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.

Introducing the USDA: Housing and Community Facility Programs for Rural America

This webinar will introduce some and update others on the work of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in rural America. Specifically, the webinar will focus on rural housing programs (single-family and multi-family homes). Additionally, presenters will explore community facility grants and loans that might be attractive to CCUSA member agencies. Join us for a webinar that will feature senior leadership from USDA and offer an opportunity to ask questions! Date: Jan 28, 2021 at 2:00 PM EST. Register here.

HIPAA updates for health and behavioral health providers

Join us for updates on HIPAA (The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). Diana Vincenzo with the Office of Civil Rights will discuss: 1. Disclosing Behavioral Health Information; 2. Social Media; 3. Tele-psych; 4. Mobile Devices; 5. HIPAA Updates and Refresher. 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. The post-test survey will close 7 days after you receive the link to your email. CE Certificates will be emailed within 10 business days of course completion. Date: Jan. 28, 2021. Time: 2 PM EST. Register here.

AmeriCorps VISTA Funding Opportunities Webinar and Request for Proposals

CCUSA is taking applications for our Family Strengthening AmeriCorps VISTA program! Join this webinar to learn more about AmeriCorps VISTA and how this program could help expand your existing programming through the power of national service. The Family Strengthening program focuses on the foundational services that Catholic Charities provides, allowing it to be a broad-based program that can support a variety of program types and interventions. VISTAs in this program support strengthening families through indirect activities, capacity building activities, such as fundraising and resource development, communications and social media, outreach, partnership building, volunteer management, and parish outreach, and much more! In this webinar, we will review sub-grantee expectations, estimated costs, and allowable activities. Bring your creative ideas to the session and consider if this program is right for your agency. Date: Jan 28, 2021. Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST. Register for the webinar here.

Register for Food and Job Training Readiness Workshop

Tuesday, February 9, Tuesday, March 9 and Tuesday April 13, 2021 (3 Sessions – Must attend all) Join us for a virtual event sponsored by CCUSA and presented by FareStart's Catalyst Kitchens. The entire program includes 3, 3-hour sessions. The training, exclusively for Catholic Charities member agencies, will help you evaluate whether incorporating job training into food service programs is a useful addition to improve kitchen operations and to create new job opportunities for clients. The workshop will improve your food service even if you decide not to add a workforce training component. There is a modest fee for the 3-session training (9 hours), and the fee is discount because of CCUSA’s sponsorship. Space is limited. Questions about whether this program is a fit for your kitchen? Contact Steve Bogus. Ready to register? Click here.

Strengthening 2Gen approaches through listening, engaging, and designing with families

Join our experts for a webinar where participants will engage in peer learning to develop and strengthen understanding of a Whole Family Approach (WFA). Additionally, we will focus on ways to become centered in key WFA concepts like racial equity, engaging and listening to families, and attending to system and policy changes that support parents and children. We will address how engaging and listening to customers can strengthen program design and build buy-in internally and externally while exploring multiple ways to connect organizations shifting to a Whole Family Approach (WFA). Date: Feb 24, 2021 at 2:00 PM EST. Register here.

Open Wide Our Hearts virtual exhibit from Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Green Bay

Inspired by Open Wide Our Hearts,  the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ 2018 pastoral letter against racism, staff at Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Green Bay launched the Open Wide Our Hearts photo exhibit in November 2019.  This exhibit features photos of Catholics from various racial and ethnic backgrounds, alongside written narratives that document what life in the church of the Diocese of Green Bay has been like for them as a person of color.  This past summer, due to limitations on in-person gatherings as well as the national response to the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, a virtual version of the exhibit was developed in order to be able to share these stories with a wider audience and continue these important conversations.  You can check out the exhibit here.

Grant Opportunities and Resources

MLK Day of Service resources

January 18 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day and a national day of service. CCUSA encourages local Catholic Charities to host and/or participate in events to celebrate his profound legacy and leverage the goodwill of volunteers across the nation. To help brainstorm what type of event your organization could host, check out this service event ideas flyer and other project resources. There are a variety of toolkits available for adverstising your event, including through Mobilize America and All for Good. For virtual MLD Day of Service events, check out this virtual event best practices guide. For in-person events, review this Health & Safety Guidance and consider using this free polypropylene face mask request form if needed for your event.

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].

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.

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 email CCUSA with photo number.