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Your word, O Lord, is truth;
consecrate us in the truth. Jn 17:17b, 17a

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Highlights from CCUSA

2020 AIDE is Virtual - Registration is Now Open

Join your fellow Disaster practitioners and network experts for three
days of education, networking, and fun as we bring together
the Applied Institute for Disaster Excellence as a free
virtual lite training. Participating in AIDE Lite is one of the best
ways to be in the "know" about disaster response and recovery best
practices, particularly when coupled with responding to the pandemic
and systematic racism that has led to widespread community unrest.
Click here to register.
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UPDATED 2019 ANNUAL SURVEY DATA VISUALIZATIONS

2019 Member Agency Profiles: The 2019 Member Agency Profiles
visualization is now live! Select a Diocese from the drop-down menu to
review key information about each agency's operations, programs,
and services. Find the updated Member Agency
Profiles here or through the CCUSA Members Portal under
'Annual Survey Resources.'

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2019 Agency Service Inventory: The 2019 Agency Service Inventory
resource is now updated! This interactive visualization uses CCUSA
2019 Annual Survey data to identify agency activity across program
areas. Select a service type and a corresponding service element to
view all Catholic Charities agencies who reported providing that
service in 2019. Access the updated Agency Service
Inventory here or through the CCUSA Members Portal under
'Annual Survey Resources.'

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2019 Member Agency FTE Visualization: The updated 2019 Member
Agency FTE visualization enables member agencies to compare their
reported full time equivalent (FTE) staff count to the broader network
and identify agencies of comparable size. Such comparisons may be
useful for benchmarking, enhancing regional or national context, or in
considering partnership opportunities among Catholic Charities
agencies. Access this resource here or through the CCUSA
Members Portal under 'Annual Survey Resources.

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CCUSA's Research and Evaluation team wants your perspective on
evaluation! 

You are invited to join the Catholic Charities Subgroup on Learning,
Analysis, Measurement, and Evaluation, a cohort of the Management
& Administration section focused on building and enhancing
organizational infrastructure and processes to ensure data-driven
decision making. Input from periodic calls and other communications
will drive thought leadership and resource development, as well as
facilitate exchange across Catholic Charities agencies through
different modules. Interested parties should contact Kerry Glova,
Director of Research and Evaluation.
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Events and Webinars

"Creating a culture of healthy eating" webinar

Nutrition is at the root of much of the ill health of the poor, and
the importance of underlying health conditions has been brought home
at tragic levels through COVID-19. For 80 years, Edmundite MIssions
has served Selma, Alabama, the poorest city in the poorest county in
one of the poorest states in the nation. In a year of effort, the
Missions has shown how to combine food provision and improved
nutrition in extremely poor populations not only to walk the talk of
the nutritional value of its work in measurable ways, but also to
create nutrition advocates among its young, including the high school
football team, an Alabama icon. And all for pennies on the dollar. The
speaker is: Susan Raymond, Ph.D., Chief Innovation officer and Vice
President, Program Integration, Edmundite Missions, Selma,
AL. Date: Oct. 29, 2020. Time: 3 PM ET. Register here.
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From Siloed to Self-Aware: A Collaborative Approach to Effective Donor
and Volunteer Engagement Webinar 

Date: Oct 28, 2020 at 2:00 PM EDT. Siloed behavior within a team
culture is divisive, and employees are sometimes disinclined to
collaborate. Research shows that minimizing competitive behaviors is
feasible through applying the concept of collaboration. This session
will use experiences of Catholic Charities of Washingto.n, DC's
Development, Volunteer, and Communications teams as a case study to
show how to build a more collaborative work environment.
Register here. 
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SNAP Education: A state-wide approach to increasing healthy lifestyles
for those most in need

The Federal SNAP Education Program supports healthy, active, and
nourished lifestyles by providing low-income households with access to
nutrition and physical activity education, and by leading healthy
community initiatives at the local level. This workshop will provide a
road map for how a statewide network of Catholic Charities agencies
use the SNAP Ed program across their state to increase healthy
lifestyles with those living on a SNAP budget. Join us for a webinar
on Nov. 4, 2020, at 3 PM EST. Register here. After
registering you will receive a confirmation email containing
information about joining the webinar. View system requirements.
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Arriving Alone - Needs and Programming for Unaccompanied Migrant
Children in Foster Care webinar

Date: Nov 05, 2020 at 2:00 PM EST. Join us in exploring the
challenges that unaccompanied migrant children face, the needs they
present and the services that contribute to their ability to thrive in
their new communities. This webinar will highlight how USCCB's model
provides continuity of care for youth coming into the United States,
including pursuit of legal relief, reunification with family and
sponsors in the community and long-term foster care and independent
living options for youth who are granted legal status. Come learn
about the services youth rely on to succeed and how USCCB's network of
foster care providers supports the long-term health, well-being and
integration of unaccompanied migrant children by placing them in a
community setting. PLEASE NOTE: This webinar offers 1.0 Continuing
Education Credit. Register here.
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African American Men's Health in 20/20: Context, Considerations
and Challenges webinar

Date: Nov 09, 2020 at 2:00 PM EST. African American men's
health has been worse than other men and women for more than 100
years, yet we have few programs or evidence-based practices to improve
African American men's mental or physical health. In this
presentation, Dr. Derek Griffith - Founder and Director, Center for
Research on Men's Health at Vanderbilt University - suggests
that part of the reason we may not have succeeded in improving the
health of these men is that we have not considered what it means to be
African American and a man over time and in this current context. He
will describe findings from his research, and he will suggest
strategies to improve African American men's health and
well-being. NOTE: This webinar offers 1.0 Continuing Education Credit.
 Register here. 
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CCUSA Webinar - How to Educate Your Staff: A Catholic Charities of St.
Louis Case Study

Date: Nov 11, 2020 at 3:00 PM EST. An overwhelming need in all
organizations is to provide professional development for staff on a
consistent basis. Catholic Charities of St. Louis embarked on a
journey to meet that need in a coordinative fashion by creating the
Federation Training Program. This program provides professional
development to staff at all levels in clinical topics, management
development, personal enrichment, and safety on an ongoing basis. This
presentation will describe the evolution of this program, demonstrate
the resources used, the multi-level evaluation processes applied, and
the performance improvements to elevate this initiative on an ongoing
basis. Finally, the presentation will also include the results of a
comprehensive analysis to monetize the value of these trainings and
discuss how these concepts can be applied in the audiences'
organizations.  Register here.
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Incorporating Consumer Voice into Pantry Design and Management Webinar

Date: Nov 10, 2020 at 3:00 PM EST. Join CCUSA staff to examine
how one Philadelphia Catholic Charities agency used food pantry
services as a vehicle to create community. The program instituted a
cooperative among those using the pantry to help run the program
itself. Join our presenters to explore how this significant change
resulted in leadership opportunities for those who use the pantry
services, as well as a more sustainable way to address local food
insecurity. Register here.
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Enterprise Risk Management: Theory into Practice Webinar

Date: Nov 17, 2020 at 2:00 PM EST. Join us for an interactive
session for those both new to risk management as well as experienced
administrators. In this session, we will provide an Enterprise Risk
Management (ERM) framework to apply in your own organization as well
as dive into how to engage stakeholders and implement your mitigation
plan. Following this presentation the participant will be able to
define what risk management looks like within your organization;
understand how to engage multiple stakeholders; and implement a
successful risk management plan. Register here. 
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Using Integration Data to Build Stronger Communities for Long-Term
Residents and Newcomers webinar

Date: Dec 08, 2020 at 2:00 PM EST. Join us in learning how
Catholic Charities agencies across the country use Catholic Legal
Immigration Network (CLINIC) created tools to collect this data and
how the data has informed how they design their integration programs.
Successful immigrant integration efforts help dismantle local unequal
power dynamics. To accomplish this, a community must work together and
address data-identified areas of inequity. This webinar will pinpoint
the components of a successful integration initiative, detail how to
collect important data that can enhance a currently operating
integration program, and propose a plan of action for agencies
interested in effectively engaging their community in integration
efforts. Come learn how to garner buy-in from the agency's clients,
staff, and community members. Additionally, presenters will focus on
how to build an initiative designed to address the needs of the
community. Register here.
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Grant Opportunities and Resources

Grant Opportunity - CCUSA Financial Education AmeriCorps Program

CCUSA is currently looking for additional grantee(s) for the Financial
Education AmeriCorps program to fulfill one full time slot or one half
time slot or both a full time and half time slot! 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].

Finding homes for children, youth waiting in US foster care system

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is leading a
national effort, championed by Assistant Secretary Lynn Johnson, to
garner commitments and build strategic partnerships with the goal of
finding loving, permanent homes for the nearly 122,000 children and
youth who are currently waiting in the U.S. foster care system. ACF
has developed a public engagement section of the ALL IN
Foster Adoption Challenge website to ask the public to engage in the
ALL IN Challenge by committing to an activity that supports
children/youth or their caregivers and then sharing a picture or video
of themselves with the ALL IN sign on their social media to let others
know they have committed be ALL IN. ACF asks that people use the
hashtag #ALLINforWaitingKids to show their support for the challenge
as well as share the link to the public engagement page so that people
can learn more. For more information, visit the ALL In Foster
Adoption website.

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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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December 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.

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 David Werning.
Please click 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,
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email CCUSA with photo number.

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