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Some 1,000 homeless individuals received footwear, food and more at an Oct. 23 community giveaway organized by archdiocesan Catholic Social Services as part of its St. Johns Hospice ministry.

Some 1,000 homeless individuals received footwear, food and more at an Oct. 23 community giveaway organized by archdiocesan Catholic Social Services as part of its St. Johns Hospice ministry.

Staff ‘hungry to do more’ after months of food giveaways A volunteer prepares to place a grocery box into a clients car during a May 22 food giveaway organized by archdiocesan Nutritional Development Services (NDS) at Holy Innocents Parish in Philadelphia. Since October 2020, NDS has funneled close to 250,000 pounds of food to area households facing COVID-related hunger. (Gina Christian) By Gina Christian • Posted May 25, 2021 After distributing a quarter million pounds of food to area h...

Seniors stake their claims at new archdiocesan housing complex Frances Fox of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Philadelphia reviews a preliminary application to St. Rita Place, a new affordable senior residence that archdiocesan Catholic Housing and Community Services (CHCS) will open in fall 2021 next to the National Shrine of St. Rita of Cascia in the citys downtown section. CHCSs May 24 sign-ups for St. Rita, which took place at the agencys St. John Neumann II housing complex, drew dozens ...

Changes to Clergy Office, new committee, offer priests more support In this 2019 file photo, priests celebrating their anniversary of ordination include Msgr. Bernard Trinity (seated), celebrating his 65th year, and Father Charles Zlock, marking his 25th year, at that time. Archbishop Nelson Perez announced initiatives May 7 designed “to provide a continuum of meaningful care for her priests from ordination through retirement.” (Photo by Sarah Webb) By Matthew Gambino • Posted May 7, 2021...

Volunteer hours during COVID add up to thousands of reasons for hope Volunteers sort non-perishable items at archdiocesan Catholic Social Services Southwest Family Service Center, June 11. (Photo courtesy of Samuel Abu) By Gina Christian • Posted April 26, 2021 As the pandemic passes the one-year mark, many are taking stock of COVID’s impact to date – and for one archdiocesan agency, some of that data adds up to thousands of reasons for hope. To wrap up National Volunteer Week (April 18...

Thousands of free meals later, agency and volunteers still fighting pandemic-related hunger Lizanne Hagedorn, executive director of archdiocesan Nutritional Development Services, displays a bag of fresh apples during an April 24 food distribution at Holy Innocents Parish in Philadelphia, the tenth such giveaway hosted by the agency since October 2020. (Gina Christian) By Gina Christian • Posted April 27, 2021 With the pandemic well past the one-year mark, an archdiocesan agency has just comp...

(Edwin José Vega Ramos/Pexels) By Gina Christian • Posted February 24, 2021 An annual food collection is looking to replenish a crucial network of community food cupboards that have seen “a continued increase” in clients. Sponsored by archdiocesan Nutritional Development Services (NDS), the Lenten One-Can Meal Food Drive, provides both in-person and online donation options available from now through March 30. As in previous years, the agency will partner with schools throughout the arch...

Rice Bowl makes family table an ‘altar’ of service, says founder In this undated photo, Msgr. Robert Coll, creator of the Rice Bowl Lenten initiative, speaks with youth during a Catholic Relief Services mission to African nations. Msgr. Coll started Rice Bowl in 1975 as a means of countering hunger while deepening campaign participants’ faith. (Photo courtesy of Al and Camille St. Pierre) By Gina Christian • Posted February 16, 2021 A nationwide Lenten tradition traces its roots to the...

Food giveaway draws crowds in ‘moment of evangelization’ A staff member from archdiocesan Nutritional Development Services (NDS) distributes food packages during a Feb. 6 giveaway at Holy Innocents Parish in Philadelphia, one of several such events the agency has hosted in response to rising COVID-related food insecurity. (Gina Christian) By Gina Christian • Posted February 12, 2021 Hundreds of families lined the streets surrounding a Philadelphia parish last weekend to receive urgently ...