July 24, 2018
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton staffers and clients will join more than 350 advocates in Washington, D.C., tomorrow to urge New Jersey’s congressional delegation to fight proposed funding cuts that endanger residents’ access to affordable housing.
Wilson Bagley, who heads Catholic Charities’ Partners in Recovery in …
July 20, 2018
After federal lawmakers earlier this year passed tax cuts that critics warned would widen the chasm between rich and poor, they again are advancing new legislation that threatens to make life even harder for families who live in poverty.
Legislators in the House and Senate recently …
July 18, 2018
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton recently received $90,000 in federal funds that will enable our Providence House Domestic Violence Services to better serve Spanish-speakers in Ocean County and rural victims in Burlington County, empowering them toward independent, abuse-free lives.
The two Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) …
July 12, 2018
Five years ago, a group of golf-loving ladies from tiny Waretown down the shore decided to organize a golf outing to support Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton’s Providence House of Ocean County, wanting to help a local nonprofit that touches many lives. That first effort …
July 10, 2018
Every day, the news headlines proclaim fresh heartache in the immigration debate, from family separations to deported DREAMers to extended detentions of immigrants who cross the U.S. border seeking asylum.
But Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton is working to bring smiles and stability to immigrants affected …
July 2, 2018
In most contexts, ace is awesome.
Calling someone an “ace” is a complimentary nod to their skills. “Holding the aces” means you’ve got a winning hand. Having an “ace in the hole” means you wield an advantage sure to secure victory.
But when it comes to childhood …
June 29, 2018
What do bubbles, bottled water, bathing suits, and baby items have in common?
They’re all items on the Summer Wish Lists of our Providence Houses in Burlington and Ocean counties.
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton’s Providence House Domestic Violence Services provides comprehensive services to victims of domestic …
June 28, 2018
Rina Manfredo was just 7 years old when she decided she wanted to give all her money away. Students at St. Joan of Arc School in Marlton, where she was then a second-grader, were collecting for missions to Honduras, and Rina wanted to help.
“She gave …
June 27, 2018
You don’t have to listen very hard to hear groans when it comes to talk about New Jersey’s housing prices. The Garden State ranks among the bottom half of all states when it comes to almost any housing indicator.
New Jersey leads the nation in foreclosures, …
June 26, 2018
In recent weeks, the country has been deeply divided over national policy separating migrant families who cross the border to seek asylum in the United States, with adults sent to jail to face criminal charges and children as young as infancy placed in government custody …
