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Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) is the national office for Catholic Charities agencies and affiliates nationwide. CCUSA provides strong leadership and support to enhance the work of Catholic Charities agencies in their efforts to reduce poverty, support families, and empower communities. CCUSA’s members respond to disasters, provide help and create hope for more than 10 million people of all faiths each year.

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Catholic Charities USA Announces New Leadership Roles to Enable Greater Impact for People in Need

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Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) today announced the addition of Keith Styles as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, and the promotion of Candy Hill, Senior Vice President of Social Policy and Government Affairs since 2005, to Executive Vice President, Social Policy and External Affairs.

Styles formerly served as CCUSA’s outside legal counsel through his role with Arent Fox LLP where he headed the firm’s national Real Estate Group and was co-chair of the Public Buildings Group. In his new role, Styles will oversee the administration, finance, mission, membership, programs and services, and disaster operations departments at CCUSA.

Since joining CCUSA, Hill has been responsible for directing the organization’s federal advocacy efforts; representing CCUSA on Capitol Hill and with the administration; and serving as the organization’s spokesperson on social policy

Please click here for the full release.

Catholic Charities USA Announces 2013 Volunteer of the Year

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Fr. George M. KlosterCatholic Charities USA is pleased to announce Rev. George Kloster, a priest of the diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, as the winner of the 2013 Volunteer of the Year award.  Rev. Kloster, the pastor of St. William Church and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, serves on the advisory board for the Office of Economic Opportunity of Catholic Social Services of the Diocese of Charlotte.

Rev. Kloster was chosen out of eight finalists to receive the award, which has been given out annually since 1998.

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Rev. Larry Snyder’s Statement on Immigration Reform

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Catholic Charities USA President, Rev. Larry Snyder, issued the following statement regarding the introduction of bipartisan immigration reform legislation in the U.S. Senate:
“Catholic Charities USA has long awaited yesterday’s introduction of legislation in the Senate that would allow our country to take the next important step in a much-needed conversation of our core values as a nation of immigrants. The bipartisan sponsors of this proposal should be commended for setting aside political bias and partisan opportunity and choosing instead to address the realities we face as a nation regarding immigration with seriousness and compassion.

“Catholic social teaching calls us to seek justice for newcomers, and our history as a faith community in the United States has been as an immigrant Church to an immigrant nation. As such, we strongly believe that any proposal considered must – at its core – build up our communities and support our families by including a path to citizenship, allowing families to remain intact, providing worker protections and addressing the plight of undocumented children. We look forward to analyzing this proposal in detail and working closely with Members on both sides of the aisle to bring to fruition a bipartisan path forward for the millions in our country waiting for action.”

Click here for statements from the United States Conference of Catholic  Bishops.

To learn more you can also download a copy of CCUSA’s 2005 Policy Paper which represents the response of Catholic Charities USA and our members to the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops campaign for immigration reform.

To download the full statement, please click here.

Local Catholic Charities Agencies Say Government Cuts will Have Dramatic Impact on Communities

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Catholic Charities agencies report that imminent cuts to federal spending will force the already struggling agencies to serve even fewer clients, particularly those needing basic needs assistance and refugee services, according to Catholic Charities USA’s (CCUSA) latest quarterly snapshot survey.

“The proposed cuts won’t just impact the millions of people that come to our local agencies for help, but have the potential to negatively impact every community and neighborhood across the country by making it more difficult for neighbors and friends to make ends meet,” said CCUSA President Rev. Larry Snyder. “CCUSA believes that innovative reform of our nation’s safety net is long overdue, but until our system is fixed, cutting programs that support the most vulnerable among us is not the solution.”

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A Message From CCUSA on the Tragedy in Boston

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A message from Catholic Charities USA President Father Larry Snyder on the tragedy in Boston:

“Our hearts are with those who were affected or touched by the senseless violence that took place in Boston today. While at many times our differences divide us, it’s time like these when our faith and compassion for our brothers and sisters bring us together. We pray that God comforts and heals all those who are suffering. That God gives them courage and hope in this difficult time, and that they find the strength to face and overcome the challenges that lay ahead.”

Catholic Charities USA Presents Social Innovation Awards to Catholic Charities of East Tennessee and Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Evansville

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Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) presented CCUSA’s Social Innovation Awards  Catholic Charities of East Tennessee’s Samaritan Place and Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Evansville’s Neighbor to Neighbor program, during the Partners in Excellence Regional Gathering event that took place in Kentucky this week.

Two awards will be presented at each of the 20 regional gatherings taking place across the country between 2013 and 2014.  Recipients of the award each receive $5,000 (five thousand dollars) that must be reinvested in the award-winning program.

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Catholic Charities USA Issues Statement on POTUS FY14 Budget Proposal

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Catholic Charities USA President, Rev. Larry Snyder, issued a statement in response to the President’s FY 2014 Budget proposal.

“Catholic Charities USA and our network of local agencies across the country appreciate the opportunity that President Obama’s budget proposal for FY 2014 provides for a serious debate of our priorities as a nation. This conversation comes at a critical time, as the most vulnerable among us are already feeling a disproportionate impact of cuts to social service initiatives prompted by the sequester,” said Snyder. “We call on our leaders in the White House and Congress – on both sides of the aisle – to prioritize investments in initiatives that have proven to be efficient and effective, ensuring taxpayer dollars are spent not on government bureaucracy, but on the people in communities across the country who continue to struggle.”

For the full statement, please continue reading here.

Catholic Charities USA Presents Social Innovation Award

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Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) presented the first two CCUSA Social Innovation Awards to Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Dubuque’s Jail and Prison Ministry, and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Omaha’s Micro-Business Training and Development Program, during the Partners in Excellence Regional Gathering in Des Moines, Iowa on April 8th.

The CCUSA Social Innovation Award recognizes successful socially innovative programs being managed by Catholic Charities agencies across the country. Award nominations were judged jointly by members of the Catholic Charities network and the Gigot Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.

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Fr. Larry Snyder Delivers White House Easter Breakfast Invocation

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On April 5, Catholic Charities USA President Fr. Larry Snyder was honored to deliver the opening prayer at the fourth annual White House Easter Prayer Breakfast.  At the event President Obama and Vice President Biden joined Christian leaders from across the country who gathered to “pray, reflect and celebrate” the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

For full text of the delivered prayer, please visit Fr. Larry’s blog, Think and Act Anew, here.

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