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able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart. Heb 4:12 Highlights from CCUSADo you have FY21 budget dollars to spend! Register for the 2021 Annual Gathering at the lowest price available for members! Don’t miss out to reunite with your friends and colleagues from across the Catholic Charities ministry for the 2021 CCUSA Annual Gathering, September 21 -23 in San Diego. Learn, pray and network as we come together after a year of unprecedented challenges. Access the 2021 Annual Gathering website and register today. We are looking forward to seeing you! Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan Award Through the Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan Award, Catholic Charities USA thanks a person in the Catholic Charities network that has distinguished him/herself for dedicated service and/or leadership in the field of children, youth, and families. In our goal to reduce poverty in America, Catholic Charities is able to serve more of our brothers and sisters due to the dedication and commitment of staff and volunteers. The winner of the 2021 Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan Award will be highlighted in a future issue of CCUSA's magazine, Charities USA. To submit your nominations, please access Bishop Sullivan Award Application or email Marlesia Neloms with any questions that you may have. The deadline is COB, Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Share you story with the Catholic Charities network CCUSA’s Storybank, a tool that allows staff of Catholic Charities member agencies – and anyone touched by the Catholic Charities ministry – to share insights and memories of people realizing their inherent dignity: stories that relate everything from overcoming an addiction to finding sustainable employment and affordable housing. One of the best ways to make an impact on the important issues that the Catholic Charities ministry addresses is to show how people are actually helped: what was the specific issue?; how was it resolved?; what did Catholic Charities do?; was there a government program that was essential to the process? The stories collected through this tool will be used to raise national awareness of the work of the Catholic Charities network including, but not limited to, posting to CCUSA’s website and online platforms, sharing with national media outlets and policymakers, and featuring in future issues of Charities USA. Please note: All submissions will clearly credit the respective member agency. SUBMIT YOUR STORY HERE. The Laudato Si' Action Platform Pope Francis is challenging Catholic communities and organizations across the world – including Catholic Charities agencies - to gradually work toward "total sustainability" in our common call to care for creation. This invitation is centered upon a Laudato Si’ Action Platform through which Catholic organizations publicly commit to a seven-year journey of ecological conversion. The action platform is framed across seven Laudato Si’ goals which reflect Catholic Social Teaching and provide “footsteps” in areas such as education, spirituality, the adoption of sustainable practices, community engagement, and a commitment to address poverty. Registration to commit to this process has now opened and will conclude on October 4, the Feast of Saint Francis. Read more here. You may also reach out to Scott Hurd, Vice President for Leadership Development and Catholic Identity at CCUSA. Events and WebinarsChild tax credit awareness day community event Join us Monday, June 21st for our Child Tax Credit Awareness Day Community Event happening to mark the occasion. The Child Tax Credit in the American Rescue Plan provides the largest Child Tax Credit ever and historic relief to the most working families ever. This event will provide an opportunity for attendees to learn how to receive monthly payments to support their own kitchen table. Additionally, we will amplify our newly launch childtaxcredit.gov that provides helpful information and tools. Hope to see you on Monday! Additionally, invite your community to tune in as well to learn about Child Tax Credit. June 21, 2021, at 3 PM EDT. Register here. CCUSA/LEO evaluation cohort on improving youth outcomes Join us Thursday, June 24th at 2:30 PM ET to learn about the CCUSA/LEO evaluation partnership on improving youth outcomes. Register here for the meeting. Catholic Charities USA and the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunity (LEO) are launching an initiative focused on evaluating programs that are improving outcomes for youth (under age 25). LEO and CCUSA are seeking to identify five Catholic Charities member agencies who are currently running innovative youth programs and are interested in research. The goal is to test innovative programs that are decreasing youth inequality; outcomes of interest include: education attainment, employment and earnings, housing stability, decreased involvement with the criminal justice system, etc. Ideal candidates for this partnership are organizations that are committed to launching an RCT to evaluate an existing program focused on improving youth outcomes. Any staff working with youth-serving (ages 0-25) programs are invited to attend to learn if this evaluation partnership is a fit for your program, and vice versa. Support from key agency decision makers is critical to the success of this partnership, so participation from executive, evaluation, and program leaders is strongly encouraged. Find full details about this partnership using this link.Building Community to End Poverty Webinar How can families experiencing poverty gain stability in the post-pandemic economy? How can volunteers overcome pandemic social isolation through meaningful relationships with others in their community? Through the Circles model, participating communities support families to get out of poverty and remove the barriers that stand in the way. In this webinar, Circles USA presenters will share what they’re learning about “building community to end poverty” at a variety of levels: (1.) Empowering families of low wealth to make gains in income, education, employment, home ownership, reliable transportation, social support, and emotional/physical wellbeing; (2.) Encouraging volunteers and staff to expand their knowledge of poverty, empathy, and engagement in their communities; (3.) Organizing communities to implement initiatives that remove systemic barriers to poverty reduction; (4.) Building relationships across all sectors, including the business/economic development stakeholders and policymakers; (5.) Fostering poverty reduction systems that tackle root causes of poverty. Date: July 7, 2021. Time: 2 PM EST. Registration here.Register for "Laudato Si and the U.S. Catholic Church: A Conference Series on Our Common Home" Registration is now open for “Laudato Si’ and the U.S. Catholic Church: A Conference Series on Our Common Home,” to be held virtually from July 13-15, and co-sponsored by the Catholic Climate Covenant and Creighton University. Headline speakers include Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, and Sister Ilia Delos, OSF, PhD, of Villanova University. Click here to register or for more information. Mercy and Mental Health: Strengthening our Pastoral Response “Mercy and Mental Health: Strengthening Our Pastoral Response,” is the theme of this year’s Social Action Summer Institute, which is sponsored by Catholic Charities USA. Join this annual conference on July 14 and 15 for keynote presenters and workshop leaders who will examine mental health issues through a lens of mercy and justice and consider ways our Church can improve its response. Interpretation in Spanish and American Sign Language (ASL) will be provided during keynote presentations and workshops. A Spanish workshop track is available. Register here.Grant Opportunities and ResourcesGrant 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 primarily use the FDIC Money Smart curriculum to teach clients how to enhance their financial skills and create positive banking relationships. AmeriCorps members can also provide other asset-development activities, including tax preparation, financial counseling, IDA enrollment, and much more. This program has a goal to help clients improve their financial literacy and navigate financial decisions more efficiently. If your agency is interested in learning more about this federal grant opportunity, please reach out to Abby Qualliotine. Employment OpportunitiesAnyone 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 GalleryDid 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.
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