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Like the deer that yearns
for running streams,
so my soul is yearning
for you, my God. Psalm 42:1
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Highlights from CCUSA
Daily Advent reflections from CCUSA
Sunday, November 29, marks the beginning of Advent. Once again, CCUSA
will offer daily reflections on each day's Mass readings, authored by
Catholic Charities employees and other social concerns ministers. The
reflections will arrive by email first thing each morning. Sign up
here to receive them.
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Events and Webinars
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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Cultivating the Vineyard of the Lord - Parish Engagement with the
Dignity of Work
The social doctrine of the Church has its foundation in labor and the
dignity of working people, and the rights of workers to organize for
safe and dignified working conditions. Parish engagement and outreach,
however, often skips over this focus on work and the dignity of
workers. As our Church celebrates Advent by cultivating a place in our
hearts and homes for Christ anew, you're invited to come learn about
and discuss how parishes and Catholic Charities agencies can better
cultivate the vineyard of the Lord by their outreach to protect the
dignity and rights of workers through Church-Labor partnership. Aimee
Shelide Mayer of the national Catholic Labor Network will guide us in
this thought-provoking discussion. Date: Dec 09, 2020 at 12:00 PM EST.
Register here.
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Introduction to telepsychiatry services
During the COVID-19 crisis, telepsychiatry has emerged as a powerful
tool for increasing access to care. In this vein, the federal
government and states have swiftly implemented regulatory changes to
meet urgent needs during this public health crisis. We know that the
ongoing changes can be overwhelming and raise a lot of questions about
what the future will look like after this "new normal." In a webinar
co-hosted by Genoa Telepsychiatry and CCUSA, we will discuss the power
of telehealth during COVID-19 and beyond. NOTE: This webinar offers
1.0 Continuing Education Credit. Date: Dec. 10, 2020. Time: 2 PM. For
more details and to register, go here.
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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.
Date: Dec. 10, 2020 at 3:00 PM EST. Register here.
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2020 elections, the results and moving forward - Possible highlights
for 117th Congress
Join the Social Policy team at Catholic Charities USA as we review the
results of the 2020 elections, how we move forward and possible
highlights in the 117th Congress beginning in January 2021. Date: Dec.
16, 2020, at 2 PM EST. Register here.
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Public Forum: CCUSA Poverty and Racism Paper
In a response to events in 2020, CCUSA rewrote its 2008 Poverty and
Racism paper and developed a facilitation guide on racial justice and
anti-racist work for Diocesan Directors of Catholic Charities. Please
join us for a conversation about the best way for Catholic Charities
agencies to conduct anti-racist programming in our communities. Date:
February 18, 2021. Time: 2 PM EST. 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].
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,
please
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email CCUSA with photo number.
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