January 15, 2019
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton this month opened a new program to better help adults with mental health needs in Burlington County.
The program is called Crisis Intervention Support Services (CISS). It serves adults who are experiencing a crisis during which mental health symptoms appear. Services will …
January 14, 2019
The government shutdown has impacted a housing program run by Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton, leaving 24 homeless or recently homeless adults with an uncertain future.
The federal funding for Catholic Charities’ Rapid Rehousing program in Mercer County would have been renewed this month – but …
January 3, 2019
January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, a time when advocates rally to raise awareness about an illegal practice that has victimized more than 40 million people globally.
While many might imagine trafficking as a scourge afflicting only faraway lands or gritty cities, New …
December 20, 2018
Not long ago, Augustine Lopez was on the way to GameStop with his mother, his allowance burning a hole in his pocket. The Westampton boy planned to buy himself a video game at the Hainesport, Burlington County, store.
But then he saw a homeless man with …
December 19, 2018
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton recently received two one-year grants, totaling nearly $335,000, from Mercer County to better serve elderly residents who have mental health or substance use disorders.
Collectively, the grants are intended to support housing stability for the county’s seniors and help them more …
December 17, 2018
More than 100 people marched in Trenton today to support legislation that would give access to New Jersey driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants, formerly incarcerated people, domestic violence survivors, homeless people, senior citizens, and others who face barriers to getting state ID.
The morning march and …
November 30, 2018
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced this week that local law enforcement cannot participate in federal immigration actions, a move intended to strengthen the immigrant community’s trust in police.
Under the new rules, a New Jersey police officer cannot stop, question, arrest, search, or detain …
November 12, 2018
November, with the coming Thanksgiving holiday, is traditionally a time to celebrate abundance and show gratitude for our blessings. But in New Jersey, one of the richest states in the nation, more than 919,000 people struggle with food insecurity, while another 8,500 are homeless.
That’s why …
November 9, 2018
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton is expanding mental health and addiction services in Burlington County to serve military veterans.
The additional services – expected to be available in early 2019 – were funded through the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which awarded …
November 6, 2018
Charity is as ingrained in Vincent Mastrocola as his hazel eyes and his love of Italian and other ethnic foods.
He attributes it to his upbringing. His grandparents, his mother and her siblings immigrated here from Italy. They joined the blue-collar, melting-pot masses in New York …
