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Helping families get the nutrition they need
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Story - January 3, 2019 - It is hard to believe that people who live in areas rich with food go to bed hungry every night. Yet in San Joaquin County, California – which has been referred to as the breadbasket of the nation – “mixed status” families are not getting the nutrition they need. “Mixed status” families have at least…
Advocacy
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Informed by the experiences of local Catholic Charities agencies, we urge policymakers to see the faces of those in need in their communities and to create social policies that assist and support them.
CCUSA opposes proposed rule restricting asylum
News - March 27, 2023 - On Monday, March 27, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) submitted comments in response to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled “Circumvention of Lawful Pathways.” CCUSA opposes the proposed rule because it creates additional barriers for people fleeing harm to exercise their legal right to request life-saving protections…
Kitchen Sink
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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…
CCUSA partners with Miles4Migrants for migrant family reunification
News - September 20, 2018 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) and Miles4Migrants (M4M) announced a new partnership today that will enable the ministry to further assist separated immigrant and refugee families, including those recently separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. Through donated airline miles, M4M will work with Catholic Charities agencies to identify migrants and refugees who need assistance purchasing airfare to…
The only home they’ve ever known: DACA at 10 years
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Story - June 15, 2022 - Note: DACA recipients’ names have been changed to protect their identities. The thrill of being granted DACA protection — the freedom to get a driver’s license, to be eligible for authorized employment, to pay in-state college tuition — might only be overshadowed by the ever-present fear of losing it. On this tenth anniversary of Deferred…
USCCB and CCUSA lend support to agencies reuniting families
News - July 12, 2018 - Washington – The Migration and Refugee Services of USCCB and Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) today issued the following statement on the ongoing efforts to reunite children separated from their families at the border. “As we have long done, CCUSA and Migration and Refugee Services of USCCB are lending our experience and expertise to support Catholic…
CCUSA responds to administration’s decision to end DACA
News - September 5, 2017 - Alexandria, Va. – Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) issued the following statement in response to the administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program: “Catholic Charities USA is devastated by the administration’s shameful and cruel decision to end the DACA program. The DACA program has offered protection and opportunity to nearly 800,000…
Joint letter on funding for HHS programs to support families, communities
News - July 15, 2021 - The Honorable Rosa DeLauro Chair U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Kay Granger Ranking Member U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Washington DC 20515 July 14, 2021 Dear Chairwoman DeLauro and Ranking Member Granger, The Catholic Health Association of the United States is the leadership organization of more…
Human dignity of Afghan people ‘must be respected’
Story - August 17, 2021 - The “human dignity” of Afghanistan’s people “must be respected” amid the chaos in the country, the head of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services said Aug. 17. “The fall of Afghanistan and the departure of its elected leaders are a cause for concern, because of the possible denial of human rights, particularly for women…
CCUSA president and CEO statement on U.S. v. Texas
News - June 23, 2016 - Today the Supreme Court, by a 4-4 vote, allowed a lower court decision to stand which blocks the implementation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) executive actions. “While today’s split opinion does not decide the ultimate validity of the DACA and DAPA programs, it does…