Food Security during COVID-19: The Catholic Charities ministry responds

Jane Stenson, vice president of food and nutrition at Catholic Charities USA, joins the following Catholic Charities staff and volunteers in a discussion about - among other things - how the agencies received, transported and delivered potatoes to people in need during COVID-19. Beth Chambers, DirectorCatholic Charities Greater Boston Dixie Shaw, Director of Hunger…

Jane Stenson, vice president for food and nutrition and poverty reduction strategies at Catholic Charities USA, discusses how the national office and local agencies in the Catholic Charities ministry provided food to people affected by the pandemic. Stenson talks about positive developments like creating pantries at senior centers, challenges like lack of refrigeration, and lessons…

When Elvia Lopez arrived in Michigan she had two kids, she was feeling very alone. Even though she had some acquaintances in town, Elvia felt lost. She didn't speak English and didn't know anything about this new country. It was her first time out of her small town in Zacatecas, Mexico.  For a few months,…

50,000 refugee clients set to benefit from generous seed donation Five years ago, in his encyclical letter, “Laudato sì: On Care for Our Common Home,” His Holiness Pope Francis entreated all humans to become better stewards of both one another and our burdened planet. In response to this call, Eric Harr founded the Laudato si…

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Household Food Insecurity in the United States report, more than 35 million people struggled with hunger in 2019.  In 2020, due to the impact of the pandemic, the number is moving toward 50 million people experiencing food insecurity, including 17 million children. The Catholic Charities ministry continues to serve the expanding number of people…