Advocacy and Social Policy Initiatives
CCUSA Advocacy and Social Policy team advocates for policies that uphold human dignity and promote integral human development. Informed by the experience of local Catholic Charities agencies, we urge policy makers to see the faces of those in need in their communities and to create policies which assist and support them.
Read joint amicus brief by CCUSA, USCCB, and CLINIC to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of DHS’s decision to end Migrant Protection Protocols (“MPP”) and restore migrants’ right to seek asylum.
Catholic Charities USA welcomes the introduction of the Afghan Adjustment Act
Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) supports the introduction of the Afghan Adjustment Act that will allow Afghan nationals who cannot safely …
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Letter calls on Congress and President Biden to enable charitable nonprofits to respond to natural disasters
The Honorable Joseph Biden President of the United States The White House Washington, DC 20500 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker …
Joint letter supporting H.R. 6552
Dear Representative: We write on behalf of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Department of Migration and Refugee Services (USCCB/MRS), …
CCUSA POLICY POSITIONS for 115th CONGRESS
Pope Francis says, "the just ordering of society and of the state is a central responsibility of politics." Our Catholic faith calls us to serve the most vulnerable and to advocate for justice in social structures. CCUSA and the entire Catholic Charities ministry have a responsibility to advocate for just policy positions and to share our experience of serving those in need.
“The Church cannot and must not take upon herself the political battle to bring about the most just society possible. She cannot and must not replace the State. Yet at the same time she cannot and must not remain on the sidelines in the fight for justice. She has to play her part…”
DEUS CARITAS EST, NO. 28

The only home they’ve ever known: DACA at 10 years
Note: DACA recipients’ names have been changed to protect their identities. The thrill of being granted DACA protection — the …Continue reading "The only home they’ve ever known: DACA at 10 years"

Despite reducing poverty, expanded child tax credit’s future is uncertain
A few weeks before Christmas, Jessica Moreno and her three kids were able to move from her parents’ home in …Continue reading "Despite reducing poverty, expanded child tax credit’s future is uncertain"

Catholic Charities Baltimore honors justice-oriented pastor for 43 years of speaking to the spirit of the community
A local pastor whose faithful labor of love has made his parish a beacon of working for justice is one …If a brother or sister has nothing to wear and has no food for the day, and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace, keep warm, and eat well,’ but you do not give them the necessities of the body, what good is it?