Tag: Catholic Charities USA
More federal support for affordable housing urged by Catholic Charities leaders
CLEVELAND — Officials overseeing Catholic Charities-connected housing initiatives are calling on Congress to boost funding and expand tax credits for affordable housing programs that...
Catholic leaders ask CDC for extension of eviction moratorium beyond March...
CLEVELAND -- Leaders from three national Catholic organizations want the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's current eviction moratorium to continue for the duration...
Catholic Charities of America coronavirus pandemic assistance provides nearly $400 million...
CLEVELAND -- Scott Milliken has seen a lot of people come through the doors at the Father English Center's food pantry during his years...
CARES Act expected to offer emergency aid to Catholic agencies
CLEVELAND -- Catholic hospitals, parish schools and charitable agencies are among the entities hoping to receive partial relief under a massive $2.2 trillion emergency...
Catholic advocates for poor expect new SNAP rule will boost hunger...
WASHINGTON -- Catholic advocates for poor people decried a new federal rule that tightens work requirements which determine eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
Dorian update: Cruise ship to deliver aid to Bahamas, bring evacuees...
MIAMI -- A second Florida-to-Bahamas round-trip humanitarian cruise was set to sail the weekend of Sept. 14, weather-permitting, carrying supplies, transport specialty personnel, power...
Hurricane Dorian recovery work shows ‘we are your brother’s keeper,’ says...
MIAMI -- As catastrophic as Hurricane Dorian was, the characteristic optimism of Bahamians will help soften the painful recovery to come, according to a...
Trump administration plan to change how inflation is measured concerns advocates...
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration is weighing a plan that uses a different definition of inflation to determine who lives in poverty and who...
Catholic Charities USA accepting donations online to help migrant children
Catholic Charities USA is accepting donations online to help its agencies along the U.S. border with Mexico meet basic needs and ensure that migrant...
Analysis: New survey says Catholic organizations have responded well to changing...
WASHINGTON — Immigration policies rolled out during the Trump administration have spread fear among immigrant populations in the U.S., but Catholic organizations and parishes...