Strengthening Families & Resolving Crises

Plan for Yourself, Family and Friends

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As Hurricane Irma hurls towards Florida and Puerto Rico – just a week after Hurricane Harvey devastated parts of Texas and Louisiana -- many of us are left feeling vulnerable.

Disasters like these don’t plan ahead.  You can. 

Here are 10 simple steps you can take to plan for emergencies.

Meet Rosendo Mejia

Searching for words to explain why he remained, then left, his impoverished Dominican Republic village more than a decade after his wife and children legally immigrated to the United States, all Rosendo Mejia could come up with was that someone had to stay to make things better. 

Last year was a year of devastation for so many of our brothers and sisters: hurricanes; evictions; lives and livelihoods swept away. But because of compassionate neighbors like you, it was also a year of great hope.

Find Out from New ‘Women In Human Services Hall of Famer’ Gabriela Rosa

Disabled and Abused

Walking Dogs to Support Her Family

Abandoned by her husband, Juana Cruz tried to support her daughters, Julia and Estefany, with the only job she could find in their impoverished town of Chlatenango, El Salvador: walking people’s dogs.  But walking dogs for neighbors not much better off than she left her family with earnings so meager they did not have enough to eat.  

My Chance to Find Hope

By Sandy Strk

Catholic Charities Marketing Manager

Check Out Catholic Charities Parish Counseling Network

Struggling with marital issues, parenting, elder care, job loss or bereavement?  Please take advantage of Catholic Charities affordable – yes; practically free – Parish Counseling Network. 

Life doesn’t have to be so hard 

Our Parish Counseling Network provides parishioners with short-term professional counseling at convenient locations throughout the Archdiocese of New York.

Catholic Charities is Here for You

Feeling overwhelmed by balancing caring for your child with special needs, remembering who you were before this became your mission and keeping your family together?   At Catholic Charities NY we understand that caring for a child or adult with developmental disabilities can be exhausting, isolating and overwhelming.  We also know caregivers do best when given support.