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Catholic Charities’ Washington Weekly 3/1/10 03/01/10

Inside this issue: Congress Continues Debate on Jobs Package; USDA Secretary Outlines Priorities for Child Nutrition; Catholic Charities Hosts Leadership Summit in Atlanta, Georgia; White House Hosts Health Care Summit; Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Workforce Development; Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Child Prostitution and Sex Trafficking; Join Our Online Forum to Reduce Poverty; Justice for Immigrant New and Improved Website and Postcard Campaign

Catholic Charities USA: Washington Weekly 2/8/2010 02/10/10

Inside this issue: Senate Continues Negotiations on Jobs Creation Package; Employment Situation Improves in January; Invitation from the Administration to Participate on Conference Call; Congressional Budget Office Releases Cost Estimate for JJDPA; Join Our Online Forum to Reduce Poverty; Join Us at a Catholic Charities Centennial Leadership Summit; Justice for Immigrant New and Improved Website and Postcard Campaign; Please Support Catholic Relief Services’ Efforts in Haiti

CATHOLIC SERVICE AGENCIES SERVING HAITIANS CALL FOR RIGOROUS SAFEGUARDS IN PROTECTING HAITIAN CHILDREN 02/10/10

WASHINGTON—In a letter to three Cabinet secretaries February 4, the heads of five major Catholic agencies serving Haitian earthquake victims outlined steps that should be taken to ensure the protection of unaccompanied Haitian childrenin the aftermath of the January 12th earthquake.
The leaders of Migration and Refugee Services of the United States Conference of Catholic [...]

Catholics Confront Global Poverty Quarterly Update 02/10/10

Upcoming Events

Please join us for one or several of our monthly webinars! The next one, scheduled for February 24th, will feature the Church’s response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti. If there’s a topic you would like to see covered, or if you would like to participate as one of our panelists, please let us know.
The season [...]

CRS Haiti Update 2/03/10 02/04/10

Haiti’s Reality

An estimated 200,000 people were killed, and 196,595 are injured. Approximately1 million people need shelter, water and sanitation; 2 million people need daily food. Karel Zelenka, CRS Haiti Country Representative speaks about his experience during the earthquake via a video interview with
The Baltimore Sun.
Latest CRS/Caritas Haiti Efforts

CRS, working with Caritas Haiti, the local [...]

Catholic Chairites USA: Washington Weekly 2/1/10 02/03/10

Inside this issue: Conference Call on President Obama’s FY 2011 Budget Request; President Obama Outlines Agenda in State of the Union Address; Catholic Charities USA Releases Snapshot Survey Data; CCUSA President Meets with White House Officials; White House Announces Plans to Assist the Middle Class; Senate Leadership Indicates Immigration Overhaul is Still a Priority; Senate Moves Forward on Jobs Package; Administration Issues New Rule on Mental Health Parity; Join Our Online Forum to Reduce Poverty; Join Us at a Catholic Charities Centennial Leadership Summit; Please Support Catholic Relief Services’ Efforts in Haiti

Catholic Charities USA: Washington Weekly 1/25/10 01/25/10

January 25, 2010
Volume 5 Number 2
Inside this issue:

Catholic Charities Hosts Leadership Summit in San Antonio, Texas
CCUSA President Attends Meeting at White House on Job Creation
Congress Passes Haiti Relief Tax Bill
Health Care Debate Stalls in Congress
DOJ Releases Solicitation for Second Chance Mentoring Grants
Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Jobs

Catholic Charities Hosts Leadership Summit in San Antonio, [...]

CRS Haiti Update 01/22/10

Each day more CRS staff from around the globe arrive in Haiti, joining our existing staff of just over 300. Our headquarters building in Haiti was damaged but did not collapse. While aftershocks continued—including a 6.1 temblor this morning— staff slept outside and worked at desks pulled into the streets.
Despite enormous logistical challenges, one week [...]

AID FROM CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES REACHING HAITIANS 01/15/10

Baltimore, MD, January 15, 2010—CRS has increased its original funding commitment and is planning an emergency response with an expectation of raising $25 million from its generous supporters. To date, CRS has already received more than $6 million in cash and commitments, including a $1-million disaster response donation from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and [...]

CRS and USCCB Resources for Haiti Earthquake Response 01/15/10

The Catholic community in the United States is responding immediately to the people of Haiti where a massive earthquake struck near the capital of Port-au-Prince on Tuesday. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and was still recovering from deadly 2008 hurricanes when the quake struck. It is difficult to absorb the misery [...]