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Successful Catholic app adds features to help people cope in pandemic
Story - April 21, 2020 - In 2018, Alessandro DiSanto quit a promising job in finance to join friends in starting an app for Catholics centered around meditation and prayer. That app, Hallow, is now the top Catholic app in app stores, has 150,000 downloads in 50 countries and has been used to pray over 1 million times, according to DiSanto.…
St. Patrick Center taught me to enjoy life again
Story - January 18, 2018 - At just 23 years old, Bryan has been through more ups and downs than most people have in a lifetime. In a cozy suburban Chicago home, he lived a normal, happy childhood with family and friends. When his mother was diagnosed with stage four cancer, however, things took a turn for the worse. Bryan was…
For those who served, a chance to set and achieve goals
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Story - August 24, 2015 - Anthony had faced down a lot of challenges while serving in Iraq. But successfully finding a full-time job years after returning home is now one of his proudest accomplishments. After returning from serving in the military, Anthony had faced a number of personal difficulties, and found himself living at St. Leo’s Residence for Veterans, run…
A mentor’s guiding hand, a newfound confidence
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/stories/a-mentors-guiding-hand-a-newfound-confidence/
Story - January 26, 2023 - Back in late 2021, Joe’s mother reached out to staff at the Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Chicago to inquire about their mentorship program for her son, Joe, who was very shy. She was concerned about Joe’s social connections after removing her children from public school due to bullying concerns. Joe was socially isolated, and his…
CCUSA announces Affordable Housing Gap Loan Pilot Program
News - March 24, 2022 - (Alexandria, Va.) — Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) announced today the initiation of a three-year Gap Loan Pilot Program to assist in funding the construction of affordable housing units built by Catholic Charities agencies across the country. Through a collaboration with Northern Trust, CCUSA will loan a total of $10 million at low-interest to qualifying agencies.…
Despite reducing poverty, expanded child tax credit’s future at risk
Story - January 18, 2022 - A few weeks before Christmas, Jessica Moreno and her three kids were able to move from her parents’ home in Wood Dale, Illinois, outside of Chicago, to their own apartment a few blocks away. “The apartment was heaven sent,” she said. “I was looking at homelessness. I can’t imaging being in that situation with three…
Emergency funds prevent homelessness
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2016/09/16/emergency-funds-prevent-homelessness/
News - September 16, 2016 - Alexandria, Va. — As a founding partner of the Wilson-Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) at the University of Notre Dame, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) led a panel discussion on Capitol Hill to discuss the first of its kind study, “The Impact of Homelessness Prevention Programs on Homelessness,” which finds homeless prevention programs dramatically decrease…
Healing stories
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Story - January 29, 2018 - Jonathan opens a bright purple folder, filled with copies of his handwritten stories. Behind his brown-framed glasses, his friendly eyes dance as he reads each carefully chosen word. Jonathan has attended Catholic Charities St. Ailbe Adult Day Services Center for five years and it’s provided him with an audience to share his work. St Ailbe…
Catholic Charities professionals meet in San Diego for Annual Gathering
Story - December 1, 2021 - By Bill Gangluff, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer, Catholic Charities USA Members of the Catholic Charities agency network came together in San Diego Sept. 21-23 for the 2021 Annual Gathering. The group last met in fall 2019 so being able to assemble carried extra meaning as friends, new and old, were able to meet in-person once again. The event was cancelled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Part networking and part…
Solemnity of Saint Joseph
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/about-us/prayers-reflections/lent-reflection-2023-27/
Prayer & Reflection - March 20, 2023 - Over the centuries, Saint Joseph has been known by many names and titles: Patron Saint of the Universal Church, of Workers, of Fathers, of the Unborn, and of a Happy Death, among others. Yet on this Saint Joseph’s Day 2023, his role as Patron of Migrants takes on particular significance. We know little from the…
Monday of the third week of Lent, 2023
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/about-us/prayers-reflections/lent-reflection-2023-20/
Prayer & Reflection - March 13, 2023 - Two thoughts jump quickly to my mind from today’s gospel. The first is how hard it is to tell someone news they don’t want to hear. Even Jesus knew what it was like to be blamed for a message no one wanted to hear. While “Don’t shoot the messenger” was an expression unfamiliar to Jesus’…
Kerry Alys Robinson appointed Catholic Charities USA president and CEO
News - July 25, 2023 - Kerry Alys Robinson, a renowned expert in Catholic leadership and philanthropy, will serve as the next president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA).