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The Father willed to give us birth by the word of truth
that we may be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. Jas 1:18 Highlights from CCUSARegister for the 2021 Annual Gathering at the lowest price available for members! We know you are looking forward to the opportunity to reunite with members from across the ministry. Register today for the 2021 CCUSA Annual Gathering at the “Early Bird” member rate—don’t miss the chance to save! Register today to join with agency staff and volunteers united in transforming the lives of people and communities. Celebrate our theme - HOPE IS BOLD! - with others committed to our mission to bring help and hope to all people. Early Bird pricing ends July 31st. To register go to the 2021 Annual Gathering. Share your 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 WebinarsNational Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families webinar The National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families will host a research-to-practice webinar on July 27 at 2 PM ET featuring Center Co-Investigator Dr. Natasha Cabrera, Mariana Osoria from Family Focus, and Adrian Pedroza from Abriendo Puertas. The webinar, Building Upon the Resilience of Hispanic Families During COVID-19, will discuss recent research on factors that promote resilience in the face of pandemic-related stressors among Hispanic families and the implications of the findings for those serving the Latino community. Register to join the webinar. CCUSA Immigration and Refugees Services CofP meeting - 2020 CCUSA/CLINIC Annual Survey results Please join us for the CCUSA Immigration and Refugee Services CoP meeting to receive a policy update from CCUSA, MRS/USCCB, and CLINIC. Additionally, during this meeting, we will provide an overview of the 2020 CCUSA/CLINIC Annual Survey Immigration and Refugee Services Results, including summary statistics and performance measures highlighting the impactful work completed across Immigration and Refugee Services programs throughout the Catholic Charities network. We will include the results for the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC)/CCUSA joint survey on immigration legal services. Register in advance for this meeting here Date: August 11, 2021. Time: 3 PM EST. Trauma-informed care and trauma-informed social action in a parish context Join Catholic Charities of Santa Clara to learn the mind body connection, principles of Polyvagal theory (an explanation of how we interpret our environment and respond to it), the connection between childhood trauma and adult mental health and racial disparities in accessing trauma treatment and how this theory shapes advocacy efforts. Participants will walk away with a working knowledge of what research-based treatment modalities they can implement within the context of parish life and how to use these modalities to form and train new community leaders to use their own authentic voice in advocacy work in a way that is safe and sustainable. Learning Objectives:
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. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Register here. Date: August 25, 2021. Time: 3 PM EST. Designing a Database for a Catholic Social Teaching-Based Case Management Model This workshop introduces participants to the use of a logic model to support the design of a client centered database for a case management program. The model of case management used at CCCS is both malleable and adaptable, as is characteristic of this form of service delivery. Client needs, willingness to engage in services and access to resources vary to a great extent at the individual level and this lack of structure to the program model posed significant challenges to the database design team. The presentation will include a discussion of the logic model development process, the articulation of the process of care (i.e.: the CCCS Case Management Model), the key elements of database design, the conflicts that emerged along the way and the end product, which has been in use since September 2020. This presentation is intended to highlight the complexity involved in moving somewhat intangible and ambiguous service models – as are often present within many human service programs and may be even more pronounced among Catholic Social Teaching based models – into databases that necessitate rules and order and structure. Date: October 6, 2021. Time: 2 PM EST. Register here. The Service at the Speed of Light: The New Non-Profit Normal webinar This year has been one of the most challenging faced by non-profits, and the needs are incredible. By January 2021, American renters already owed $34B in back rent and growing! Agencies must work closely with community and civic leaders to broaden impact and improve effectiveness by quickly expanding service capacity through creative technology use allowing millions of dollars of assistance in a day. Is your agency ready to implement a program providing over $60M in financial assistance in 3 months? Does your agency understand impact on hiring, call volume, compliance, and finance? These are all challenges Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston confronted when they received a contract to provide CARES funding to more than 50,000 families in 3 months. This presentation will provide you with the insights gained through their experience. After this workshop, the answer to any of the questions listed above will be, “Absolutely, we can!” It is the new non-profit normal. It is service at the speed of light! Date: Oct. 12, 2021. Time: 2 PM EST. 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. A message from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) about eviction moratorium The Biden-Harris Administration recently announced a number of steps being taken to keep people in their homes by protecting renters and homeowners who are still experiencing shocks from the pandemic and its economic fallout. While the nationwide eviction moratorium was extended until July 31, it is important to direct families and communities resources described below to help people stay in their homes.
Individuals at risk of losing their home or need support related to housing should visit https://www.usa.gov/finding-home or https://www.hudexchange.info/housing-and-homeless-assistance/ . L'Arche Heartland in Overland Park, Kansas looking for executive director, community leader The community leader is responsible for guiding L'Arche Heartland in living authentically the mission and values of L'Arche in its commitment to community among adults with and without intellectual disabilities, finding spirituality in its daily life, while simultaneously maintaining strict compliance with all licensing requirements. Read more here. 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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