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Group homes help residents transition to independent living
Story - September 29, 2020 - Theresa Geslicki likes to clean. Stop by her home in South Jersey, and you’ll likely find her with a rag or trash bag in hand, polishing and picking up until everything sparkles. “She’s very helpful. Sometimes we got to stop her, or she will help you from one end of the house to the other…
Tuesday of the first week of Advent, 2022
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Prayer & Reflection - November 29, 2022 - We are in the first week of the New Year! We have in a very real way a chance to start again. Given all that is surrounding us, I need the Scriptures to direct my heart, actions and words. Today’s first reading from Isaiah ranks among my favorites: They in their day, and we in…
No longer living in a car, but thriving in her own home
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Story - August 21, 2015 - She and her daughters used to live in their car. Now, they live in their own home thanks to Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh. Lateisha had two daughters and a job at a factory. After the factory closed, she lost her health insurance, and soon, her house. The three family members lived in…
CDP awards CCUSA grant to help with wildfire recovery
News - February 11, 2021 - One of CDP’s largest grants will support disaster response in wildfire-affected areas in California, Colorado, Oregon and Washington State  Alexandria, Va. – Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) receives $1 million from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) Disaster Recovery Fund to assist long-term recovery efforts from the recent wildfires. One of the largest that CDP has…
CCUSA to provide Hurricane Idalia disaster relief
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2023/08/30/ccusa-to-provide-hurricane-idalia-disaster-relief/
News - August 30, 2023 - ALEXANDRIA, Va. — As Hurricane Idalia brings catastrophic, life-threatening conditions to communities in Florida and Georgia, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), the official domestic relief agency of the Catholic Church in the U.S., has launched a dedicated disaster donation page. All funds raised will assist those displaced or suffering because of the storm. To make a gift…
Impact of tornado threatens more than physical damage
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Story - May 13, 2016 - At the beginning of spring 2015, Catholic Charities of Wichita, Kan. (CCW), responded to a devastating tornado that ripped through the city’s neighborhoods. CCW’s disaster response/case management staff supported a family composed only of grandparents and grandchildren, the former being the legal guardians of the latter. The grandmother was confined to a wheelchair and had…
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Hartford
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Member - August 13, 2015 - Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Hartford has been providing help and creating hope for more than a century throughout Hartford, New Haven and Litchfield counties. Our efforts to serve people of all faiths and backgrounds are driven by a commitment to ensuring all people have the dignity they deserve and the opportunities to live better lives…
CCUSA announces $2.5M Innovation Challenge
News - September 30, 2022 - ALEXANDRIA, Va., September 30, 2022 — Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), announced a new CCUSA Innovation Challenge this week during CCUSA’s Annual Gathering in Baltimore. With a total award of $2.5 million to nine agencies, the latest Challenge seeks to inspire member agencies within the Catholic Charities…
A blessing to each other
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Prayer & Reflection - December 24, 2023 - Today’s gospel is the amazing pronouncement by Angel Gabriel to Mary of Nazareth that, even though she is a virgin, she is going to give birth to a son. Paul Woefel, a contemporary Nigerian artist, depicts the Annunciation with an African Mary in simple garb and Gabriel reverently before her. This is a humble Mary,…
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, 2022
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Prayer & Reflection - April 10, 2022 - “We are an Easter people and Alleluia is our song!” For some, the accounts of Jesus’ resurrection in the Gospels are beautiful stories of an event experienced by the disciples long ago. We believe that Jesus has risen from the dead based on these accounts, but do we realize resurrection’s implications in our own lives?…
CCUSA calls for further negotiations and legislation for COVID-19 relief
News - October 6, 2020 - Alexandria, Va. – Sister Donna Markham, OP, PhD, President and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) responded to the President’s announcement to suspend negotiations for a new Covid-19 relief bill: “Today the President suspended negotiations for a new COVID-19 relief bill choosing to wait until after the elections for any new funding and assistance. This…
Parishes encouraged to offer Whole Hearted as youth ministry resource
News - August 24, 2023 - Recognizing the crucial importance of mental health, the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM) is inviting Catholic parishes and organizations to host a seminar, resource session or presentation integrating Catholic spirituality and mental health on a chosen Sunday afternoon or evening in October. To aid in this important effort, NFCYM is encouraging these groups to…