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Catholic Charities USA


Let your kindness comfort me
according to your promise to your servants. Ps 119:76

Do you know someone who would be interested in receiving the Weekly
Digest? Subscribe HERE.
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Highlights from CCUSA

O'Grady Advanced Leadership Institute: Registration Now Open!

Register now to attend the Catholic Charities USA O'Grady
Advanced Leadership Institute, to be held from May 16-20, 2022, at the
Bethany Center near Tampa. The Institute offers an in-depth
consideration of the particular knowledge and skills necessary for
effective Catholic Charities leadership, and is designed for Catholic
Charities agency directors, other senior leaders, and those who have
completed the foundational O'Grady Leadership Institute (either
virtually or in-person). Early action is encouraged, as space is
limited. Click here to learn more or to register. Questions may be
directed to Scott Hurd.

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Daily Lenten reflections from CCUSA

Ash Wednesday, March 2, marks the beginning of Lent. 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.
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Series of CCUSA Immigration and Refugee Services CoP Monthly meetings

You are invited to the CCUSA Immigration and Refugee Services
Community of Practice meeting. During this meeting, we will hear from
the field about pressing Immigration and Refugee Services issues and
receive a policy update from CCUSA, MRS/USCCB, and CLINIC. Dates
& Times: Feb 16, Mar 16, Apr 20, May 18, Jun 15, 2022 at 2 PM
EST (US and Canada). Register here for the
series. 

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CCUSA Advocacy and Social Policy Initiatives

Be sure to check out CCUSA's Advocacy and Social Policy webpage where
you can read recent letters and statements, action alerts, and
advocacy resources. You can sign up to receive Washington Weekly, the
Advocacy and Social Policy team's newsletter that considers events
from Congress and the administration with Catholic Charities in mind.
Also be sure to

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text "CCUSA" to 50457 to receive our action alerts on your phone.

A Partnership to Support Haitians

Supporting Haitians, a partnership between Catholic Charities USA,
CLINIC, USCCB, and Catholic Charities of NYC. Join us to explore more
the following aspects of this process: Discuss background context,
current context including possible status issue/NTAs, etc.; Service
barriers for Haitians; Where Haitians are going and current efforts
that may be replicable around the country; Find ways to support
Haitians in a meaningful way/not reinventing the wheel/not infringing
on Haitian-led efforts. Date: Feb. 16, 2022. Time: 12 PM ET. Register
in advance for this webinar here.

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AmeriCorps VISTA Funding Opportunity

CCUSA is taking applications for our Family Strengthening AmeriCorps
VISTA program! Applications Due Friday, February 25th at 5:00 pm EST.
Watch this webinar, and review these slides 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! Bring your creative ideas to the session and consider if
this program is right for your agency. Apply here!

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AmeriCorps State and National Funding Opportunities

CCUSA COVID-19 Response AmeriCorps Program CCUSA is currently looking
for additional grantees for the CCUSA COVID-19 Response AmeriCorps
Program! The AmeriCorps members in this program will primarily provide
supportive services related to disaster case management to clients
affected by COVID-19.  Through the disaster case management
model, members will work with clients to have their basic needs met
and increase their self-sufficiency.

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.

CCUSA Nutrition Education AmeriCorps Program CCUSA is currently
looking for additional grantees for the Nutrition Education AmeriCorps
program! The AmeriCorps members in this program will primarily use the
American Heart Association's Healthy for Life curriculum to
teach clients how to improve behaviors regarding food and nutrition.
Members demonstrate cooking techniques and prepare delicious and
healthy food with the help of volunteers, enabling clients to acquire
new skills to prepare more nutritious meals, as well as provide
culturally relevant healthy recipes to clients, increase their level
of comfort with healthy foods, & educate clients on budgeting and
shopping for healthy foods.

Please reach out to Abby Qualliotine if you are interested in learning
more.
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Workshop proposals for the 2022 Annual Gathering are now being
accepted!

The 2022 Catholic Charities USA Annual Gathering will be held
in-person September 27-29 in Baltimore, Maryland. Our schedule will
once again include workshops and we ask you, the experts, to consider
submitting a proposal for consideration.  To access the form and
review the guidelines go to 2022 Annual Gathering Call for
Proposals. Forms must be submitted by the deadline of 
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Monday, March 28, 2022.

2021 CCUSA Annual Survey

The 2021 Annual Survey is live! Be sure to review the 2021 Annual
Survey Preparation Webinar on the Annual Survey Resources section of
the Member's Portal and complete your agency's submission
before the survey closes on

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April 18, 2022. Please note that all staff who will contribute to your
agency's submission must have access to a personalized link. If
you need to request links for any staff at your agency, contact Ashley
Rininger. In addition, please don't hesitate to contact Ashley
via email if you have any questions or need any technical assistance
throughout your preparation and submission process.
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Events and Webinars 

CCUSA-CFPB Financial Empowerment Capacity Building Series

You are invited to the Catholic Charities USA, (CCUSA) and the
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) Financial
Empowerment Capacity Building webinar series. CCUSA and CFPB are
coordinating a series of webinars to bring free financial empowerment
training and resources to Catholic Charities staff. Participants will
receive training and resources to help build their skills and better
support financial wellness with the communities they serve. Join us
the first Tuesday of each month to focus on the following topics:

March 1       The CFPB, financial
empowerment, setting goals, resources
April 5          Making
ends meet with cash, public benefits, and tax returns
May 3
          Understanding
credit reports and scores
June 7          Dealing
with consumer debt, debt collectors
July 5
          Choosing
financial products and services
August 2      Protecting your money

This webinar series offers 1.0 Continuing Education Credit per
session. For those interested in earning a CEC credit, participants
will need to participate in each session in its entirety and complete
an evaluation/post-test questions. When: Mar 1, April 5, May 3, June
7, July 5  and  August 2, 2022 at 3:00 PM EST. Please submit
any further questions or comments to Jane Stenson. Register here.
[email protected]

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Grant Opportunities and Resources 

"Synod on Synodality" Slack Workspace

To facilitate intra-Catholic Charities conversations and resource
sharing on the "Synod on Synodality," inaugurated by Pope
Francis, a dedicated Slack workspace has been established. Catholic
Charities leaders engaged in the synodal process may join this
workspace by contacting Scott Hurd for a time-sensitive
signup link.
[email protected]

Foundation for Financial Planning is accepting grant applications
(until April 30th, 2022)

Nonprofit organizations whose programs link pro bono financial
planners to people in need may apply. Programs should include
one-on-one engagements between Certified Financial Planner(TM)
(CFP®) professionals and pro bono clients, and comply with
COVID-19 safety guidelines. Grants are generally in the range of
$5,000 to $40,000. For more information about eligibility and how to
apply, please click here.
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New EITC outreach toolkit is here

EITC and CTC Outreach Resources 2022 - Get It Back
(taxoutreach.org).

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 The EITC Outreach Toolkit contains messaging and
earned media materials, social media toolkit, call and text scripts
and newsletter copy, and flyer and mailer. Below are some ways you can
use the toolkit to spread the word: Share the entire toolkit with
partner organizations and encourage them to engage outreach efforts;
Post on social media: the toolkit includes Facebook, Twitter, and
Instagram posts with images; Issue a press release; Send a newsletter
to networks of employees or clients to inform them of their potential
EITC eligibility; Print and distribute flyers to community members.
Feel free to use and adapt the toolkit in any way that fits your
outreach efforts. Your involvement is especially critical as we seek
to reach the 17 million working adults not raising children in the
U.S. between the ages 19-24 and over the age of 65 who are now
eligible for the expanded EITC. Please reach out to our outreach team,
either Roxy Caines ([email protected]) or Janne Huang ([email protected])
if you have any questions or concerns. They will keep you informed of
additional resources to help promote the EITC.
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More toolkits

We've released two new toolkits for EITC and CTC outreach. We
also have put together guidance on how to use the toolkits that
includes key dates during the tax season, audience-specific
recommendations, and best practices for earned and social media. You
can find everything at TaxOutreach.org/coronavirus.

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IRS Materials/resources

The IRS has published materials and resources for the 2022 tax season.
These resource are available for to share and adapt with materials for
your communications, including emails, newsletters, websites, social
media, and other channels. The IRS is soliciting the help of the
public to get these messages out regarding the child tax credit,
earned income credit, and 2021 economic impact payments.

News releases:

* IRS begins 2022 tax season; urges extra caution for taxpayers to
file accurate tax returns electronically to speed refunds, avoid
delays  English | Spanish ? Chinese-Simplified

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* EITC Awareness Day: Important changes mean more people qualify
for credit that helps millions of Americans  English |
Spanish ? Chinese-Simplified

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* All third Economic Impact Payments issued; parents of children
born in 2021, guardians and other eligible people who did not
receive all of their third-round EIPs can claim up to $1,400 per
person through the 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit  English |
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Fact sheet:

* Special tips for the advance Child Tax Credit and filing the
2021 tax return

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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 Nick Paige. Please
click 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 email CCUSA with photo number.
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