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Highlights from CCUSA

Important news about Catholic Charities USA's 2020 Annual Gathering

Out of concern for everyone's safety and health, Catholic
Charities USA (CCUSA) has decided to CANCEL the 2020 Annual Gathering
in Cleveland scheduled to take place October 27-30. This was a very
difficult but necessary decision we had to make. While the in-person
event is cancelled, CCUSA is working on a virtual, online professional
development experience that will be rolled out over the next several
months. This includes information regarding CCUSA's Social Innovation
Award! In addition, we hope you will SAVE THE DATE as we are planning
a virtual celebration on Friday, September 25, 2020, commemorating the
110th anniversary of CCUSA's founding. Please stay tuned for email
updates as details are confirmed. You can also reach out to us at
[email protected] with any event-related questions.

Video pitches from nine finalists in CCUSA Innovation Challenge 

We are excited to share the 90-second "Big Idea" video
pitches from our nine finalists in the CCUSA Innovation Challenge that
highlight fresh solutions toward alleviating, reducing or eliminating
poverty. Each of the proposals addresses a specific area of poverty
and was evaluated based on its innovation along with overall
achievability, measurability, replicability and scalability. Check
them out here.
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CCUSA COVID-19 Resource Center

Check out the CCUSA COVID-19 Resource Center on the CCUSA website. The
resource provides the latest news, advocacy efforts and stories from
the Catholic Charities ministry in the United States. Also included is
general guidance from the federal government.

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Would you like to share your disaster knowledge with the network?

The Call for Proposals for the 2020 Applied Institute for Disaster
Excellence is now open!  We want to offer relevant disaster
education that provides participants with best practices and new
skills to meet the needs of those we serve. Please consider sharing a
workshop topic of interest and/or your expertise with colleagues.
Please go to www.ccusaaide.org to view the Call for Topics
instructions and to submit your idea. 
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Events and Webinars

Spread the word about Boost Your Budget Week, July 13-17

You've seen what happens when an older adult can't afford
necessities. With COVID-19, even more older adults are struggling to
make ends meet. We've designated July 13-17 as Boost Your
Benefits Week to encourage more older adults to see if they qualify
for benefits programs to help pay for food, medicine, utilities, and
more. Please help us spread the word! Use our digital toolkit, which
includes posters, social media posts, newsletter blurbs, and other
materials to share. Download the toolkit

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| Visit ncoa.org/Boost
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Placing Catholic Charities clients in high-wage jobs through union
construction apprenticeships webinar

Date: July 14, 2020, at 1:30 PM EDT.  Join CCUSA's Social
Enterprise Community of Practice to find out how to connect your
clients with a pathway to a stable construction career through this
informative webinar detailing the growing prevalence of multi-craft
core curriculum (MC3) pre-apprenticeships in the building trades.
These programs restore dignity to working people, allowing them to
become self-sufficient, supporting themselves and their families.
Understand the qualifications that make a client a good candidate for
success in a construction union apprenticeship. Learn how to locate,
approach, and partner with union apprenticeship training programs in
your community and with local parishes to provide referrals. Identify
geographic locations where the construction unions offer a two-week
pre-apprenticeship program that can help clients decide if a
construction career is right for them and can prepare them to succeed
in a trade. Register here.
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Integral Human Development: A tool to overcome the effects of racism
webinar

Join the Management & Administration section for a webinar on July
14, 2020, at 3:00 PM EDT. Integral Human Development Approach centers
on the idea that the dignity of the person is expressed not only in
work but also in culture, spirituality, relationships, and power. Join
us to explore how with its comprehensive assessment and equity-based
program development IHD can serve as a powerful tool to counteract the
effects of racism. NOTE: This webinar offers 1.0 Continuing
Education Credit. Course completion requirements - To earn CE credit,
participants must log in at the scheduled time, attend the webinar and
complete an online course evaluation and CEC post-test. Certificates
of credit will be emailed within 10 business days of each course
completion. Register here.  
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Resettlement and Asylum Advocacy After COVID-19: Challenges and
Opportunities

Date: July 15, 2020, at 2:00 PM EDT. The current COVID-19 crisis has
brought sweeping changes in policy and operations impacting refugee
and asylum seekers and those who serve them. This webinar takes stock
of the impact of COVID-19 on refugees and asylum-seeking individuals
and families, service agencies and how the impacted individual,
families and agencies have responded. It will also recount the need
for a restoration of the US resettlement and asylum programs,
consistent with Catholic Social Teaching. Register here.
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Making decisions on when to reopen senior programs webinar

Join us for a webinar on July 17, 2020, at 2 PM EDT. Thinking about
when to reopen your senior programs? How to keep your clients and
staff safe during this outbreak? Join us for a conversation with a
group of your peers working in this field to learn more about their
plans. On the webinar, you will hear from the staff of Catholic
Charities CYO San Francisco. The agency has been asked by the State of
California to reopen their adult day center to help support first
responders. Additionally, staff from Catholic Charities of Chicago,
Philadelphia and others will outline their key decision points to take
into consideration when making the decision to reopen. After
registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing
information about joining the webinar. Register here. View System
Requirements
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Having Tough Conversations - Supporting clients with an estate
planning conversation

Date: July 21, 2020, at 2:00 PM EDT. Join us for a webinar to support
staff to open conversations on the importance of Estate Planning.
Presenters will be focusing on ways that staff can encourage clients
to think about final arrangements including financial and medical
guardians, creating a will, selecting guardians for children, among
other important decisions and where to go for additional resources.
Leading the discussion will be: Guadalupe Millan , Director,
Microbusiness & Asset Development, Catholic Charities of Omaha;
Esther D. Coleman, Esq. Staff Attorney, Catholic Charities Legal
Network, CCDC. Register here. 
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Grant Opportunities and Resources

Sterling Volunteers offering FREE basic background checks to Catholic
Charities agencies

Sterling Volunteers, a valued Catholic Charities USA partner, is
extending a helping hand to our network to help safely mobilize
trusted volunteers around essential services during the COVID-19
pandemic. Sterling Volunteers is offering FREE Basic Background
Checks, along with reduced pricing for MVR's and other screening
packages (click here for full details). This COVID-19 special offering
has been extended through

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August 31, 2020. If interested, CLICK HERE to connect with Sterling on
this offering and any other specific needs.
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Please note, the special pricing is not retroactive nor automatic for
existing customers; please contact SV if you are interested in
utilizing the discounts.

Catalyst Kitchens' Train the Trainer program is going virtual

Train the Trainer: Virtual Edition. Adapt your culinary program for
virtual and hybrid learning for COVID-19: August 13th, 14th, 20th,
& 21st in a virtual format. The current "new normal"
during COVID-19 demands some flexibility, creativity, and finding new
ways to connect. We are offering a new online workshop focused on
virtual culinary training and how to become a great teacher, whether
in an in-person capacity or virtually. This workshop will cover remote
teaching, adapting your program to virtual learning, student
evaluation and assessment, and honing your coaching techniques based
on different learning styles. Find out more here or reach out to Steve
Bogus.

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[email protected]

Grant Opportunity - CCUSA Nutrition Education AmeriCorps Program

CCUSA is currently looking for additional grantees for the Nutrition
Education AmeriCorps program. This direct service program is a
collaboration between The American Heart Association (AHA) and
Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) to help Americans learn to lead
healthier lives by eating healthier foods. The AmeriCorps members will
provide food education (learning experiences, recipe demos, grocery
store tours etc.) to food insecure clients to increase knowledge about
the about the relationship between food and health. If your agency is
interested in hosting an AmeriCorps member to serve in your community,
please reach out to Teiara Turner at [email protected].

Grant Opportunity - CCUSA Financial Education AmeriCorps Program

CCUSA is currently looking for additional grantees for the Financial
Education AmeriCorps program. The AmeriCorps members in this program
will use the FDIC Money Smart curriculum to educate clients of all
ages on how to enhance their financial skills and create positive
banking relationships. This program will help clients improve
financial literacy and navigate financial decisions more efficiently.
 If your agency is interested in hosting an AmeriCorps member to
serve in your community, please reach out to Teiara Turner at
[email protected].

Announcing the 2021 RSVP Competition Notice of Funding Opportunity

The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) is releasing
the Fiscal Year 2021 Senior Corps RSVP Competition Notice of Funding
Opportunity (NOFO). CNCS intends to fund successful applicants that
increase the impact of volunteers age 55 and older who provide
volunteer service in response to local community needs. The Notice of
Funding Opportunity and specific geographic service areas can be found
here. Please see Appendix A for a full list of the available
opportunities. The following entities, including those that are
current CNCS grantees, are eligible to apply: public or private
nonprofit organizations (including faith-based and other community
organizations); institutions of higher education; government entities
within states or territories (e.g. cities, counties);
government-recognized veteran service organizations; labor
organizations; partnerships and consortia; and Indian Tribes. We
strongly encourage all eligible applicants to visit
nationalservice.gov/rsvpcompetition to learn more about how Senior
Corps RSVP can help them increase their impact by engaging adults age
55 years and older in volunteer service. Application Deadline:
Applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 PM Eastern (2:00 PM
Pacific), Tuesday, September 1, 2020. Successful applicants will be
notified in mid-January, 2021. CNCS will host a series of technical
assistance calls to answer questions about this funding opportunity,
performance measures, and eGrants. CNCS strongly encourages all
interested applicants to participate in these sessions. Call dates and
times can be found here. If you have questions at any time during the
application period, please send an email here.

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Employment Opportunities

Catholic Charities job opportunities now listed on CCUSA website 

Anyone can view the job opportunities by clicking on the "Careers" tag
on the footer of the CCUSA webpage. To post a job opportunity, one
must be a member and have access to the members' portal in order to
fill out the submission form (click on "Careers" tag on members only
portal homepage). If you have any questions about the new job
opportunities submission form, please contact

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David Werning or
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Lily Stewart. Please click
mail to: [email protected]

here to access job opportunities.
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CCUSA Photo Gallery

Did you know that one of the benefits CCUSA provides to member
agencies is access to a professional photo gallery? Visit our Flickr
photo pages to explore our albums and photos. If you would like a
high-resolution version for your agency's use, please
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email CCUSA with photo number.

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