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Catholic Charities USA


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

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Highlights from CCUSA

The synodal process: Capturing voices on the margins

The USCCB's recommendations for the newly-inaugurated synodal
process from Pope Francis encourage dioceses to include Catholic
Charities leaders on diocesan synodal teams, especially so they might
solicit the voices and input of persons living on the margins of
society. To assist this effort, on Tuesday, October 26, from 3-4 pm
EST, a brainstorming and idea-sharing opportunity has been scheduled
for Catholic Charities leaders. Participants will meet in breakout
rooms moderated by the CCUSA Parish Social Ministry Leadership Team.
Afterwards, ideas and new initiatives will be collected and shared
across the Catholic Charities network. Pre-registration is required to
participate and may be done at this link. Please direct any questions
to Scott Hurd.

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Updated 2020 Annual Survey data visualizations

* 2020 Community of Practice dashboards: Refer to the 2020
Community of Practice dashboards visualizations for detailed
programmatic information for 10 different program areas. Review
a network-wide overview or select a diocese from the dropdown
menu to review more detailed information about each agency's
activities.

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* 2019 member agency profiles: Refer to the 2020 member agency
profiles visualization for information about each agency's
operations, programs, and services. Simply select a diocese from
the dropdown menu and the visual will update with an overview of
each agency's reported activities.

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* 2019 agency service inventory: Refer to the 2020 agency service
inventory visualization for the roster of agencies that reported
providing any of the 200+ service elements across 20+ categories
in the latest survey. Start by selecting a service category and
a corresponding service element to view all agencies offering
the respective service.

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* 2019 member agency FTE visualization: Refer to the 2020 member
agency FTE visualization to view a comparison of agencies'
reported full time equivalent (FTE) staff count. Such
comparisons may be useful for benchmarking, enhancing regional
or national context, or in planning for/considering partnership
opportunities among Catholic Charities agencies.

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All of these visualizations also can be accessed through the CCUSA
Members Portal under Annual Survey Resources under the Member Network
Data Visualizations tab. Please reach out to Ashley Rininger with any
questions or technical issues.

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Events and Webinars

United in Mission - Leading self and others through Catholic
culture webinar

An organization can have many good leaders (managers, directors, even
key volunteers), but without a foundation in understanding oneself
from a Catholic perspective, something will be missing that enhances
culture and mission. This webinar will present the United in Mission
initiative of Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma, consider how its
framework can be applied within other agencies, and explore its
components: Leading the Spiritual Self; Leading the Outer Self; and
Leading Others. Join us to cover the following components. The
presenter is Deacon David Hamel, Chief of Mission Integration for
Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma. Date: Oct. 25, 2021.
Time: 3:30 PM EST. Register in advance for this webinar here.

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Engaging the diaconate: How Dallas equips deacons to integrate faith
and service

Permanent deacons in the Roman Catholic Church have the unique
opportunity to be activated, engaged, and unleashed to strengthen the
integration of faith and service for the Church and for its
people. With the intention of empowering deacons to work closely
with their local Catholic Charities office, and in service to each
deacon's specific parish and the greater diocese,
representatives from Catholic Charities Dallas Parish & Community
Relations Office and the Diocese of Dallas Diaconal Ministry and
Formation Office will present how this is being done in the Diocese of
Dallas. This webinar's presenters are Lacy de la Garza,
M.Psy., Director of Parish & Community Relations for Catholic
Charities Dallas, and Fr. Emmett Hall, Director of Diaconal Ministry
& Formation for the Diocese of Dallas. After registering, you
will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining
the webinar. Date: Oct. 27, 2021. Time: 3 PM ET.
Register here.

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Fund development for the healthy nonprofit webinar

Trying to learn effective fund development techniques can be
difficult. In this session, you will learn from a company that has
passion, strategic vision, and tactical elements for fundraising
success. We will share how the approach of Let's Build Hope has
impacted Catholic Charities of St. Louis since 2019. Join us for a
webinar to overview the three pillars of development success: board
development, case development, and annual planning. Starting with
these three pillars not only leverages your scarce resources but
enables you to meticulously project performance and consistently
transform prospects into the family. These engaged donors and
stakeholders feel the passion for your cause so deeply and hope so
profoundly that they understand your organization is not in it for the
money, but because you can help them change the world. This workshop
will share how these pillars became the drivers that changed the way
Catholic Charities of St. Louis approaches development and creates
lasting and inspired relationships with supporters. Date: Oct. 27,
2021. Time: 3 PM ET. Register here.

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Old age - our future: Continuing the conversation

We need you to help us keep up the momentum! Joan a conversation that
builds on our four-part webinar series sponsored by the Catholic
Health Association, the Community of Sant'Egidio and Catholic
Charities USA. Watch a highlight video from the sessions. This
conversation and webinars are in follow-up to the Pontifical Academy
for Life's 11-page "note," Old Age: Our Future. The Elderly after the
Pandemic, which calls us to respond to the needs of elders. To
continue the conversation, we invite all interested in further
discussing how we, as church, volunteers, agencies and service
providers, can help our older neighbors age in place. We need you to
formally participate with one of these two opportunities: (1.) Spend
five minutes during the call describing how you are supporting older
people. (2.) Record an interview - or recommend someone we should
interview - who is able to stay at home despite some frailty or
limitations. Complete this Participation Opportunities Survey link to
take part in this upcoming event. We need innovators, collaborators
and people of good will to join the conversation. Please register
today. Program information.

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Date: Oct. 28, 2021. Time: Noon ET. Register here.

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Leveraging trends and emerging technologies to deliver an improved
client experience

The webinar will show how technology and for-profit sector
partnerships can create creative solutions to long-standing problems.
Our team will breakdown how the use of artificial intelligence allows
organizations to reach clients quickly in a fast pace area of law, as
well as improve onboarding of clients during the intake process. Our
top priority and focus has been 1.) driving significant Client
Experience improvements, and 2.) Meeting our clients where they are
with the use of creative technology. Together, we brainstormed on the
use of current and emerging trends and technologies to realize these
objectives. Trends and technologies we embraced and are leveraging are
AI-based videos, automated forms with Application-to-Person (A2P)
messaging, smartphone document scanning integrated with back-end case
management system. Date: Oct. 28, 2021. Time: 2 PM ET.
Register here.

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Parent engagement strategies in a pandemic and beyond webinar

Join us and learn how elevating parent-voice and promoting civic
engagement can build resilience! This webinar will explore the
readiness of your agency to partner with parents and brainstorm
training options necessary for staff and parents to advance
leadership. By the end of the session, participants will know about
the five commitments essential to promote strong parent engagement and
equal and equitable partnerships. Date: Nov. 3, 2021. Time: 2 PM
ET. Register here.

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Catholic Charities Cleveland: Innovation Challenge follow-up webinar

Max Kolbe Program: An enhanced peer support program that eliminates
poverty by incorporating peer recovery support, job training,
community collaborations, and social enterprise that partners with
local Health systems and provides 24/7 access to on call peer recovery
coaches and responds to drug related ER visits. The unique combination
of programs within MAX will allow for the service of two, often
overlooked, populations of poverty. First, is the population that is
in recovery from a substance use disorder, while still living in
poverty because of the challenges in finding livable wage employment.
Poverty and unemployment together increase the likelihood of
developing a substance use disorder. The second target population is
those living in poverty who experience a substance use crisis. Date:
Nov. 4, 2021. Time: 2 PM ET. Register here.

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Catholic Charities Omaha: Innovation Challenge follow-up webinar

This three-year project delivers the Catholic Charities of Omaha
Microbusiness Program through an online format to 315 budding
entrepreneurs served at six Catholic Charities member agencies across
the US, facilitating the creation of 150 new businesses and 160 jobs.
The work is an expansion of a proven microbusiness program model that
annually helps 650+ low-income Nebraskans avoid poverty while
strengthening local economies. This initiative serves low-to-moderate
income adults seeking opportunities to become small business owners,
but lacking business knowledge, resources and capital. Participants
are actively receiving services from a Catholic Charities member
agency. Client feedback ensures our curriculum is relevant and
effective; curriculum is offered in both English and Spanish, and is
tailored to the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the
groups we serve. Date: Nov. 9, 2021. Time: 3 PM ET. Register here.

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The theology of the Good Samaritan: Putting Fratelli tutti into action
webinar

This webinar will explore Pope Francis' new encyclical, Fratelli
tutti, and its invitation to renew our commitment to caring for our
neighbors and global society through actions of justice, solidarity,
and dignity. It will incorporate participants' personal experiences to
embrace key topics at the center of the encyclical and the Catholic
Social Teaching tradition. Particular focus will be given to the
encyclical's meditationi on the parable of the Good Samaritan. The
webinar will incorporate the methodology of see, judge, and act to
discern the "signs of the times" in the service of solidarity, the
promotion of justice, and pursuit of the common good. Participants
will appreciate their vocation as missionary disciples by responding
to community needs and questioning those structures that inhibit human
development. Presenter: Mr. Yohan Garcia, Catholic Social Teaching
coordinator for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops'
Department of Justice, Peace, and Human Development. Date: Nov.
11, 2021. Time: 3 PM EST. Register in advance for this
webinar here.

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Grant Opportunities and Resources

New Child Tax Credit resources

The Child Tax Credit is part of the American Rescue Plan and aims to
help families raising children make ends meet. Experts estimate the
new Child Tax Credit has the potential to cut child poverty in half.
See the new video series about Advance CTC: The IRS YouTube channel
contains a video series on Advance Child Tax Credit that addresses
information on eligibility, how to receive the payments and how to
avoid tax scams related to the Child Tax Credit.

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Employment Opportunities

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 

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Nick Paige. Please click 
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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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