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Fighting the dramatic rise of food insecurity during a crisis
Story - May 13, 2020 - Over a century ago, a few dozen men and women believed that the collective efforts of the Church to faithfully serve people in need could change the course of poverty in our nation. This is why Catholic Charities was founded and it’s why we exist today. There have been many defining moments over the last…
Hunger grows in one of America’s wealthiest counties
Story - April 24, 2020 - Even in a county long acknowledged as one of the 20 wealthiest in the United States, there are people at risk of going hungry. Only now there are more of them. It used to be that the Catholic Charities Family Center in Montgomery County, Maryland, would help about 150 people each week acquire enough food…
Twin Cities relief agencies are bombarded. Big donors step up to help
Story - April 20, 2020 - Catholic Charities, others are inundated, and people and backers are helping. Norb Sticha, a retired electrician from New Prague, spent one morning last week making sandwiches with fellow volunteers at the central kitchen and warehouse of Catholic Charities near downtown St. Paul. Sticha, who is 66, started cooking one meal a month at the kitchen…
Multnomah County to expand free meals after COVID impacts options
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…
CCBQ hosts pop-up food distribution in midst of COVID-19
Story - April 9, 2020 - Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens hosted a Pop-Up Food Distribution at the Catholic Charities Therese Cervini Early Childhood Development Center located at 35-33 104th Street, Corona, NY 11368 on Wednesday, April 8th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for families and individuals hardest hit by the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The grab-and-go style…
Every person has dignity, every person deserves care
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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…
Catholic Charities of Sacramento responds to COVID-19 pandemic
Story - April 8, 2020 - Bishop Jaime Soto and Blake Young, President/CEO of Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services, discuss how Catholic Charities isresponding to the COVID-19 pandemic. [This video appeared originally on the website of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento and is used with permission.]
CARES Act helps, but there’s room to improve
Story - April 7, 2020 - In an interview with America magazine, Brian Corbin, executive vice president for Member Services at Catholic Charities USA, said the the CARES Act does a lot for Catholic Charities agencies in the U.S. in terms of government relief, but “there’s room to improve.” From the interview: “Mr. Corbin said the vast majority of the nation’s…
Counselor advice on fear, anxiety, depression and spiritual crisis
Story - March 24, 2020 - With the rapid changes brought on by COVID-19, there is an incredible level of stress for everyone in the country. We have worries about our families, our work, finances, and loved ones. We have seen widespread effects that are unprecedented in our lifetime such as all Masses being suspended and the cancellation of major sporting…
Catholic Charities of Metuchen to build affordable housing for seniors
Story - March 6, 2020 - Bishop James F. Checchio and Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Newark, were joined by civic and community leaders at a groundbreaking ceremony for the St. Paul the Apostle Senior Residence Feb. 25. The 42,788-square-foot facility will provide 42 affordable housing units for residents 62 and over and is expected to open…
Poverty is complicated: Meet Jackie
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Story - February 27, 2020 - Jackie did not expect to become homeless because of the actions of someone close to her. Despite the uphill battle she faced, she rebuilt her life with a little help from Catholic Social Services (CSS) in Ohio. Jackie had done everything right in life. One Sunday morning, she was sitting in her home drinking tea…
The new solar field of Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Washington
Story - February 5, 2020 - In the Archdiocese of Washington, we were blessed to dedicate a new solar array on Oct. 17, 2019. Sister Donna Markham, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, joined us, as well as Archbishop Wilton Gregory, archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, and Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington, D.C. All spoke glowingly of this effort…