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On-the-Ground Look at Relief & Recovery in Puerto Rico
Posted on 10/20/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
Assemblyman Marcos Crespo Describes First Relief Flight to the Island
With telecommunication lines down it has been frustratingly hard to find out what’s happening on the ground...
Life on the Frontlines of Immigration Reform
Posted on 10/19/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
Jumping the High Dive to Rescue Lives
By C. Mario Russell, Esq.
Director of Immigration & Refugee Services
Catholic Charities NY
Just over a month has passed since our last update and, as you will see below,...
Introducing the Latest NY Times Neediest Cases Campaign
Posted on 10/18/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
Catholic Charities First Profile: A Father Figure Dies, & the Bills Pile Up
Jashua Valentín woke up to his mother’s anguished cries. She usually helped him navigate his one-hour trip to elementary school...
Latest in Puerto Rico Recovery: No Water, No Power & Trailers Stuck at the Port
Posted on 10/17/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
First-Hand from New York Foundling in Puerto Rico
Check out this just-updated Puerto Rico hurricane recovery report from New York...
We Built a Playground!
Posted on 10/16/2017 by Fanny Gomez | Share
Volunteers Create Fun Space for Children with Special Needs
By Fanny Gomez
Catholic Charities Social Media Specialist
Gov. Cuomo Announces Crackdown on Opioid Abuse
Posted on 10/13/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
Gov. Mario Cuomo -- joined by Catholic Charities Staten Island CEO Vincent Ignizio and fellow leaders -- visited Staten Island, the epicenter of New York City’s opioid storm, to introduce at Catholic Charities in...
Latest Update on Puerto Rico Hurricane Recovery
Posted on 10/12/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
From Caritas Puerto Rico
Inside Peek into Back-to-School Parties in Hunts Point
Posted on 10/11/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
The Beautiful Thing About Learning: No One Can Take It Away
Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief: Top Ways You Can Help
Posted on 10/6/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
Opportunities to Contribute: Clothing, Cleansers & Other Donations
Too many of our brothers and sisters have been affected by recent hurricanes and natural disasters. It is...
Join Cardinal Dolan for Natural Disaster Victims Solidarity Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Posted on 10/4/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
Special Spanish Mass Honors People of Puerto Rico and Mexico
En Español
Day Laborers Mobilize to Direct Donations Straight to Mexico & Puerto Rico
Posted on 10/4/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
“We Need to Share the Little We Have”
Day laborers dressed in yellow traffic vests to protect them as they work along busy roadways formed a human chain this past weekend, tossing crates of water, food, flashlights and...
Best Way to Get Hurricane Recovery Help Straight to Puerto Rico
Posted on 09/29/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
Donations Go Directly to Non-Profit Organizations in Puerto Rico
The first donation to the Estoy con Puerto Rico effort was made by 11 year old Brian Sanchez, President of the New York Kids Chamber of...
Catholic Renewal Raises Nearly $1.2 Million to Help Catholic Charities Serve New Yorkers in Need
Posted on 09/29/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
Integrity, Humility, Charity – More Than Just a Motto for this Restructuring Community
Inside Look at Closing Riker’s Island/Prison Reform
Posted on 09/27/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
Entrance to Riker's Island
