Catholic Charities IS the Church in action. All we do is rooted in Catholic social teaching creating therefore our programing is very diverse. We can provide a resource for materials or speakers during or after mass, at stewardship fairs, bible study, men’s groups, etc. Our presentations can be general overviews of our programs or specific to a theme or interest your parish has.

For more information, contact Fr. John Schwartzlose.

Walking with Moms in Need and our Refugee Welcome Teams are great ways for small groups to assist in Catholic Charities’ mission to take people from struggle to self-sufficiency. Both these programs work with families and individuals up front as support team to set them up for success. This may include gathering donations and assisting with transportation. Training required.

For Walking with Moms in Need, contact Cydnei Dean.
For Welcome Teams, contact Lauren Goldener.

In partnership with the Family and Life Ministry Office and Office of Hispanic Services, we offer support groups like those experiencing infertility, parents of addicts and divorce groups. Also if you know someone in your area that needs resources and you are unsure where to point them, please contact us and we will use our vast network to get them the help they need.

For support groups, contact Denise Puckett.
For Hispanic Services, contact Emily Camacho.
For referrals, contact Deacon Andy Heinsohn.

Looking for a place to put faith into action? We have volunteer opportunities for both individuals and small groups. Often, we need spur-of-the-moment volunteers with trucks and parishes to acquire items to put a client in a home quickly. Please consider being an on-call volunteer when we are in a pinch to support our clients.

We rely heavily on generous communities to stock our pantries and donation room. Donations are appreciated anytime; however, to ensure we fill never run of needed items throughout the year, please consider signing your parish up for a month or two of the year where we can count on your congregation to stock with the most needed supplies at that time. Also please check back for Christmas and Back to School drives.

To join the Donation Rotation, contact Toni Flores.

As events arise around our county and world, we will connect you with the most necessary ways to quickly support these causes with - CRS and CCUSA

We listen to the communities and people on the ground to let us know the best ways to help. We want to be of service in the most effective way possible.

Each month CCL sends quick updates to parishes to include in the bulletins. We provide these in English and Spanish. If you are not seeing this in your bulletin, please let us know as contacts often change. If ever you need anything translated for those in your congregation, please contact our language services team as they are able to assist with translation and interpretation in over ___ languages. We love to tag our parishes on social media to highlight their faith in action. Please follow us and we would love to follow you.

To sign up for bulletin blasts, contact Susan Smith.
For interpretation or translation, contact Alisa Pifine.
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Common Table, our culinary training program, offers many ways for you to enjoy a hearty meal and support out students tuition costs. Here are a couple ways we can support the program and  

• Senior Ministry can take soup to homebound parishioners
• Be a soup pick-up location for your community
• Host a gathering event after mass, with a speaker, fall chili night or sports banquet
• Staff/Committee meetings: box lunches or soup of the week
• Sell Common Table soups subscriptions for Christmas or special occasions

Specialty throughout the year that need support of parishes and groups

• World Refugee Day – Host a booth
• Christmas – Collect gifts/gift cards and sort donations
• Back to School – Collect, sort and pack donations
• Faith Fair – Attend a luncheon that showcases of CCL programs and engagement opportunities

Join the best Mardi Gras party if town. Each Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday, we gather to celebrate our programs bring the community together for a fun evening. Please consider bringing a Krewe, share our event through your channels, or sponsor the event as the social ministry of the Archdiocese.