November 10, 2020
An elderly neighbor first told Mary Farrar about Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton’s Fix It program. She had an overhead garage light that went out, and she couldn’t reach it to replace it. So she called Fix It, which sent a volunteer to replace it …
November 9, 2020
Depression drove Britney into addiction.
“I was so depressed I just wanted to numb all my feelings. At one point, I didn’t even want to live any more,” she said. “I started with pills. Then heroin. I was using for seven and a half months – …
November 6, 2020
Kelly Miller works with people coming out of prison, helping them find housing, jobs and whatever else they need to be successful as they reintegrate back into society. She knows how hard it can be to find affordable housing. And because she works for a …
November 4, 2020
For years, Wayne Eldridge couldn’t get a job. Shop Rite, Sam’s Club, Dollar General, Goodwill … the list of places where he applied – and got rejected – goes on and on.
“Most wouldn’t tell me why. Sometimes they would be honest – they’d say it …
October 28, 2020
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton is partnering with Capital Health to help victims of violence in Mercer County achieve long-term recovery and stability in a new program called Violence Intervention for the Community Through Outreach Recovery (VICTORY).
The hospital-based intervention program aims to break the cycle …
October 13, 2020
With in-person gatherings now a public health risk, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton shifted all our fundraising efforts this year online, consolidating four annual fundraisers into a single virtual event to ensure the safety of our supporters and staff.
Our inaugural Guardian Angel Benefit of Hope …
September 28, 2020
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton is pleased to honor Robert Brooks of Trenton with our Client Achievement Award.
Poverty and circumstance turned Robert Brooks into a law-breaker at the tender age of 9. With an absentee father, an abusive, mentally ill mother, and three younger brothers, …
September 23, 2020
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton is pleased to honor Thomas J. and Dr. Judithann C. Keefe of Spring Lake as our Richard J. Hughes, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton Humanitarians.
For Thomas J. and Dr. Judithann C. Keefe, charitable giving is a vital virtue, instilled in …
September 16, 2020
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton is pleased to honor Stark & Stark of Lawrenceville as our Corporate Citizen of the Year.
Operating as one of the oldest law practices in New Jersey, Stark & Stark offers a full range of legal services for businesses and individuals. …
September 14, 2020
The bond between mothers and daughters can be as strong as cement, unbreakable and lasting. That’s true of Cynthia and Suzanne Mansour. They live together, work together – and now, spend their spare time protecting people during the ongoing pandemic by making masks together.
Both work …
