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Meet Surf! New facility dog comforts kids in crisis

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Story - November 11, 2019 - Catholic Charities Diocese of Trenton’s Family Growth Program in Red Bank, N.J., has gone to the dogs. Literally. A yellow Labrador retriever named Surf began working there as a facility dog this summer, comforting children and adults who have experienced trauma or abuse and helping them to recover. Canine Companions for Independence, the California-based nonprofit…

A new season

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Prayer & Reflection - December 26, 2023 - When they heard this, they were infuriated, and they ground their teeth at him… They threw him out of the city, and began to stone him. [Acts 7:54, 58] Yesterday, our great season of giving came to an end. Since early November, as we prepared for Thanksgiving, until yesterday, when we celebrated the birth of…

AmeriCorps awards CCUSA more than $330,000 for healthcare outreach

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2022/04/06/catholic-charities-usa-awarded-more-than-330000-for-new-americorps-initiative-focused-on-healthcare-outreach/

News - April 6, 2022 - Alexandria, Va. — Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) has been awarded one of more than 80 Healthcare Outreach AmeriCorps grants through AmeriCorps State and National, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This grant will fund 15 members serving across the country, providing healthcare outreach, partnership building and wraparound supportive services. While many…

A father and daughter find housing and a new beginning

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Story - July 25, 2022 - Stepping off a plane at Boston Logan Airport, moments after returning home from a trip, Orlando Fontanez’s phone began to buzz with text and voicemail notifications. One was from the mother of his then three-year-old daughter Najla. The other was from the Department of Children and Families. Both conveyed the same nerve-racking news — Najla…

Missouri community welcomes Afghan moms with baby shower, clinic

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Story - April 11, 2022 - By Rebecca Smith After fleeing Afghanistan, several hundred refugees have ended up in mid-Missouri. Community groups there came together to gather donations for new and expectant Afghan moms, and hosted a baby shower and health clinic to help them transition to life in America. Last August, the United States completed the American exit from Afghanistan,…

Sr. Betsy Van Deusen, CSJ, named CEO of Catholic Charities Albany

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Story - March 31, 2022 - Catholic Charities Board of Trustees, following an extensive search, has named Sr. Betsy Van Deusen, CSJ, as Catholic Charities’ next Chief Executive Officer. Catholic Charities is one of the region’s largest human services organizations, covering the Albany Diocese’s 14 counties and 10,000 square miles. Sr. Betsy, who for the last nine years has served as…

Culinary training program feeds souls and stomachs

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Story - November 10, 2021 - Clad in crisp black aprons, they massage pepper, garlic and thyme into the cubed beef. “Become one with the food,” chef Jon Wirtis tells them. The students then drizzle oil into large pots, wait for the fat to sputter and pop, and add the seasoned meat. “Beauuutiful,” says Wirtis as the contents sizzle and a…