News - November 27, 2023 - On October 5, during the 2023 Annual Gathering in Cleveland, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) named three Catholic Charities agencies as the winners of the 2023 Innovation Challenge: Catholic Charities, Diocese of Nashville; Catholic Charities Eastern Washington; and Catholic Social Services of Rapid City. In recognition and support of their award-winning program proposals, the three agencies…

Story - November 10, 2020 - For years, Wayne Eldridge couldn’t get a job. Shop Rite, Sam’s Club, Dollar General, Goodwill … the list of places where he applied – and got rejected – goes on and on. “Most wouldn’t tell me why. Sometimes they would be honest — they’d say it was because of my background check,” Wayne said, referring…

News - March 9, 2023 - 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…

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.…

Celebrating the transformative power of innovative thinking and recognizing Catholic Charities agencies for creating game-changing programs and initiatives. 

Story - March 6, 2020 - On the last day of March in 1980, as the sun disappeared slowly over San Salvador and the curfew that had been established by the junta a year earlier took effect once again, residents in the city prepared for another long night without electricity or running water. Some families listened to battery-powered radios that offered…

Catholic Charities USA was founded more than a century ago by men and women who believed that the collective efforts of the church to faithfully serve people in need could change the course of poverty in our nation.

Story - November 11, 2019 - Marina and Jose Aguilar know well the stereotypes that can cling to the immigrant community: That they flout federal laws and come here illegally. That they commit crimes and overwhelm public assistance programs. That they don’t pay taxes. For the Aguilars, the antidote to such assumptions is to live life well. “We have gotten nothing…

Catholic Charities USA was founded more than a century ago by women and men who believed that the collective efforts of the church to faithfully serve people in need could change the course of poverty in our nation.

Story - July 30, 2019 - Shortly before she graduated from college this spring, Anna Haydock got the chance to paint an inspirational sign as a gift for her 2-year-old daughter. Its message reads: Beautiful Girl, You were made to do HARD things, so BELIEVE in yourself. “I made it specifically for Jade, but it was a beautiful reminder to myself,…

Catholic Charities USA is the national membership organization for the 168 Catholic Charities agencies throughout the U.S. and its territories. Our work supports the many ministries and services of Catholic Charities and the mission to reduce poverty.

Job - April 17, 2024 - POSITION TITLE: Family and Youth Success (FAYS) Case Manager OR Counselor (Lubbock) STATUS: Full Time POSITION:   Family and Youth Success (FAYS) Case Manager/Counselor at Catholic Charities-Diocese of Lubbock  – MUST BE BILINGUAL (English/Spanish) STATUS:  Full-Time (with benefits) ABOUT THE ROLE Our Family and Youth Success (FAYS) program helps families deal with everyday struggles.  We help youth overcome…