Showing 145 - 156 of 407 results
CCUSA letter asks Congress to prioritize investments that reduce poverty
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2021/10/14/letter-to-congress-on-prioritizing-investments/
News - October 14, 2021 - The Honorable Nancy PelosiSpeaker, U.S. House of Representatives The Honorable Chuck SchumerMajority Leader, U.S. Senate The Honorable Mitch McConnellMinority Leader, U.S. Senate The Honorable Kevin McCarthyMinority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell and Leader McCarthy: Catholic Charities USA represents 167 Catholic Charities agencies operating 3,000 sites across all 50…
Presidential candidates share ideas to end poverty, create opportunity
News - August 3, 2015 - Leaders of the Circle of Protection, including Catholic Charities USA President Sister Donna Markham, have called on the 2016 presidential candidates to answer the question: “What would you do as president to offer help and opportunity to hungry and poor people in the United States and around the world?” So far, seven candidates have explained…
CCUSA letter on FY2024 Labor, HHS, Education appropriations
News - May 2, 2023 - Catholic Charities USA urges Senate leadership, as it considers the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill for fiscal year 2024, to invest in programs that protect and support poor and vulnerable children, families, persons facing behavioral and mental health crises and elderly persons. Read the full letter.
Local businesses and FeedMore of Western New York share their excess
Story - April 14, 2020 - Yesterday, Catholic Charities food pantry staff, as well as employees from its Workforce and Education and Immigration and Refugee Assistance Program, pitched in to pick up and sort eggs, pastries, vegetables, fruit and more for distribution to the agency’s nine food pantries in three counties (Erie, Cattaraugus and Allegany). More than 500 dozen eggs and…
CCUSA supports passage of Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016
News - July 5, 2016 - Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD/ABPP, President and CEO of CCUSA, wrote to members of the House of Representatives, asking them to support H.R. 2646. The Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016 takes the first step in reforming and improving the US’ fragmented mental health care system. The bill improves integration of primary care, substance abuse…
Statement of solidarity: a Catholic response to COVID-19 behind bars
News - May 20, 2020 - Pope Francis urges all of us not to forget those in prison and detention. No matter the harm one has caused or suffered, every person is made in the image of God and should be treated with dignity and respect. COVID-19 has affected every community, especially the most vulnerable among us. The pandemic is particularly…
CCUSA calls on DHS to stop separating migrant families
News - June 15, 2018 - Sister Donna Markham, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, urged Kirstjen Nielsen, United States Secretary of Homeland Security, in a letter to stop separating migrant families at the border. Read the full letter here.
CCUSA letter in support of Pregnant Workers Fairness Act S. 1486
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2021/10/11/27052/
News - October 11, 2021 - The Honorable Chuck SchumerMajority Leader, U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Mitch McConnellMinority Leader, U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Majority Leader Schumer and Minority Leader McConnell: I write on behalf of Catholic Charities USA, the national office for 167 Catholic Charities agencies operating 3,000 sites across all 50 states and the U.S. territories.…
CCUSA, other Catholic groups offer Congress guiding principles on Farm Bill
News - April 24, 2023 - Catholic Charities USA, along with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Relief Services, Catholic Rural Life and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, reaffirmed their commitment to ending hunger in a letter to Congressional leaders. The letter encourages leadership, as they proceed with the 2023 Farm Bill, to: Prioritize sufficient funding of…
CCUSA urges Senate to pass PROMESA
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2016/06/23/ccusa-urges-senate-to-pass-promesa/
News - June 23, 2016 - CCUSA wrote a letter to the Senate urging the lawmakers to take up and pass PROMESA, the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act. The bill will allow the island to restructure its debt and continue to pay for needed social services. The House of Representatives passed the legislation with bipartisan support and robust…
CCUSA, others call for borrower protections during COVID-19 crisis
News - May 11, 2020 - In the wake of the major economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, many Americans have lost their jobs, incomes, and social support. In response, Congress enacted an unprecedented program of relief. But government and civil society must also act to prevent a major spike in predatory debt traps that could undo, for many low-income…
CCUSA comments to House Agriculture Committee on Farm Bill
News - April 19, 2018 - CCUSA – with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Rural Life, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Catholic Relief Services – sent a letter to the House Committee on Agriculture in order to submit comments about the “Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018” (H.R. 2), also known as the farm bill. Read…