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...
Catholic Charities marked the distribution of 10 million meals during the COVID-19 pandemic with a food distribution and outreach on immigration, housing, and health care at Sacred Heart Church in the Highbridge section of the Bronx July 29. Catholic, civic and business leaders emphasized that while there...
In pandemic’s grip, concerns about food insecurity are compounded for older Americans. Until March, Gabriel and Constancia Merrill had both worked to provide food to seniors, she preparing the meals and he delivering them. But now, the couple has found themselves on the receiving end of food assistance after losing...
