Showing 13 - 24 of 96 results
Feeding families, body and soul: Food, nutrition programs help fill gap
Story - May 2, 2022 - Last year, the Catholic Charities (CC) network of agencies provided more than 44 million meals to 12 million people across the country, adding 450 new food distribution sites to meet the problem of food insecurity, which has been exacerbated by the pandemic and, more recently, inflation. With grocery prices in early 2022 up 6.3% over…
Ministries getting food, diapers to families during pandemic
Story - March 23, 2020 - As area residents grapple with school and business closures due to the coronavirus, Archdiocese of Philadelphia outreaches are working to provide food and diapers to families in need. Nutritional Development Services (NDS) will continue to offer federally funded meals to children at 13 sites throughout Philadelphia, Chester, Norristown and Upland, said executive director Lizanne Hagedorn.…
Matthew 25:35: ‘For I was hungry, and you gave me food’
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/stories/matthew-2535-for-i-was-hungry-and-you-gave-me-food/
Story - August 11, 2020 - By Deanna Wolf, Community & Volunteer Engagement Manager, Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego In the rapidly changing reality of COVID-19, the Most Reverend Robert W. McElroy, bishop of the Diocese of San Diego, called upon the Board of Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego at their meeting March 12, 2020, to address the increasing needs…
Those who fed others now in food line themselves, driver says
Story - April 8, 2020 - As he delivers canned goods and other staples to archdiocesan food pantries, Don Devlin can see the impact of the coronavirus firsthand. “I’m seeing longer lines of clients,” said Devlin, a driver for archdiocesan Nutritional Development Services (NDS). “And the people who used to donate to the food cupboards are now in those lines.” A…
Food and Nutrition
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/what-we-do/food-and-nutrition/
Catholic Charities agencies offer healthy food to those at risk of hunger via food banks/pantries, afterschool and summer programs, child and adult daycare centers, group dining settings, home delivery and more.
Paying it forward: Local uses stimulus check to donate food
Story - May 27, 2020 - Lancaster resident Channon Piwowarczyk used her stimulus check to shop for $200 worth of carefully planned meal items for pantry recipients, as well as food items that work well for those who are homeless, and brought them to the Catholic Charities Russell J. Salvatore Food Pantry and Outreach in Lackawanna. She said she wanted to…
Market to HOPE food pantry opens in SE Texas
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/stories/hope-the-market-is-open/
Story - April 8, 2020 - Food items are in high demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. And the Market to HOPE food pantry is open to meet that demand for Southeast Texans most in need during the crisis. “We are still open. And, when possible we are still a client choice pantry, but in a slightly different way,” said Colton Morris,…
CCUSA applauds USDA’s billion-dollar investment to help food insecure
News - June 7, 2021 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) applauds USDA’s $1 billion investment to purchase healthy food for food-insecure Americans and build food bank capacity. This funding will be made available to help support the expansion of food distribution programs across every state and territory and potentially increase local agency storage and refrigeration capacity and address the growing need…
CCBQ hosts pop-up food distribution in midst of COVID-19
Story - April 9, 2020 - Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens hosted a Pop-Up Food Distribution at the Catholic Charities Therese Cervini Early Childhood Development Center located at 35-33 104th Street, Corona, NY 11368 on Wednesday, April 8th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for families and individuals hardest hit by the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The grab-and-go style…
Good food can be healthy, tasty and affordable
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/stories/food-can-be-healthy-tasty-and-affordable/
Story - August 5, 2019 - Early in June 2019, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) convened staff from nine Catholic Charities agencies at the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Simple Cooking with Heart Kitchen in Baltimore, Maryland, to introduce the staff to Healthy for Life® 20 By 20, made possible by Aramark and AHA. The introduction was meant to help Catholic Charities staff…
Dallas drive-through food distribution point serves 165 cars
Story - March 27, 2020 - Catholic Charities Dallas broke a record on March 26, 2020 – one we have mixed emotions about. On the one hand, a record 165 cars came through the food distribution point at our Central Service Building, representing families from all over North Texas. (The turnout was equally huge at Cardinal Farrell Center in south Dallas…
Families struggling with poverty learn healthy eating tips
Story - March 25, 2019 - Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa (CCSR) uses the Two-Generation (2Gen) model of service to help impoverished families attain a healthy, self-sustaining lifestyle. 2Gen programs consider the holistic needs of families and the individual needs of family members, both children and adults. The 2Gen service model provides high quality and mutually reinforcing services…