Refugee honored as ‘Most Courageous Student’
Cing Lee Kim, an 18-year-old refugee from Myanmar who was resettled by Catholic Charities staff three years ago, won the “Most Courageous Student” award for her high school and was honored at the...
View ArticleOvercoming challenges starts with a home
Dec. 6, 2016 was the day when things began to unravel for Ann Ortiz. “I remember the date well, because I lost my father to cancer two days before that,” recalled Ortiz, a 55-year-old grandmother, with...
View ArticleCatholic Charities advocates for sustainable housing
In the early morning hours of July 26, seven buses from every district in New Jersey departed for Washington D.C. to deliver a strong message to Congressional Leaders on Capitol Hill: “No Housing...
View ArticleConnecting with the community through clay
Fourteen refugee teens from Catholic Charities’ Refugee Resettlement Program participate in a twice weekly summer initiative sponsored by Say it With Clay in Collingswood as part of a prelude to Pope...
View ArticleCatholic Charities combats food insecurity
Catholic Charities staff members Brian Wagner, Ashli McLean and Camille Cuentas load baskets of eggplants onto a truck during Catholic Charities’ staff gleaning day, a day in which staff suspend their...
View ArticleAn advocate for justice, justly honored
Standing with Kevin Hickey, executive director of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Camden, and Bishop Dennis Sullivan, Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark holds a sculpture of four people holding hands on...
View ArticleMargarita Lugo, ‘Faith-based Advocate’
Margarita Lugo of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Camden, was recently honored at the Seventh Annual State Hispanic Leadership Summit Conference and Awards Gala. On Oct. 21, Margarita Lugo of Catholic...
View ArticleOut of the woods, and into a home
Edward Wright sat on the couch of his home in Bridgeton, staring at the wall across from him with a thousand-yard stare on his face. The 56-year-old veteran was not reflecting upon the nine years he...
View ArticleCatholic Charities offers a lifeline for grieving parents
A pharmacist holds the prescription painkiller OxyContin at a local pharmacy in Provo, Utah. The U.S. opioid epidemic affects not only addicts, but families and budgets.(CNS photo/George Frey, reuters)...
View ArticleBridgeton couple’s final effort to remain a family
Bishop Dennis Sullivan, far left, joins a prayer vigil in front of Sen. Cory Booker’s office in Camden on Dec. 6, the day before Oscar Campos (holding a sign) and his wife Humberta were scheduled to be...
View ArticleCatholic Charities brings Christmas joy to needy families
Catholic Charities welcomed evacuees from Puerto Rico, many of whom lost their homes to Hurricane Maria and fled the island with only what they could fit in a suitcase, to join a toy drive on Dec. 18...
View ArticleNational Migration Week 2018: A reminder of ‘Many Journeys, One Family’ campaign
After helping organize a toy giveaway, young refugee clients and volunteers sign a “Share the Journey” poster that was first signed by Bishop Dennis Sullivan during the launching of the campaign....
View ArticleFrom battlefield to nursing field: a desire to serve
Abdul Saboor, (left), an Afghani national, interprets for members of the U.S. (center), and Afghani military (right). He received death threats because of his work and came to the United States on an...
View ArticleSharing the Journey: a call to the periphery
When Bishop Dennis Sullivan launched the Share the Journey campaign on Sept. 17, 2017, he remarked, “This worldwide journey of encounter and hope begins today; may we all be missionary disciples.” In...
View ArticleService is fundamental to Catholic education
A bilingual Gloucester Catholic High School student tutors an asylee from Haiti who is learning English during one of the school’s visits to Catholic Charities, where the students eagerly engaged in...
View ArticleHomeless count helps Catholic Charities identify need
“How are you? I’m so sorry for the mess.” We often say these words to friends when welcoming them into our homes, which perhaps hadn’t been tidied to perfection prior to their arrival. But in this...
View ArticleCatholic Charities granted funding for homeless prevention initiatives
Over the recent weeks, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Camden has received a total of $1.5 million in grants for homeless prevention from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and Camden...
View ArticleCampus tour opens doors for refugee teens
Patrick Barry, director of Refugee Resettlement of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Camden, poses for a photo with a group of refugee teenagers on the Temple campus. The group was given a tour of the...
View ArticleAn eye-opening presentation on refugee journeys
Moustafa Aldoori, a case manager for Catholic Charities, speaks at a panel discussion on refugee resettlement at Saint Thomas More Parish, Cherry Hill. After being kidnapped and held for ransom for...
View ArticlePutting faith in action by putting food in boxes
Volunteers pack boxes with donated food Saint Agnes Church in Blackwood on March 18, the day of the Camden Diocese’s fifth annual FaithFull Food Drive. The FaithFULL Food Drive was launched five years...
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