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Helping seniors move past depression and isolation with community
Story - August 21, 2015 - After a healthy and vibrant life, things had changed. Looking back at that dark period, Jim now says, he had lost his will to live. Jim owned his own company for 40 years, holds a Ph.D, and volunteered as a social worker for a time. But when he retired, his family moved into another state,…
Year of Mercy: Clothe the naked
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Prayer & Reflection - March 21, 2016 - Opening Prayer Almighty and merciful God, look with compassion on our affliction, and so lighten your children’s burden and confirm their faith, that they may always trust without hesitation in your gracious providence. Amen. Read Luke 10:25-37 Responsorial Psalm Psalm 25:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7, 10-11 R. But you, Lord, my strength, come quickly to help…
Catholic agencies again step in to help minors at the border
Story - April 8, 2021 - As the U.S. took in almost 19,000 migrant children, labeled “unaccompanied minors,” in March, faith-based organizations such as Catholic Charities throughout the U.S. have been doing their part to help. In Texas, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of San Antonio set up over 2,000 cots for their guests at the Freeman Coliseum to “welcome and…
Find a Local Agency
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Agency Locator The 168 agencies of the nationwide Catholic Charities network offer a broad array of services to all people in need. Please note that the Catholic Charities USA national membership office in Alexandria, Virginia, does not provide direct services to clients.
U.S. bishops release children’s book on the reality of racism
Story - June 11, 2020 - The USCCB ad hoc Committee Against Racism teamed with the Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development and Loyola Press, to produce a children’s book perfect for the domestic church. Complete with free downloadable activities geared toward teaching reconciliation and the purpose of confession, the book was first released in December 2019. Everyone Belongs tells…
Catholic Charities launches USCCB’s Walking with Moms in Need
Story - September 14, 2020 - Jessica Greponne pulled up as volunteers sprang into action at Catholic Charities of Central Florida’s first diaper distribution – their first step in Walking with Moms in Need: A Year of Service, an initiative of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Greponne’s 2-year-old daughter smiled and waved, squealing with delight from her car seat as…
Listen for the voice of justice
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Prayer & Reflection - March 15, 2024 - Let us beset the just one, because he is obnoxious to us, he sets himself against our doings. Today’s reading from the book of Wisdom begins with a reminder of the old saw, “no good deed goes unpunished.” While the “just one” is out there preaching the kingdom of God (arguably a very good thing),…
Chicago Catholics tend parish gardens, supply pantries during pandemic
Story - June 10, 2020 - For years, some parishes in the Chicago Archdiocese have maintained gardens whose produce was donated to local food pantries. With the rise in food insecurity during COVID-19 sending more people to food pantries than before, those ministries have taken on a new importance. Volunteers at the Jubilee Garden of St. Francis de Sales Parish in…
Ministries getting food, diapers to families during pandemic
Story - March 23, 2020 - As area residents grapple with school and business closures due to the coronavirus, Archdiocese of Philadelphia outreaches are working to provide food and diapers to families in need. Nutritional Development Services (NDS) will continue to offer federally funded meals to children at 13 sites throughout Philadelphia, Chester, Norristown and Upland, said executive director Lizanne Hagedorn.…
CCUSA, Catholic Charities Denver mount flooding disaster response
Story - August 26, 2015 - Following the devastating floods in Colorado in September 2013, Catholic Charities USA and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Denver entered into a powerful collaboration to meet the immediate needs of disaster survivors and chart a course of recovery for the long term. At the September 2013 Catholic Charities USA Annual Gathering in San Francisco,…
Construction begins on First Step Shelter
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Story - March 11, 2019 - Community leaders in the city of Daytona Beach and Volusia County have struggled for well over a decade to determine how best to serve the many homeless individuals so visible and needing assistance. After nearly three years of intense advocacy by F.A.I.T.H. (Fighting Against Injustice Towards Harmony) and other community organizations concerned about this issue…
At personal risk, frontline heroes work jobs that can’t be remote
Story - April 9, 2020 - Americans are pulling together by staying at least 6 feet apart. Armed with their laptops and rolls of toilet paper, many people are able to remain at home to work or study. But some things can’t be done remotely. So in the midst of a global pandemic, many essential workers must leave their homes every…