As Charina Santos’s son, Jace, approached his first birthday, he was making eye contact, waving and starting to feed himself — the usual developmental milestones that pediatricians track. Then, within a couple of months, he stopped. “I would try to get him to engage, but it just wasn’t there,” Ms. Santos said. Soon...
Charity at the Push of a Button Charities from the New York metropolitan area and beyond gathered in Times Square on December 1 to celebrate the global launch of the “Giving Machines” — bright red vending machines where people can make donations to local and international charities. Now in...
Turn Your Compassion into Action for Children and Families in Need Catholic Charities of New York is marking this year’s Giving Tuesday on December 2nd with an urgent appeal to support families across New York who continue to struggle to meet basic needs. With rising food prices and the lingering...
Dear Neighbors, This Thanksgiving, as families gather around tables across New York, I want to take a moment to say thank you — for being part of our Catholic Charities of New York family. Over the past several weeks, from the Bronx to Staten Island, our...
A Partnership Rooted in Shared Values Catholic Charities of New York and the Islamic Society of the Bronx joined together this Thanksgiving season to distribute 100 halal turkeys to neighborhood families — a collaboration grounded in compassion, dignity, and a shared commitment to serving neighbors in...
Coming Together at St. Patrick’s Cathedral On Sunday, November 23, Catholic Charities of New York gathered with His Eminence Cardinal Dolan at St. Patrick’s Cathedral for a moving Mass and Blessing of the Food — a cherished tradition that marks the start of our busiest season of service. This...
For Jason and Deborah, raising a family has come with extraordinary challenges. They live with chronic health conditions, care for a child with autism, and manage day-to-day responsibilities on a limited income. But at Grand Street Guild—one of Catholic Charities’ long-standing affordable housing communities on the Lower East Side—they’ve found not just a place...
Hunger poses a serious threat to both human life and dignity, requiring our urgent and sustained attention. Right now, an estimated 1.5 million New Yorkers are struggling to get enough food. Alarmingly, 1 in 4 are children. With the rising cost of groceries, food pantries are seeing more visitors than ever before. ...
Fordham University students Andres Caballero (Psychology, Class of 2026) and Jack Wenz (Physics, Class of 2026) have taken a creative approach to address food waste and hunger in their community. In a recent conversation with Catholic Charities, the students shared how they launched the “Fordham Food Walk” initiative, which utilizes leftover meal swipes...
What is summer hunger? Nationally, almost 30 million students in the U.S. receive free or reduced-price meals during the school year. But when class is out for summer, millions of children go hungry. For many children in New York City during the summer, access to free meals becomes more difficult. Parents...
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