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CCUSA works with dairy cooperative to provide milk to food pantries
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…
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…
Portland agencies act to protect homeless during COVID-19 crisis
Story - March 25, 2020 - COVID-19 poses a stark threat to homeless individuals in the Portland area. “It’s a large population hugely at risk, and they may be less able to access health care if they do get sick,” said Travis Phillips, director of Community Development and Housing at Catholic Charities. In the past two years, the number of people…
Update from J. Antonio Fernandez of Catholic Charities San Antonio
Story - March 23, 2020 - Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of San Antonio’s (CCAOSA) mobile unit, called HOPE, deployed the week of March 16, 2020, to help those experiencing homelessness. Meanwhile FAITH, CCAOSA’s shower truck and washing machine unit, stands ready to be sent where it is needed. CCAOSA’s food pantries helped more people during the week of March 16 than they…
Why I Came: One immigrant’s story of traveling to the U.S.
Story - March 6, 2020 - On the last day of March in 1980, as the sun disappeared slowly over San Salvador and the curfew that had been established by the junta a year earlier took effect once again, residents in the city prepared for another long night without electricity or running water. Some families listened to battery-powered radios that offered…
It’s not your imagination: There really are more disasters
Story - February 6, 2020 - A good portion of southeastern Australia was aflame in late 2019 through 2020. A normally hot country, the region has also suffered from a prolonged drought since 2017. And it was very windy. Drought, higher than average temperatures and unusually strong winds meant a perfect recipe for wildfires. By comparison, in 2018, the worst year…
Members of Caritas Pakistan visit CCUSA
Story - January 23, 2020 - In January 2020, two members of Caritas Pakistan visited the offices of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) in Alexandria, Va., to discuss best practices in disaster management. Amir Robin, regional emergency officer, and Sanam Samuel, manager of finance and operations, had been scheduled to attend CCUSA’s Applied Institute for Disaster Excellence (AIDE) in December 2019, but…
What brain science has to do with poverty
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Story - January 16, 2020 - By Kimbery Nix Lawrence Asking for help is hard. It’s humbling and often humiliating. For those most in need in our society, the traditional model of providing financial assistance or case management is often transactional, cold and ineffective. Rather than motivating people to keep going, the traditional process often makes people feel helpless and hopeless.…
Helping food pantry clients make healthy choices
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Story - November 21, 2019 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) received a $1.4 million grant from the Walmart Foundation to reduce hunger among people struggling with poverty. While most of the funds supported outreach and enrollment for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program at 47 Catholic Charities agencies in the United States, some of the funds paid for Catholic Charities food pantry…
Family fights for the American dream with help of Catholic Charities
Story - November 11, 2019 - Marina and Jose Aguilar know well the stereotypes that can cling to the immigrant community: That they flout federal laws and come here illegally. That they commit crimes and overwhelm public assistance programs. That they don’t pay taxes. For the Aguilars, the antidote to such assumptions is to live life well. “We have gotten nothing…
Guidance Clinic helps man seize a second chance, change his destiny
Story - September 13, 2019 - Abussamaa Ramziddin was just 8 years old when he went into New Jersey’s foster care system. “We had some troubles in my home, so I was removed from the home,” Abussamaa said. “Once a child, especially a black male, enters a state system, your life is never the same.” As a teenager, Abussamaa fell into…
Hurricane relief: Being Christ to others
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Story - September 13, 2019 - After shredding the Bahamas mercilessly with torrential rains and savage winds, Hurricane Dorian skirted the Florida coast, leaving the Diocese of Orlando relatively unscathed. The Carolinas were less fortunate. Central Floridians give thanks and are mobilizing to help both the Bahamas and the Carolinas with the help of Catholic Charities of Central Florida (CCCF). As…