Story - January 29, 2018 - It’s a wintry Thursday night, and Luiz is carefully painting a holiday ornament with bright colors. He and other members of the Catholic Charities HIV/AIDS Art Therapy Group come together each week to express themselves and find comfort in socialization. Luiz is an introspective person with an expressive personality. Today, he eloquently shares his viewpoints…

Story - January 18, 2018 - As a young student, Lloyd says he had problems paying attention, due in part to a hearing defect. He got into fights and was suspended. “I thought I knew it all, became rebellious and ran away from home.” Lloyd ended up in Utah, where he became addicted to drugs. “My addiction caused me to lose…

Story - January 18, 2018 - At just 23 years old, Bryan has been through more ups and downs than most people have in a lifetime. In a cozy suburban Chicago home, he lived a normal, happy childhood with family and friends. When his mother was diagnosed with stage four cancer, however, things took a turn for the worse. Bryan was…

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 - January 5, 2018 - At the close of Vatican II, Pope Paul VI held up the parable of the Good Samaritan as the model of Catholic spiritual and active life. Inspired by this ideal, Catholic Charities of Idaho (CCI) strives to be the “Good Samaritan” to those most in need here in the Gem State. This work of renewal…

Story - December 27, 2017 - Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County is turning to technology to create innovative products that can solve the difficult challenges of poverty in its community. The nonprofit social service and social justice agency partnered with SeniorGrowth (a global data-analytics technology company dedicated to improving the quality of life for elderly and vulnerable individuals) to successfully…

Story - December 12, 2017 - Kimberly T. Washington, program clinical manager for St. Jude’s Project at Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, wrote an article for the journal of the National Association of Social Workers. The article introduces the reader to a model of care called Therapeutic Patient Navigation, which was created to meet the needs of patients with…

Story - December 6, 2017 - National leaders in financial wellness gathered at Catholic Charities in Portland, Ore. on Dec. 4 and 5 to advance alternative strategies to predatory payday loans. Catholic Charities Oregon and its partners are committed to improving financial wellness in the workplace and providing resources to support financially fragile Oregonians. Today, among U.S. states, Oregon ranks 27th…

Story - November 20, 2017 - On Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, received a check for $1,500 from students of the Blessed Sacrament School in Alexandria, Va. The students met Sister Donna at CCUSA’s office, also in Alexandria. The donation was the fruit of a student-run initiative called “Hope after…

Story - September 19, 2017 - The first word about Hurricane Irma reached our cozy retirement home in southern Indiana on Labor Day, bringing with it stark memories of the terrors and hardship inflicted by previous storms on our long-time home in the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as fears for good friends there now and for the island community that…

Story - August 25, 2017 - When the flood of December 2015 submerged Jefferson County, the “M” family’s home sustained major damage. The mother, father, and two sons evacuated, but they returned to living in the house because they did not have any family or neighbors who could accommodate them. The stress of living in such difficult conditions took a savage…

Story - May 16, 2016 - Nearly 10 years ago, Karen, now 70, was involved in a car accident that changed her family’s life. She suffered a severe brain injury which left both her arms and legs paralyzed. Her husband Patrick, 69, has been by her side lovingly, caring for her ever since. He feeds, bathes and changes Karen’s clothes. He…