The White House Jan. 28 sought to clarify what would and would not be impacted by a directive to freeze federal financial assistance programs and suggested it would seek to strip federal funds from nongovernmental organizations including Catholic Charities as part of its effort to enforce its immigration policies.
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Building Hope Center opens, offering support in Dundalk
The newly opened Building Hope Dundalk Support Center offers a variety of services to help individuals become independent and productive members of society.
When temperatures plunge, charities worry most about risks to homeless
When outdoor conditions turn brutal, the difference between life and death can be the work of Catholic agencies and organizations serving an estimated 653,104 homeless Americans — a number that marked a record high in 2023, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reported.
Catholics rally to aid Los Angeles wildfire victims
As deadly wildfires ravage Los Angeles, Catholics are mobilizing to help those impacted.
Southwest Baltimore faith-based partners to reprise candlelight prayer walk Dec. 30
A coalition of public, private and faith-based partners plans to gather for a one-hour prayer vigil Dec. 30 at 5:30 p.m. to remember the lives lost to homicide this year and plead for an end to violence in Baltimore City.
‘A great woman of faith’: Catholic Extension honors Catholic Charities USA head
In presenting Catholic Extension Society’s 2024 Spirit of Francis Award to Kerry Alys Robinson, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, Father Jack Wall, Catholic Extension’s president, called Robinson “a great mentor of faith, hope, love and leadership.”
After hurricanes comes the hard part for displaced Floridians
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
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
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
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
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
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.