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Neighboring Catholic Charities agencies help Hurricane Ida evacuees
Story - September 2, 2021 - A scattering of Hurricane Ida evacuees from storm-battered Louisiana to neighboring states across the south is presenting a familiar crisis for regional Catholic Charities agencies following Hurricane Ida’s Aug. 29 landfall. “Our experience here is similar to that of Hurricane Katrina in that the real need is coming from the damaged infrastructure and failed power…
Interfaith services pray for refugees, herald their strength, courage
Story - June 23, 2021 - On June 20, communities from around the globe celebrated World Refugee Day, established by the United Nations as an international day to acknowledge the strength and courage of people forced to flee their home countries due to conflict or persecution. Yet, the commemoration of World Refugee Day comes at a record low for refugee resettlement.…
CCUSA’s Board of Trustees welcomes new members, appoints new officers
News - July 27, 2017 - Alexandria, Va. — Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), one of the largest social services providers in the United States and a national organization that offers support to 165 member agencies across the country, is pleased to announce the appointment of four new officers and welcome seven new members to its Board of Trustees. CCUSA’s Board of…
At migration summit, bishops work toward ‘church without borders’
Story - June 3, 2021 - After hearing the story of a Salvadoran immigrant and her plight to leave her home country, bishops from the U.S., Central America and Mexico meeting in Mundelein June 2 turned to a camera facing a woman identified as Maria Antonia. Even though she was who thousands of miles away, in Irving, Texas, they gave her…
CCUSA honors outgoing President and CEO Father Larry Snyder with Vision Award
News - October 7, 2014 - Alexandria, Virginia (October 7, 2014) – Honoring a decade of dedicated vision and a legacy of servant leadership, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) honored Rev. Larry Snyder, the organization’s outgoing president, with a CCUSA Vision Award at its 2014 Annual Gathering, currently taking place in Charlotte, N.C. Father Snyder, a priest of the Archdiocese of St.…
Interfaith Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence urges Congress to support Victims of Crime Act grants
News - January 29, 2024 - Dear Member of Congress, We, the undersigned sixty-two faith-based organizations, come together to express our strong support for bridge funding to bolster Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grants. Our faith traditions teach us the importance of standing with those who are vulnerable, offering solace to the afflicted and working towards the restoration of individuals and…
Want to help someone else this Christmas? Try these giving ideas
Story - December 14, 2020 - The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, forest fires, hurricanes, wars and other events this year have hit the world’s economies hard, leaving many unemployed and unable to pay for rent and even food. As Catholic organizations try to address this overwhelming need, their own resources strained, some people have indicated they would like to help those in…
Hospital to Housing Program transforms lives
Story - October 14, 2020 - “St. Patrick Center and the Hospital to Housing program saved my life. They were my guardian angels.” A Hospital to Housing client The cost of homelessness is high and its impact is far-reaching. Studies have shown that one person who is chronically homeless, moving from hospitals and emergency rooms to jails and courts, can accumulate…
Indiana volunteers learn homeless at shelter ‘are not a stereotype’
Story - April 28, 2020 - When Katelyn Stumler’s husband, Craig, needed someone to cover his volunteer shift at a New Albany homeless shelter for two hours on a cold night in February, “begrudgingly, I said I’d do it,” she admitted. But she found serving the service transformative. “It was an incredible experience. … That was the spark that lit the…
CCUSA on front lines as hunger increases
Story - April 13, 2020 - Feeding the hungry — one of the Works of Mercy described by Jesus in Matthew 25 — unfolds every day in the outreach of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington. But with the coronavirus outbreak and the resulting financial crisis impacting many individuals and families, the agency has seen a dramatic growth in the…
Catholic leaders urge Congress to address shortcomings in CARES Act
Story - April 8, 2020 - Testing and treatment for the novel coronavirus for all people regardless of their immigration status and assistance to church organizations with more than 500 workers are among crucial concerns Catholic leaders are urging Congress to address in a new federal emergency aid package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Providing internet access to low-income families…
Without compassion, ‘I fear we are complicit,’ says Sister Donna Markham
Story - April 7, 2020 - Sr. Donna Markham OP, PhD, is the former president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA. The first woman to lead the organization, which was founded in 1910, Markham was formerly the president of the Behavioral Health Institute for Mercy Health. She is an Adrian Dominican sister and a board-certified clinical psychologist. Catholic Charities USA is…