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Housing Support Services of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York marked a Backpack Giveaway event Aug. 23 at Second Farms in the Bronx. More than 450 backpacks were distributed free-of-charge to area youngsters preparing to go back to school. The cost of the program was paid for by Catholic Charities...

As a pall of heat and humidity envelopes the city this summer, punctuated by sporadic outbursts of gunfire and smoky air, nervous parents of modest means shield their children the best they can. That often means for many teenagers a summer cooped up in apartments playing video games. That...

Education is the cornerstone of personal growth and community development. At Catholic Charities New York, we firmly believe in the power of education to uplift individuals and empower communities. Through our comprehensive and transformative educational programming, we are making a lasting impact in the lives of children and families across...

Prom is a tradition based on enjoying the last few months in high school while approaching graduation. Finding the perfect dress or suit isn’t easy. April 22nd was a glamorous afternoon to remember at Catholic Charities Alianza Dominicana Cultural Center in Washington Heights. Over a hundred young...

Monique Myers directs a summer employment program with 2,000 city youths through Alianza, a Catholic Charities agency in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan. They come with varying degrees of hopes, anxieties and determination. Monique knows what that is like. She’s been with the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) ever since 2013...

They came, they saw and were transformed. That’s how Pedro Mejias, Assistant Director for Catholic Charities Community Services, noted how 34 young people from the Bronx and Manhattan reacted to the trip they took to the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C. on June 20. Most were...

By Peter Feuerherd An increase in the city’s Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) will be felt this year at Catholic Charities’ Alianza program in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan. More investment in the program from the city, according to Monique Myers, Director of Youth Employment Programs for Alianza, is creating an...

The work of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York is highlighted through profiles of an Afghan refugee who fled the 2021 Taliban takeover and a college student from the Bronx who found a solution to hunger through the work of Catholic Charities. Our Gala video features the work...

By Peter Feuerherd Words often don’t come easily for many residents at Astor Services for Children and Families in Rhinebeck, who range in age from five to 14. It can be difficult to articulate childhood trauma. That’s why the Expressive Arts Program at Astor, which also operates a facility in the...

Mentoring New York’s struggling kids has rarely been more difficult and more needed. Vidhya Kelly, Chief Executive Officer for Bigs & Littles NYC Mentoring, a Catholic Charities agency, noted that Covid struck New York’s urban neediest the hardest. According to a study sponsored by the United Hospital Fund, of the 4,200...