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Catholic Charities Helps Set Merengue Dance Guinness World Record
Posted on 09/13/2018 by Alice Kenny | Share
Yup, You Read That Right
Shimmying back and forth, left to right with 360-degree spins, children and adults from Catholic Charities NY’s Alianza Youth Services helped land the Guinness World record for the most people ever to dance the...
New School Year Anxiety? Check Out Our 5 Top Tips to Help Children Succeed
Posted on 09/10/2018 by Alice Kenny | Share
Pooling Our Expertise to Guarantee Your Child’s Success
Free Respite for New York Parents of Children with Special Needs
Posted on 09/5/2018 by Alice Kenny | Share
We’re Here for You
Are you caring at home for a child or adult with developmental disabilities?
The support you’re giving helps your child thrive.
But what about you? You, too, need support and need a break.
At Catholic Charities...
Teens Use Art to Explore Issues of Trust
Posted on 08/30/2018 by Alice Kenny | Share
Perspective on Unity, Social Disparity & Equality
How can we trust if we can’t trust our own thoughts? This is the challenge artists face as they test out their creativity. And it’s the title and focus of a new program offered this summer to...
Preparing Kids for School in NYC’s Poorest Neighborhood
Posted on 08/27/2018 by Catholic Charities Admin | Share
Firsthand Look at How a Community Can Overcome Poverty
To prepare children in struggling communities we serve for school, Catholic Charities NY launches back-to-school events from Staten Island all the way up to Sullivan County and on both sides of...
Top 4 Ways to Change a Child’s Life
Posted on 08/23/2018 by Alice Kenny | Share
Volunteer as a Big Brother or Big Sister Mentor in New York City
Step right up and change a child’s life.
Poverty cuts children off from good food, housing or clothes. Nearly as bad, New York City’s grinding poverty leaves parents overwhelmed...
Calling All New York Volunteers!
Posted on 08/15/2018 by Catholic Charities Admin | Share
Pack-the-Backpack Events to Help New York Children Thrive
We are so glad to have you as an active member of our community. We're currently looking for volunteers for Back-To-School Backpack Events & Distributions in Yonkers & Harlem!
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Free School Supplies for New York Children in Need
Posted on 08/8/2018 by Alice Kenny | Share
How Catholic Charities Prepares Children for Success
Free Back-to-School Bashes this weekend thanks to Catholic Charities NY!
That’s right; we’re teaming up to help even the odds for New York children in need by providing FREE
Free Diapers!
Posted on 08/7/2018 by Alice Kenny | Share
For Bronx Children in Need
Catholic Charities NY now offers free diapers for all children in need in the Bronx.
That’s right. All babies in Bronx families struggling to make ends meet – defined as incomes of 200% of the poverty level – are...
Free Ice Cream, Free Rides and Yes, Free Advice Doled Out at Bronx Street Fair
Posted on 08/1/2018 by Catholic Charities Admin | Share
Catholic Charities Hosts Family Carnival Days for Those in Need
By Molly Lankisch
Catholic Charities NY Summer Intern Writer and Photographer
What an amazing street fair -- everything from ice cream to rides to housing advice was free! ...
Immigrant Teens Realize Their Dreams of Playing Major League Soccer
Posted on 07/24/2018 by Alice Kenny | Share
Pros for a Day
On Orangeburg’s green rolling hills, 90 immigrant teens joined major league soccer player Alexander Callens at the New York City Football Club’s upstate training facility on July 16th. The event gave the children, born in Central...
With New Name and Tagline, Kennedy Children’s Center Continues to Change Lives
Posted on 07/18/2018 by Catholic Charities Admin | Share
My Eyewitness to Lives Transformed
By Molly Lankisch
Catholic Charities NY Summer Intern
Statement by Msgr. Kevin Sullivan before His Humanitarian Trip to Texas Border
Posted on 06/20/2018 by Catholic Charities Admin | Share
By Msgr. Kevin Sullivan
Executive Director, Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New York
Top 10 New York Summer 2018 Volunteer Opportunities
Posted on 06/6/2018 by Alice Kenny | Share
Unique, Fulfilling and Tailored Just for You
Looking for the best volunteer opportunities in New York this summer?
You name it; we’ve got it.
Check out these unique –and fulfilling - ways to stretch and share...
Free and Low-Cost Services for Families in Crisis
Posted on 06/5/2018 by Alice Kenny | Share
Catholic Charities Is Here to Help
Clearly alcoholism, addiction, domestic violence and mental health debilitate and isolate those who suffer from them. Less discussed but at least as tragic is the toll this takes on entire families.
We are...
