I will espouse you to me forever: I will espouse you in right and in justice, in love and in mercy; I will espouse you in fidelity, and you shall know the Lord. Hos 2:21-22
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Daily Advent reflections from CCUSA
Sunday, Nov. 28, 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.
Register now for the 2022 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering!
CCUSA is a proud sponsor of the annual Catholic Social Ministry Gathering of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. This year's event, "Justice at the Margins," will be held virtually from Jan. 29 to Feb. 1. Don't miss this transformative gathering of prayer, learning and advocacy. This year's gathering will include:
- Inspiring leading voices in Church and society.
- Workshops with policy experts and grassroots community leaders.
- Resources from dozens of Catholic social ministry organizations.
- Virtual advocacy visits with elected officials.
- And much more.
The entire program will be offered bilingually (English and Spanish), and sign interpretation will be available. Special opportunities include the Diversity Outreach Initiative, the Young Leaders Initiative, and a new group registration option with discounted rates for groups of 10 or more. Click here to register or learn more. Scholarships are available to cover a portion of the registration fee. Apply now. The application deadline is January 10, 2022.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
Events and Webinars
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"The Church cannot and must not take upon herself the political battle to bring about the most just society possible. She cannot and must not replace the State. Yet at the same time she cannot and must not remain on the sidelines in the fight for justice. She has to play her part..." Deus caritas est, No. 28 The CCUSA government affairs team advocates for policies that uphold human dignity and promote integral human development. Informed by the experience of local Catholic Charities agencies, the team urges policy makers to see the faces of those in need and to create policies that assist and support them. Sign up for the CCUSA Washington Weekly and receive advocacy alerts.
Grant Opportunities and Resources
Faith based and neighborhood partnerships COVID-19 survival series
The HUD Center for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (CFBNP), in collaboration with Community Planning and Development (CPD), will present a seven part "COVID-19 Survival Series." While conducting this COVID-19 survival series, CFBNP and CPD will share survival tools and illustrations to equip our partners with information to be distributed to your communities, parishioners, and constituents nationwide to decrease the number of COVID-related deaths in the U.S. Beginning on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, new COVID-19 survival tools will be presented weekly. Read Series I - COVID-19 Myths & Facts.
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 Nick Paige. 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.
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