After hurricanes comes the hard part for displaced Floridians November 12, 2024By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News With so many families lacking either home, renters or flood insurance, the slow business of finding temporary housing or rebuilding what was damaged after a storm requires time and usually an abundance of private and charitable resources.
Prize-winning author at Catholic Charities event says poverty can be eliminated October 10, 2024By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, Social Justice Dr. Matthew Desmond, Pulitzer prize-winning author of “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in America,” asserted that poverty can truly be eliminated. But it will require changes in law, habits and attitudes, he said during Catholic Charities of Baltimore’s second Journey to Social Justice symposium Oct. 9.
Catholic Charities USA launches Hurricane Milton relief fund October 10, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News As Hurricane Milton took aim at Florida just days after Hurricane Helene, Catholic Charities USA launched a dedicated disaster relief donation campaign.
Bishop Martin surveys Helene relief efforts in North Carolina October 7, 2024By OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Disaster Relief, Feature, Giving, News, World News Helene — which made landfall in Florida late in the evening of Sept. 26 as a Category 4 Hurricane and was downgraded the next day — has been reported to be one of the deadliest storms in the U.S., with more than 215 people confirmed dead
Helene’s impact across broad swath of US South leaves resources stretched thin October 4, 2024By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News Hurricane Helene’s broad impact across an entire swath of the U.S. South means resources will be stretched thin following the massive storm, according to Peter Routsis-Arroyo, the CEO of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami.
Archdiocese of Baltimore sets up relief fund for victims of Hurricane Helene October 1, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Disaster Relief, Feature, Local News, News The Archdiocese of Baltimore has set up a fund to accept donations to benefit those in need in the wake of devastation caused Sept. 26-30 by Hurricane Helene.
Huge swath of Florida confronts Hurricane Helene’s devastating impact September 30, 2024By Tom Tracy OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News Four Florida dioceses with substantial coastal exposure along the Gulf of Mexico have been assessing significant flood damage while activating regional distribution centers following Hurricane Helene.
Relief efforts underway in western North Carolina; flooding caused by Helene devastates region September 30, 2024By OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News Relief efforts are under way to help communities across western North Carolina reeling from the impacts of Tropical Storm Helene.
Catholic Charities will open bilingual center in Dundalk to support those affected by Key Bridge collapse September 5, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Bridge Collapse, Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News Catholic Charities of Baltimore announced plans Sept. 5 to open and operate a new bilingual support center to provide a range of services to communities affected by the Key Bridge collapse and its aftermath.
A year after historic Maui wildfires, community is resilient, optimistic even as needs persist August 8, 2024By Celia K. Downes OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Disaster Relief, News, World News The devastation wrought by the wildfires in West Maui last year is unmatched in recent history.
High school students give a week to giving back July 25, 2024By Gary Lambrecht Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, Schools A group of 20 local high school students donated a week of their summer vacation to help brighten the days for strangers in need.
La. governor cuts $1 million to Catholic Charities homeless shelter over church’s care for migrants July 10, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Social Justice, World News Drastic cuts in state funding for a Catholic Charities’ homeless shelter operations in Louisiana over the wider Catholic Church’s ministry to migrants have dealt a significant blow to the church’s ability to care for area residents experiencing homelessness, including veterans.
