Sign Up For Email
All News
UN Climate Change Summit: Catholic Charities of New York and Global Climate Migration
09/26/2019 | News Articles | Share
By Jim Sliney Jr
281,000 hectares of land. That’s almost 1,100 square miles. That’s also the amount of land that draught has made unusable in the Northern Triangle -- Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras -- according NBC News and the UN World...
A Conversation With Father James Martin At The Xavier Society
09/26/2019 | News Articles | Share
Photo: Flickr
By Jim Sliney Jr.
On Thursday, October 10th, at 6:00 PM, Father James Martin, SJ will be the guest at a special event for the Xavier Society for the Blind at Xavier High School’s Keenan Commons, on West...
As Suicide Prevention Month Ends - Let's Keep Talking
09/26/2019 | News Articles | Share
By Jim Sliney Jr and John-Mark de Palma
FIRST AID, FOR MENTAL HEALTH
Caseworkers are on the frontline of social services. They assist and counsel families and individuals through life’s hardships, connecting them with resources and...
Monsignor Kevin Celebrates NYC Labor Day Parade with Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral
09/19/2019 | News Articles | Share
by John-Mark de Palma
Thousands of working women and men, representing over 150 unions and labor groups marched in the annual New York City Labor Day Parade up Fifth Avenue on...
Helping New Americans Know and Understand Their Immigration Rights
09/19/2019 | News Articles | Share
By Jim Sliney Jr.
On Monday, September 9th and Tuesday, September 10th, there were two live phone banks offering free, safe, legal help for new Americans at the office of Immigration and Refugee Services at the Lower...
Loaves and Fishes: A Glance at Hunger in New York
09/19/2019 | News Articles | Share
September is National Hunger Awareness Month
By John Mark de Palma and Jim Sliney Jr
Catholic Charities of New York is shining a light on this important...
Safety and a New Beginning at Saint Augustine Terrace
09/19/2019 | News Articles | Share
By Jim Sliney Jr.
In September 2018, Rebekah Miranda and her daughter Amber moved into a new apartment in the Saint...
Together 12,000 Volunteers Remember 9/11 and Served Those in Need
09/13/2019 | News Articles | Share
By Jim Sliney Jr.
September 11, 2019, The Intrepid Air and Space Museum
Any other day of the year, this space would be filled with milling crowds soaking in the history, the science and the service the museum features. But not...
Proposed Changes to Public Charge: Catholic Charities is Ready
09/12/2019 | News Articles | Share
By Jim Sliney Jr.
A dear friend of mine lived a perfectly normal life until the age of 16. While an honor student in high school, she developed a rare, autoimmune disease. It came out of nowhere and it never left....
Kids Need Backpacks for Back-To-School: You Can Help
09/12/2019 | News Articles | Share
By Jim Sliney Jr.
Catholic Charities of New York and its biggest division, the Catholic Charities Community Services have, for years, been supporting back-to-school efforts by donating backpacks and school...
The Coalition that Is Fighting to Save Charity
09/05/2019 | News Articles | Share
By Jim Sliney Jr.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, “significantly reduced tax incentives for Americans to give to the important work of charitable organizations across the...
The Many Welcoming Faces of the Leo House
09/05/2019 | News Articles | Share
By Jim Sliney Jr.
Chelsea, Manhattan
You enter under a maroon awning into a gray stone building-front, the kind of elegant Manhattan buildings you see in movies. Inside, you see a long wooden front...
The Not so Surprising Cost of Living in NYC
09/05/2019 | News Articles | Share
By Jim Sliney Jr.
In June, New York State passed a bill offering diverse protections for tenants throughout the state, including New York City. Legislation touches on eviction protections, security deposits for...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Visits Catholic Charities Bronx Food Hub
09/05/2019 | News Articles | Share
By Jim Sliney Jr
On Wednesday, August 28th, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez visited a Catholic Charities of New York food hub and community...
Senior Citizens to Receive Assistance Through a Generous Grant to Catholic Charities NY
08/28/2019 | News Articles | Share
By Jim Sliney Jr
The Field Hall Foundation has deep roots in caring for people with incurable diseases. In 1879 an Episcopal nun named Louise Gardner Hall opened the “House of the Holy Comforter” – a place where the physical and spiritual needs of the...
