He raises the needy from the dust,
lifts the poor from the ash heap,
Seats them with princes,
the princes of the people. Ps 113:7-8 

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Highlights from CCUSA

Check out our Featured Speakers for the 2022 Annual Gathering in Baltimore September 27-29!

Just one week left until we will all be in Baltimore. Check out the 2022 Annual Gathering website to view the profiles of our featured speakers, including Catholic Charities USA President and CEO Sister Donna Markham, OP, PhD; Mr. Timothy P. Schmalz, artist and sculptor; and Dr. Matthew Desmond, PhD, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Evicted. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Events and Webinars 

Hunger, Nutrition and the Farm Bill. September 21, 2022, 2:30 PM ET

CCUSA is hosting with CRS and USCCB a legislative briefing on hunger, nutrition, and the Farm Bill that will examine how organizations are using U.S. funding to respond to needs at home and around the world, including addressing the following questions: 

1. What does Catholic teaching have to say about the responsibility of public authorities to provide for the common good?
2. How does this responsibility relate to investments in nutrition and food security (such as those authorized by the Farm Bill) to feed the hungry here and abroad?
3. How are these investments used responsibly by faith-based organizations such as Catholic Charities and CRS to provide life-affirming food security and nutrition assistance to the people they serve? 

The event will feature featuring a panel of experts from the USCCB, Catholic Charities West Virginia, and CRS. Register for the webinar.

Multilingual Financial Empowerment Resources Webinar. October 4, 2022, 3:00 PM ET

Join CFPB staff to walk us through the variety of multilingual resources available to promote financial conversations with the people we serve. These resources are designed to help social services providers with Financial Empowerment tools for Spanish Speakers and other Limited English Proficiency communities to achieve goals and work through challenges.

The material can help people to:

1. Make spending decisions that can help them reach their goals
2. Request free credit reports and correct errors
3. Make decisions about repaying debts and taking on new debt
4. Keep track of their income and bills, among other important financial decisions.

Register for the webinar.

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.

Helping Clients Launch Thriving Wage Careers With Per Scholas. October 25, 2022, 3:00 PM ET

Are you interested in learning how you can help your clients with a passion for technology to launch careers in IT through tuition-free training, professional development and employer connections at Per Scholas? Join us for a webinar to explore how you can connect your clients to launch thriving wage careers in technology at the Per Scholas program and get the skills they need to grow their careers in tech.

Register in advance for this webinar.

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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