Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) serves as the voice of those living in poverty, calling for more effective and efficient poverty relief solutions and convening thought leaders from across the public, private and nonprofit sectors to identify pathways out of poverty.
CCUSA supports Catholic Charities agencies by enhancing the delivery of quality human services, strengthening Catholic identity and parish engagement, building up leadership and organizational capacity, and fortifying disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.
Programs: Enhancing the Delivery of Quality Human Services
CCUSA offers national intermediary opportunities, technical assistance, training, networking and leadership development opportunities to contribute to respectful, holistic, quality services that empower individuals, families and communities.
Adoption • Climate Change • Family Strengthening • Human Trafficking • Housing Counseling • Volunteer Recognition
Advocacy: Calling the Broader Community to Build a More Just and Compassionate Society
Since 1910, CCUSA has served as a national advocate for the most vulnerable in our nation, guided by the basic belief in the inherent dignity of every human being.
CCUSA vigorously advocates for poverty reduction programs at the federal level and promotes the work of local agencies to the media and general public.
Events: Creating Opportunities to Learn from Each Other
CCUSA is committed to providing opportunities to bring our social service network together to share information, solve problems, and connect with one another.
Mission and Ministry: Strengthening Catholic Identity and Parish Engagement
CCUSA energizes, engages and grounds the network and our key partners in a mission that transforms society by the work we do and the manner in which we do it.
Catholic Tradition • Parish Social Ministry • Racial Equality and Diversity • Training and Consulting
Disaster Operations: Fortifying Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery
CCUSA leads the Catholic Church’s domestic disaster response by providing technical expertise, training, resources, advocacy and empowerment to partner agencies and the poor and vulnerable people they serve.
Disaster Operations • Disaster Case Management
Member Services: Building Up Leadership and Organizational Capacity
CCUSA provides members with leadership development, networking opportunities and financial benefits that enhance our mutual mission by building a national community with greater capacity to reduce poverty.
Council of Diocesan Directors • Special Interest Groups • Training and Events
