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Oregon’s Catholic agencies give critical support to Latinos in pandemic
Story - January 5, 2021 - The coronavirus has reshaped life in the United States in many ways, but in key respects it has affected Black, Native American and Latino individuals more than other racial or ethnic groups. People of color get sick and die of COVID-19 at rates higher than white individuals and higher than their share of the population,…
Bringing families together
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Story - January 6, 2016 - I came to Catholic Charities of Stockton in 2012 for help with my citizenship case. I needed to petition for my husband, Frandy Ramirez. We have been married since 2008. My husband has not seen his family in Guatemala for the past 10 years. We have been waiting for a solution since then. He was…
Catholic Charities agencies join second cohort of Team Up Project
News - October 30, 2024 - The Team Up Project, a bridgebuilding initiative from four of the nation’s leading community organizations, is launching a new cohort of 30 organizations across the United States to bridge divides and create stronger communities. Local Catholic Charities agencies around the country are leading 13 of these new projects. Now in its second year, Team Up…
Missouri community welcomes Afghan moms with baby shower, clinic
Story - April 11, 2022 - By Rebecca Smith After fleeing Afghanistan, several hundred refugees have ended up in mid-Missouri. Community groups there came together to gather donations for new and expectant Afghan moms, and hosted a baby shower and health clinic to help them transition to life in America. Last August, the United States completed the American exit from Afghanistan,…
Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle
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Member - August 17, 2015 - Since 1932, Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle has been providing help and creating hope for the most vulnerable within our community. It all started with a soup kitchen and has grown over the last 90 years to further the value and dignity of all human life. From feeding the elderly and disabled to pregnancy…
Catholic Charities responds to coronavirus outbreak with creativity, technology
Story - March 27, 2020 - Catholic Charities of Oregon was founded during a global crisis — the Great Depression — and in the intervening years has responded to urgent individual needs as part of its everyday work: providing shelter for the homeless, safety for the trafficking victim, furnishings and clothes for the refugee. So in many ways, it’s well equipped…
Thomas Merton Center celebrates fifty years of serving the community
Story - February 14, 2024 - Catholic Charities Fairfield program has grown exponentially since ‘soup kitchen’ days It started with a challenge. Back in 1974, Fr. John Giuliani, the charismatic Sacred Heart University (SHU) campus minister, and his prayer group invited Kathleen Thorsby of the Washington, D.C. Center for Creative Non-Violence to report on the recent opening of a soup kitchen…
The Perfect Fit
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News - March 9, 2023 - Jack Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud, Minnesota Jack, a disabled veteran with PTSD, had been homeless for more than a year, living in his car. A longtime cross-country truck driver, he could no longer drive due to back pain and had to put his mother in assisted living. His Social Security disability…
Sr. Betsy Van Deusen, CSJ, named CEO of Catholic Charities Albany
Story - March 31, 2022 - Catholic Charities Board of Trustees, following an extensive search, has named Sr. Betsy Van Deusen, CSJ, as Catholic Charities’ next Chief Executive Officer. Catholic Charities is one of the region’s largest human services organizations, covering the Albany Diocese’s 14 counties and 10,000 square miles. Sr. Betsy, who for the last nine years has served as…
Catholic Charities Diocese of Lubbock
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Member - August 17, 2015 - The mission of Catholic Charities–Diocese of Lubbock is to provide our neighbors on the South Plains a path to well-being through support and empowerment. Our services focus on the most vulnerable populations in our community, including the elderly, immigrants, children and families in crisis, and those who are experiencing poverty, homelessness, hunger, crisis and trauma.…
Amid precautions to prevent spread of COVID, CCUSA continues outreach
Story - March 20, 2020 - In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington has made some changes to its upcoming schedule, keeping in place its commitment to helping the local community in need. “With the current public health crisis, the needs of the poor and vulnerable in our community are only increasing,” wrote Kate…
National Mentoring Month: Everyone needs a friend
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Story - January 8, 2024 - This National Mentoring Month, CCUSA is sharing stories that showcase Catholic Charities agencies’ incredible efforts to foster the development of youth to their full potential. Catholic Community Services of Utah, through its Refugee Youth Mentoring program, matches newly arrived refugee youth with mentors who help them adjust to a new cultural environment, discover and develop…