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Dec 18, 2020, 10:41 ET Catholic Charities USA and Felician Sisters of North America establish $2 million "CCUSA Francis Fund for Eviction Prevention"

As thousands of families face eviction by the end of December, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) and the Felician Sisters of North America joined forces ...

Sep 22, 2020, 15:30 ET Catholic Charities USA Announces Awardees of CCUSA Social Innovation Challenge: Agencies receive a combined $1 million to invest in innovative programs

Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) President and CEO, Sister Donna Markham, OP, PhD, announced the three awardees of the CCUSA Social Innovation...

Mar 31, 2020, 12:38 ET Gorilla Marketing And Hit Promotional Products Collaborate To Promote Social Distancing While Raising Funds For Catholic Charities USA

Gorilla Marketing, Hit Promotional Products, and Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) announce a unique collaboration that promotes positive social...

Sep 26, 2019, 17:00 ET Catholic Charities USA Announces Innovation Challenge with $1 Million in Total Awards

Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), announced the CCUSA Innovation Challenge today during CCUSA's...

Sep 09, 2015, 01:24 ET Catholic Charities USA lanza la campaña "#End45: Levanta la mano para acabar con la pobreza en los Estados Unidos"

Sep 08, 2015, 05:35 ET Catholic Charities USA lanza la campaña "#End45: Levanta la mano para acabar con la pobreza en los Estados Unidos"

Sep 08, 2015, 05:13 ET Catholic Charities USA Launches #End45 - Raise a Hand to End Poverty in America Campaign

Forty-five million people – or 1 in 7 Americans – are living in poverty in the Unites States today. It often takes just one misfortune or one missed...

Apr 16, 2015, 11:00 ET CCUSA Recognizes Richard & Elisabeth Buchanan as 2015 Volunteers of the Year

Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), which represents one of the largest faith-based social service networks in the country, is pleased to announce that...

Mar 18, 2015, 02:46 ET Catholic Charities Director to Address United Nations Summit

Sister Norma Pimentel, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley in Brownsville, Tex., will speak at the United Nations on...

Jan 12, 2015, 07:00 ET Catholic Charities USA Names Sister Donna Markham New President

The Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) Board of Trustees announced today that Sister Donna Markham OP, Ph.D., president of the Behavioral Health...

Sep 18, 2014, 09:00 ET U.S. Census reports a slight decrease in country's poverty rate as Catholic Charities Reaches Historic Levels in the number of Services Provided to those in Need

Illustrating the continuing impact of the Great Recession on low-income Americans, and supporting the U.S. Census findings which revealed a recent...

Sep 10, 2014, 08:30 ET Catholic Charities USA Welcomes New Senior Vice President of Communications and Marketing

Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), one of the nation's largest networks of social service providers, announced today that Maureen Varnon, an experienced ...

Aug 08, 2014, 02:48 ET Internationally-Recognized Anti-Poverty Author to Keynote Annual Gathering

Dr. Ruby K. Payne, Ph.D, an internationally-known author and lecturer known for her deep insights into breaking the cycle of poverty, will deliver...

Jul 28, 2014, 11:51 ET Sister Anne Bryan Smollin, C.S.J. To Keynote Catholic Charities USA's 2014 Annual Gathering

Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) announced today that Sister Anne Bryan Smollin will serve as one of the keynote speakers during CCUSA's 2014 Annual...

Jul 24, 2014, 09:22 ET Catholic Charities USA President Calls Ryan Anti-Poverty Proposal "Good Faith Effort"

Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) President Rev. Larry Snyder responded to "Expanding Opportunity in America," released by House Budget Committee...

Jul 01, 2014, 12:00 ET Catholic Charities USA President to Lead Missions for University of St. Thomas

Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) announced today that its president, the Rev. Larry Snyder, has accepted a leadership position at the University of St. ...

Jun 11, 2014, 01:34 ET Catholic Charities USA Announces Appointment of Senior Vice President of Social Policy

Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) announced today that Brian R. Corbin will join the organization on August 4th as the Senior Vice President of Social...

Apr 11, 2014, 12:51 ET Catholic Charities Recognizes Alexis Weber as 2014 Volunteer of the Year

Catholic Charities USA is pleased to announce that Alexis Weber, Director of the School of Nursing at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center...