Represents the Advocacy branch of @CCharitiesUSA working to make poverty reduction a public policy priority.
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Who doesn’t need a little inspiration? Find it on the National Mall when the People of Hope Museum rolls into Washington, D.C., May 20–22, with its powerful stories of neighbors helping neighbors. Learn more: PeopleofHope.US.
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Urge your senators to protect SNAP, a proven program that prevents hunger. SNAP doesn't need stricter work requirements or large cuts to its budget; it needs support from members of Congress dedicated to prioritizing the neediest among their constituents. catholiccharitiesusa.org/adv…
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28 May 2025
"...when financial speculation manipulates the price of food, treating it as just another commodity, millions of people suffer and die from hunger. At the same time, tons of food are thrown away. This constitutes a genuine scandal. Hunger is criminal." Fratelli tutti, No. 189
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21 Aug 2024
Read an article on @CCharitiesUSA government relations team's advocacy forum on practical solutions to homelessness: thecatholicspirit.com/news/l…
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The Child Tax Credit expansion bill is expected to come to the Senate floor this week. Tell your senators to pass the bill; it will benefit 16 million children who don't receive the credit because their families don't earn enough money from working. catholiccharitiesusa.org/adv…
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House the homeless person suffering in the elements, because if you have not housed him, you have condemned him to the streets (cf. Gaudium et spes, No. 69). #SCOTUS #JohnsonVGrantsPass (Editorial credit: Ringo Chiu / Shutterstock.com)
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7 Feb 2024
Our country needs serious, bipartisan reforms that prioritize the security of the border and the human dignity of those on both sides of it. CCUSA commends efforts to put forth broad immigration reforms and urges compromise to achieve meaningful progress. bit.ly/487e0ht
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Urge Congress to Pass the Bipartisan Child Tax Credit and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit! catholiccharitiesusa.org/adv…
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16 Oct 2023
.@CCharitiesUSA @iamCARITAS @VaticanIHD @CMSnewyork @ICMC_news @MRSserves Bishop DiMarzio provides insights on migration with this recently published article miamiarch.org/CatholicDioces…
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5 Oct 2023
“Grounded in our Catholic faith, we work together…to protect our common home, with special concern for people in poverty and those exposed to the effects of climate change,” said CCUSA President and CEO Kerry Alys Robinson. Our statement on Laudate Deum: bit.ly/46l0bMu
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A shutdown hurts most those least able to ride it out. Tell your reps in Congress to prevent a shutdown. catholiccharitiesusa.org/our…
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27 Sep 2023
A government shutdown hurts those least able to weather it — those relying on their next paycheck, hoping for their next meal, looking for a safe place to sleep. Tell your representatives in Congress: it's time to work together to pass a stop-gap measure. bit.ly/3ZxZSep
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27 Sep 2023
Today we celebrate the liturgical memorial of Saint Vincent de Paul who, moved by love for Christ, dedicated himself to the service of the poor and marginalized. May his example spur us on as well to draw near our brothers and sisters in need.
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23 Sep 2023
.@CCharitiesUSA @iamCARITAS @VaticanIHD @ICMC_news @MRSserves I appreciate this Opinion piece by John Meiser regarding religious liberty, the current border crisis, and the role of religious organizations in caring for those in need thehill.com/opinion/congress…
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CCUSA to End Poverty retweeted
21 Sep 2023
CCUSA welcomes @DHSgov's expanded Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela, which helps to ensure that those who faced untenable situations in their home country can remain in the U.S. under protected status and support themselves and their families. bit.ly/453mBQT
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18 Aug 2023
Homelessness surges, evictions on the rise oursundayvisitor.com/with-ev… via @osv Good article on homelessness. Read also what @CCharitiesUSA is doing with multiple collaborators to end homelessness: catholiccharitiesusa.org/our…
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25 Jul 2023
Catholic Charities agencies across the United States provide relief to millions of vulnerable people each year. See how the collaborative effort of thousands of dedicated men and women brings comfort, dignity and hope to our neighbors in need. bit.ly/43LfHyN
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28 Jun 2023
.@CCharitiesUSA @iamCARITAS @ICMC_news @MRSserves @VaticanIHD We have a moral duty to welcome, clothe, feed and respect newcomers, no matter how they got here. And here in the United States, the government can’t punish us for that belief. americamagazine.org/faith/20… via @americamag
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18 May 2023
@CCharitiesUSA joins @USCCB and @CatholicRelief in letter to members of Congress, offering moral criteria for ongoing budget debate catholiccharitiesusa.org/adv…
ALT A woman in Chicago carries her groceries home in this 2014 file photo. On March 1, 2023, 32 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories ended a temporary COVID-era increase in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Eighteen states previously ended the additional SNAP payments that Congress provided to states in March 2020 to help low-income individuals and families deal with the financial hardships of the pandemic. (OSV News photo/Jim Young, Reuters)
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