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Like the lotus flower, female vets blossom from hardship into new life
Story - September 9, 2015 - The lotus flower, a bloom that springs from the mud, is just the right symbol for the women in The Lotus Project for Female Veterans, a program of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston that helps homeless female veterans rebuild their lives. The Lotus Project was established in late 2012, with funding from HUD…
In new term, Supreme Court once again takes up religious liberty
Story - August 22, 2020 - As part of what seems to be a new trend for the Supreme Court, it will once again take up a religious liberty case in its new term with oral arguments Nov. 4 in a case about a Catholic social service agency excluded from Philadelphia’s foster care program for not accepting same-sex couples as foster…
Catholic Charities New Hampshire launches crisis fund
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Story - March 31, 2020 - Catholic Charities New Hampshire announced the creation of the Catholic Charities NH Crisis Fund, which will provide direct assistance to help individuals and families most impacted by times of crisis, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic. The Catholic Charities NH Crisis Fund will support immediate needs, including: Emergency financial relief assistance for individuals and families…
Catholic Charities of New Hampshire
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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…
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…
Catholic Charities New Orleans gives food to urban, rural communities
Story - July 2, 2020 - As a Gold Level Community Partner for the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans is able to provide more effective and efficient services to low-income households. They have integrated the SNAP Outreach and Enrollment Program, with assistance from the Walmart Foundation, with food distribution programs in urban…
Opening doors to new homes and recreating lives
Story - May 3, 2016 - Port Richmond is a neighborhood rich in Catholic history and identity. Church steeples dot the skyline and serve as anchors for this long established community. Margaret has seen a lot of them up close. Over the past forty years, she has worked in many of the churches below the steeples, cooking for clergy, keeping the…
CCUSA pledges to seek passage of new pandemic relief bill
Story - October 7, 2020 - The president of Catholic Charities USA said the agency would turn to Capitol Hill to get a pandemic relief bill passed after it called President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend talks on the legislation “heartless.” Dominican Sister Donna Markham told Catholic News Service early Oct. 7 that the president’s decision the day before to pull…
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New York
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Member - August 14, 2015 - Catholic Charities NY helps solve the problems of New Yorkers in need – non-Catholics and Catholics alike. The neglected child, the homeless family, and the hungry senior are among those for whom we provide help and create hope. We rebuild lives and touch almost every human need promptly, locally, day in and day out, always…
Demand up ‘tenfold’ for help in one New Jersey diocese
Story - July 17, 2020 - The director of food pantries for Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Paterson said the number of people coming for food “is just staggering.” “Throughout the last three months, we have helped more people than any time before in our 80-year history,” Carlos Roldan said in a statement July 13. Catholic Charities, based in Clifton,…
Local businesses and FeedMore of Western New York share their excess
Story - April 14, 2020 - Yesterday, Catholic Charities food pantry staff, as well as employees from its Workforce and Education and Immigration and Refugee Assistance Program, pitched in to pick up and sort eggs, pastries, vegetables, fruit and more for distribution to the agency’s nine food pantries in three counties (Erie, Cattaraugus and Allegany). More than 500 dozen eggs and…
Recovering at Delaware House and thanking God for each new day
Story - November 11, 2019 - Chris first tried drugs when he was 15. Marijuana gave way to harder drugs, and occasional dabbling grew into daily use. There were a few wake-up calls — like when he sold his car for money to buy cocaine or when he had to defend himself in a knife fight on his way to buy…