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CCUSA letter to Congress urges certain priorities for 2018 Farm Bill
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2018/02/05/priorities-for-the-2018-farm-bill/
News - February 5, 2018 - Catholic Charities USA, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Relief Services, Catholic Rural Life, and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul wrote to the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives urging members to maintain certain priorities for U.S. food and agriculture policy as they consider the 2018 Farm Bill. The…
Caritas campaign makes strides, but has work to do welcoming migrants
Story - June 15, 2021 - Participants logged more than 370,000 miles in symbolic solidarity walks with migrants over the past four years, but the leaders of Caritas Internationalis know there are many miles to go in changing attitudes toward immigration. “Where there is indifference and intolerance toward migrants, Caritas will stand by them to express the love and concern of…
CCUSA letter on Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act
News - May 13, 2022 - U.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, D.C. 20515 Dear Representative: We are writing on behalf of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty and Catholic Charities USA regarding the Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act (H.R. 5129) (the Act). A crucial element of our nation’s fight to eradicate poverty, the Community Services Block Grant…
CCUSA urges sufficient funds in FY20 agriculture appropriations bill
News - April 30, 2019 - Catholic Charities USA joins the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Relief Services, and Catholic Rural Life in urging for sufficient funds in the FY2020 Agriculture appropriations for hunger programs including Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Read the full letters.
CCUSA urges funding of Youth Mentoring Grant Program, Second Chance Act Program
News - April 8, 2016 - CCUSA urged both the House and Senate leadership of their respective Appropriations Subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, and Science to support the funding in fiscal year 2017 of the Youth Mentoring Grant program and the Second Chance Act program. Read the full letters.
CCUSA urges Congress to support robust funding for DOJ
News - June 21, 2023 - Catholic Charities USA, in service to the network of Catholic Charities agencies throughout the country and the U.S. territories, urges Congress to increase funding in fiscal year 2024 for DOJ grant programs that serve youth, families and communities impacted by crime and the criminal justice system. Read the full letter.
CCUSA opposes DOJ, DHS proposed rule on asylum
News - July 14, 2020 - Pursuing asylum is a legal pathway to our country and recognized as a critical lifeline for migrants fleeing deadly circumstances. The proposed rule amounts to another unfortunate example of American withdrawal from its role as a global leader for migrants under both domestic law and international law. Further, as a faith-based organization, we see the…
CCUSA, USCCB write Congress about budget agreement
News - January 17, 2018 - Catholic Charities USA and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops sent a letter to both houses of Congress urging members to pass a budget agreement that draws a “circle of protection” around the many programs that serve poor people at home, reauthorizes critical health programs such as the Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Maternal,…
Joint letter to Congress urging COVID-19 vaccination funding
News - May 12, 2022 - Dear Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McCarthy, Minority Leader McConnell, Chairwoman DeLauro, Chairman Leahy, Vice Chairman Shelby, and Ranking Member Granger: We are members of the Catholic Cares Coalition, a national coalition of 60 Catholic religious and non-profit organizations promoting COVID-19 vaccination in our communities and working to address COVID-19 vaccine and treatment…
Circle of Protection urges disaster assistance package for Puerto Rico
News - March 28, 2019 - The Circle of Protection, a coalition of 60 leaders who head Christian denominations and organization, urges Congress to immediately pass a disaster assistance package with $600 million for Puerto Rico’s Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP). Absent action, 1.35 million people in Puerto Rico, a third of its population, will see deep cuts to their current nutrition…
CCUSA urges Senate to reauthorize Older Americans Act
News - April 5, 2016 - For fifty years the Older Americans Act (OAA) has provided critical services for vulnerable senior citizens. The Act expired four years ago, but in the meantime the needs of seniors and their population have only increased. According to US Census Bureau data from 2014, over 4 million seniors live below the poverty line and 11…
CCUSA, USCCB letter on FY2024 Transportation, HUD appropriations
News - June 14, 2023 - Catholic Charities USA and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops sent a letter to Congressional leaders this week about the Fiscal Year 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. The two organizations urged Congress to provide the highest level of funding possible for housing and community development programs serving families…