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Fill us at daybreak with your mercy,
that all our days we may sing for joy. Ps 90:14

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Highlights from CCUSA

Did you purchase your ticket to the Local Host Reception at Port
Covington?

Join your friends and colleagues for the reception hosted by Catholic
Charities Archdiocese of Baltimore at Port Covington for a night
of good food, fun, music and an opportunity to take a tour of the
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Sagamore Spirit Distillery. To modify your registration to add this
ticket, go to
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2022 Annual Gathering and use your confirmation email and click on the
"Already Registered" button. Need help? Email Amy Stinger
at
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[email protected]. Price is $60. Register online by
Saturday, September 10 or on-site at the Annual Gathering beginning
Tuesday, September 27.

Events and Webinars 

Dealing with Student Loan Debt. September 6, 2022, 3:00 PM ET

CCUSA is collaborating with the Office of Students and the Community
Affairs Section of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to host a
webinar on student loan debt. Join our presenters to explore this
relevant issue for our staff and the clients we serve in our network.
Our discussion will include updated and current information on the
following:

1. Student loan payment and repayment options
2. Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program and action steps
required before October
3. US Department of Education and CFPB tools to assess the student
debt load and repayment options
4. Debt, debt to income ratio, and the obligation to pay student
loans.

Register in advance for this webinar. After registering, you will
receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the
webinar.

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Introduction to CARF Accreditation. September 7, 2022, 2:00 PM ET

Please join us for an introduction to CARF International
Accreditation. CARF International is a private, nonprofit
accreditation and standards-setting organization founded in 1966. CARF
has approximately 1,500 surveyors and 100 staff members who support
the accreditation process and includes CARF, CARF Canada and CARF
Europe, among others. CARF provides accreditation services for health
and human service organizations in the following areas: Aging
Services, Behavioral Health, Child and Youth Services, Employment and
Community Services, Vision Rehabilitation Services, Medical
Rehabilitation and Opioid Treatment Programs.

Michael Johnson, CARF Senior Managing Director, will provide a
two-hour presentation that will include:

* Overview of CARF and CARF accreditation
* The CARF standards
* The accreditation preparation and process
* Differences and similarities between CARF and COA accreditation
* Discussion of next steps for those interested in learning more

Bring your questions: there will be plenty of time allotted for
Q&A.

Register in advance for this webinar. After registering, you will
receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the
webinar.

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Social Security Administration: How You Can Help People Facing
Barriers. September 8, 2022, 1:00 PM ET

Over the past two and half years, the Social Security Administration
reports that there has been a large decrease of potential applications
for the Social Security Disability benefit.  This is largely due
to COVID and the reduction of Social Security offices across the
country and the virtual nature of work during the pandemic. 

Catholic Charities agencies are in an excellent position to help
inform those that may be eligible or engage parents of children who
might have a disability but not receiving the benefit and help connect
them to this important resources. This webinar will explain
eligibility criteria and how to apply. 

Learn more about Social Security's disability programs and how you can
help the vulnerable populations you serve. Please register for this
virtual presentation before August 30.

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Building Relationships with Clergy and Parish Staff 101. September 13,
2022, 3:00 PM ET

Discover creative ways to establish, build and maintain relationships
with pastors and parish staff to expand capacity for parish social
ministry (PSM). This webinar will benefit both new practitioners and
experienced ministers dealing with new parish leaders. Presenters
include three members of the CCUSA PSM Leadership Team: Dulce Valdez
(Phoenix), Brian Smith (Oklahoma City) and Deacon Paul Kipfstuhl
(Cleveland). Register for the webinar.

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Anti-Bias Training. September 14, 2022, 3:00 PM ET

In our increasingly diverse world, we must educate ourselves about
unconscious bias and discrimination, and how this may present in
systems, policies and daily interactions so that we can reduce its
effects. God created us all as unique individuals and it is our role
as Catholic Charities staff and volunteers to respect the different
ways our God is manifested in all the different ways of being in our
world. This webinar will define some key terms, and participants will
learn strategies to identify bias in themselves, reduce the influence
of bias in their contexts and create inclusive environments.
Participants will also learn how to talk to others about race and
diversity.

The speaker for this webinar is Fr. Ragan Schriver, PsyD, LAPSW. Fr.
Schriver is the Special Assistant to the President of Catholic
Charities USA. He works with the team at CCUSA to help provide
behavioral health perspective on various activities of the network. He
is also the Director of the MSSW program at the University of
Tennessee College of Social Work and an Associate Professor. He
teaches courses on clinical interventions and organizational
leadership. He is the former executive director of Catholic Charities
of East Tennessee.

This webinar offers 1.0 Continuing Education Credit. In order to earn
the CEC, participants will need to participate in the session in its
entirety and complete the evaluation/post-test
questions. Register in advance for this webinar.

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Parish Referrals: A Parish Engagement Strategy. October 24, 2022, 3:00
PM ET

Discover strategies for parish engagement through the gifts of time,
talent or treasure as developed by Catholic Charities Fort Worth.
Special emphasis will be placed on their parish referral program,
which equips designated parish representatives to make streamlined
referrals to Catholic Charities programs, maximizing impact and
increasing trust and transparency with parish partners. Webinar
participants will learn to develop customized engagement plans for
individual parishes and adapt Fort Worth's referral program for
their local needs. Kasey Whitley, Director of Parish Social Ministry,
and Kimberly Phelan, Parish Engagement Coordinator, will present.
Register for the webinar.

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CCUSA Immigration and Refugees Services Community of Practice Monthly
Meeting

Please join us for the CCUSA Immigration and Refugee Services
Community of Practice meetings. During these meetings, we will hear
from the field about pressing issues in the Immigration and Refugee
Services and receive a policy update from CCUSA, MRS/USCCB, and
CLINIC.

Register in advance for the meetings and choose one or more of
the following sessions to attend:

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* October 26, 2022, 02:00 PM
* November 23, 2022, 02:00 PM
* December 28, 2022, 02:00 PM

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing
information about joining the meetings.

Vision and Tools for Vibrant Parish Social Ministries. November 8,
2022, 3:00 PM ET

Inspired by the USCCB's Communities of Salt and Light and
CCUSA's Catalysts and Collaborators in Ministry, parishes and
agencies can collaborate to build strong and integrated parish social
ministries (PSM). Join this webinar to reflect on your own parish
social ministry efforts in light of these two foundational documents
and learn best practices for what is possible today. Participants will
also learn about resources from CCUSA and USCCB for encounter,
learning and action. Register for the webinar.

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Employment Opportunities 

View job opportunities at CCUSA and Catholic Charities agencies on our
careers page. CCUSA members may post job opportunities through the
submission form available on the members' portal. If you have any
questions about the job opportunities submission form, please contact
Christina Kilroy.
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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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