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Catholic Charities is proud of our partnerships in the mission of providing help and creating hope for our vulnerable neighbors.    One year after October 7, 2023, in the midst of the Jewish high holy days, our prayers, thoughts and solidarity remain with our Jewish neighbors with whom...

Dear Neighbor, From a child adopted by a loving family to a senior enjoying a meal from our food pantry, Catholic Charities of New York has been providing help and creating hope for millions of New Yorkers — and we couldn’t do it without you. Every day, your support creates brighter...

Kathleen B. Cudahy’s journey with Catholic Charities of New York (CCNY) is a powerful example of how a personal connection can evolve into a lifelong commitment to philanthropy. Her relationship with Catholic Charities began in a uniquely profound way—she and her husband adopted a little girl through a Catholic Charities...

Juneteenth, once more, provides an opportunity to reflect upon the need to continually advance justice and equality. This federal holiday reminds us that our nation and its institutions, including Catholic ones, have not infrequently perpetuated policies and practices of inequality.   It is worth noting...

In honor of Black History Month, we remember the Venerable Pierre Toussaint — the founder of Catholic Charities of New York — whose legacy lives on today in our work of providing help and creating hope for New Yorkers in need. Venerable Pierre Toussaint (1766-1853) was born a slave in Haiti and died a freeman in...

Lent again! Although we return again and again – often annually – to mark similar things, what we bring to them is different each year. We bring a year more of experiences and events – both good and bad – that have changed our personal and collective perspectives. This year and it seems in recent years the bad events have outweighed...

Faith and religion; policy and politics; legacy and future; rights and responsibilities; race and identity; pride and shame all surface in marking Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 15, 2024. For Christians, we take pride that Martin Luther King Jr.’s deep Christian faith drove him to confront...

For over a century, Catholic Charities has been honored to receive support from The New York Times Communities Fund, previously recognized as The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund. Over the last 112 years, the contributions from various campaigns have empowered us to extend assistance to...

For over a century, Catholic Charities has been honored to receive support from The New York Times Communities Fund, previously recognized as The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund. Over the last 112 years, the contributions from various campaigns have empowered us to extend assistance to...

Pope Francis has called for a day of prayer, penance and fasting for peace throughout the world on Friday, October 27th.  Let us together and in our own individual ways, heed this call. Without a doubt the events of the past two weeks...