from the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) during their annual conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Awarded annually, the Spirit Award recognizes the outstanding service, professionalism and passion of an individual who is involved…

Member - August 17, 2015 - Services

Member - September 14, 2017 - Catholic Charities New Hampshire is a human services organization supporting individuals in need, of all backgrounds and beliefs, throughout New Hampshire. For more than 75 years, we have brought lasting change to individuals and families struggling with a wide range of issues that impact communities across New Hampshire, such as hunger, poverty, financial despair, mental…

Story - September 26, 2017 - Among the countless structures on St. Croix that sustained major damage from Hurricane Maria this week was the Bethlehem House homeless shelter, operated by Catholic Charities of the Virgin Islands. Andrea Shillingford, executive director of CCVI, reported Thursday that both buildings at the shelter are uninhabitable. A tree fell on one, damaging the roof. The…

News - August 24, 2017 - Alexandria, Va. – Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) is pleased to announce a new partnership with the SunTrust Foundation to expand client access to entrepreneurship training and savings programs throughout the southeastern United States. The partnership includes a donation of $110,000 and is in response to the need for targeted asset development activities specifically related to…

Member - August 17, 2015 - Catholic Charities Bureau has been providing services to the poor and disadvantaged as an expression of the social ministry of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Superior for over 100 years. We provide oversight to 128 programs in 60 communities and over 650 units of housing.