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 …
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton is now collecting school supplies to ensure that children from low-income families start the school year with everything they need to learn.
About 15 million children live in poverty in the U.S., according to the National Center for Children in Poverty. …
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 …
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 …
