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 …
The coronavirus crisis has made it challenging for our Fix It program in Ocean County to continue operating as usual.
Fix It is a Community Services program in which volunteers visit the homes of senior citizens in Ocean County to perform minor home repairs and chores.
But …
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton recently received two grants, totaling almost $460,000, to prevent homelessness in Ocean County.
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs gave Catholic Charities’ Community Services the grants to provide temporary rent and utility assistance to individuals and families who are either …
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton’s Providence House Domestic Violence Services is an organization that offers a wide array of services for victims of domestic violence, free of charge. One of these programs is PALS, which stands for Peace: A Learned Solution. It offers creative arts …
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton will honor Joseph Leone Introna with its Light of Hope Award for Ocean County at the 30th Annual Guardian Angel Dinner Dance in September.
Introna donates to countless causes, including Catholic Charities.
Humble roots
He came from humble roots. Introna started working at …
Walter Pruiksma is a big man who doesn’t hesitate to do what needs doing. That becomes quickly clear when he starts reminiscing about his service as a military policeman during World War II.
Like when he headed off to military training and bulked up so much …
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) …
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 …
