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El Centro’s Roberto Hernandez Appointed to Latino Advisory Council

April 30, 2015

Trenton Mayor Eric Jackson recently announced the formation of a new Latino Advisory Council composed of a diverse group of leaders who will help Mayor Jackson’s administration better engage, serve and connect with the Latino community, which represents more than 30% of the city’s total …

Extreme Makeover of Shuttered School Creates Affordable Housing

April 30, 2015

Catholic Charities’ Jean Furdella and Maureen Fahey participated in a Hard Hat Tour of The Duffy School, renovated into apartments for those ages 62+ in Florence NJ. Five units will be occupied by our consumers. Maureen Fahey worked closely with the developers, Conifer and MENDS – …

Mercer County Board Hosts Pocketbook Bingo

April 8, 2015

The Mercer County Board of Catholic Charities will host Pocketbook Bingo event on Friday, May 15 to benefit Mercer County programs.
The event will be held in the gym at St. Paul School in Princeton. Winners will receive designer pocketbooks by Coach, Kate Spade, Ralph Lauren, …

Catholic Charities Offers Clarity on Immigration Changes

March 30, 2015

“The executive actions taken by President Barack Obama to address the complex and difficult issue of immigration have presented undocumented immigrants who have long been “stuck” in a broken system with both unprecedented hope and worrisome risks.
In an effort to help individuals and families navigate …

Help Extended for Those Impacted by Hurricane Sandy!

March 26, 2015

The Catholic Charities New Jersey Disaster Case Management Program has been given an extension so that it may continue providing help to households impacted by Sandy. Originally scheduled to close in January, this program will continue offering services through October 30, 2015.
If you have ongoing, …

Improving Understanding to Provide Highest Quality Care

March 24, 2015

More than 25 clinicians representing nearly every program at Catholic Charities participated in a day-long workshop, “Creating Trauma Informed Systems of Care in Mental Health Settings,” this week.  The workshop was presented by Julie Roebuck, LCSW, a licensed clinical social worker with over twenty five …

El Centro Stages 15th Stations of the Cross Procession in Trenton

March 24, 2015

This Good Friday, April 3, will mark the 15th annual Stations of the Cross procession, re-creating Jesus’ crucifixion, burial and resurrection. Coordinated each year by Catholic Charities’ El Centro program, the event is supported through the time, efforts and generosity of the city’s parishes and …

Walmart Foundation Helps Catholic Charities Fight Food Insecurity

March 23, 2015

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton was a recipient of a grant in the amount of $40,000 from the Walmart Foundation to perform outreach, education and enrollment assistance to residents in Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean counties interested in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This …

Small Actions Make a BIG Difference!

March 19, 2015

A diaper/baby wipe drive organized by Mary Lee and a Mom’s group at St. Leo the Great Parish in Lincroft helped families living in transitional housing at Linkages. Pictured are Jennifer Sprake and Stacey Krall delivering the items to families at Linkages.

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