Story - December 11, 2018 - Gabriel*, a refugee from Sierra Leone, came to the United States by himself, leaving his 10-year-old son with his parents because he wasn’t sure how to support him here. He got a job in the United States, worked very hard and saved. He sent money back to his son, and after a year, felt that…

Story - January 25, 2021 - Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri, Inc. seeks to rebuild homes and repair lives through its Purpose Home Repair and Plumbing social enterprise program. The primary initiatives of the program are to a) develop a home repair and construction social enterprise to help low-income, unemployed and underemployed people, with significant barriers to employment, gain marketable job…

Rooted in the belief that every person is made in God’s image, Catholic Charities responds to clients’ economic, social, cultural, personal and spiritual needs, from conception to natural death. 

Story - January 12, 2018 - Josh and Alex have been matched since January of 2016 through T.E.A.M. (Together Engaging Adolescents through Mentoring), a program of Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Boston. Josh became a mentor because he was looking for a positive way to make a difference in someone’s life and wanted to be there for someone in ways he wished…

Story - April 13, 2021 - As the pandemic provoked shutdowns across the United States in March 2020, Jason’s stress level began to climb. He had to handle cash as an essential employee selling car parts at an AutoZone in McKinney, Texas, a state with no mask mandate. His precarious health — asthma, sarcoidosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, allergies — put…

Story - January 15, 2021 - Handy Helpers Home Repair is a job training social enterprise program operated by Catholic Charities Diocese of Evansville. Through 832 hours of supervised, paid, revenue-generating work and a 208-hour paid, customized case management plan, individuals with disjointed work histories gain work and life skills enabling them to acquire and maintain stable and self-sustaining employment. Working…

CCUSA is the official domestic relief agency of the U.S. Catholic Church, providing critical support to devastated communities, before and after disaster strikes.

Story - December 11, 2018 - Sara*, a Nigerian survivor of domestic violence, had lived undocumented in the United States for over 20 years. She endured years of severe physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her U.S. citizen husband. Sara did not know of any available alternative to her situation. Catholic Charities recognized that Sara qualified for relief under…

Prayer & Reflection - November 8, 2017 - Opening Prayer Generous God, we lift up to your mercy that poverty which is a moral and social wound upon our country’s soul. In your goodness, help us to heal this wound by working to alleviate the suffering and pain of the poor. Amen. Responsorial Psalm Psalm 10: 12-14, 16-18 R. Rise up, LORD! Do…

Member - August 14, 2015 - Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany is one of the largest nonprofit, social services organizations in New York’s Capital Region. Serving 14 counties, we advocate on behalf of the poor and vulnerable, collaborating with others to build a more just society. Through the generous support of donors and the community, we are able to…

Story - April 13, 2020 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) has been working with the Dairy Pricing Cooperative in Wisconsin for several years accepting cheese donations when available. In late March CCUSA learned that, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, farmers were dumping milk due to disruptions in the supply chain and the inability to get milk processed. CCUSA shared with the…

Story - January 6, 2021 - Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego developed the Client Onboarding Management Processing And Servicing System, also known as COMPASS. The program is an online system designed to process and track clients from intake to outcomes. It manages client onboarding, internal and external referrals, and captures data analytics on services provided and total clients served. It…