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.
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Relief efforts underway in western North Carolina; flooding caused by Helene devastates region
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
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
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
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
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.
Radio Interview: Safe Streets program counters violence in Baltimore City
George Matysek looks at Safe Streets with Kevin Keegan, who leads Catholic Charities’ Family Services Division, under which Safe Streets is housed.Also joining the interview is Greg Marshburn, director of Catholic Charities’ four Safe Streets sites.
Safe Streets opens new Cherry Hill office as leaders tout success against violence
William McCarthy Jr. insists it’s not a matter of opinion that a public health program known as “Safe Streets” helps reduce violence in Baltimore City. The longtime executive director of Catholic Charities of Baltimore called it a statistical fact.
Catholic Charities Executive Director Bill McCarthy will retire in 2025
Catholic Charities of Maryland Executive Director, William J. “Bill” McCarthy Jr. announced May 23 he will retire in July 2025. By that time, he will have led the State of Maryland’s largest private provider of human services for 16 years.
Catholic Charities breaks ground on Intergenerational Center
The West Baltimore community celebrated a historic milestone April 25 as Archbishop William E Lori led a groundbreaking ceremony for Catholic Charities of Baltimore’s new Intergenerational Center.
Catholic Charities, three other major nonprofits ‘team up’ to counter polarization in U.S.
Four major nonprofits have launched a joint effort to counteract rising polarization and isolation in the U.S., including Catholic Charities USA, the organization dedicated to carrying out the domestic humanitarian work of the Catholic Church in the United States.
Radio Interview: Catholic Charities USA
Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with Kerry Robinson, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, about how Catholic agencies fill the gaps in social services all around the country, all while looking at the people they serve in the image of God.