Catholic Charities, Felician Sisters Fund Eviction Relief
December 22, 2020
Catholic Charities USA and the Felician Sisters of North America have jointly created the CCUSA Francis Fund for Eviction Prevention. The two organizations seeded the fund with $1 million each. The money will be distributed by Catholic Charities to recipients who are in extreme danger of becoming homeless.
The fund was established as Americans are facing widespread eviction threats. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put in place moratoriums on evictions. But in many cases these moratoriums merely postponed tenants’ or homeowners’ financial obligations. The protections were scheduled to expire on Dec. 31.
Eviction moratorium only delaying the inevitable, says Catholic Charities head
Dec 22, 2020 national correspondent
Housing activists erect a sign in front of Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker s house, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, in Swampscott, Mass. (Credit: Michael Dwyer/AP.)
The president of Catholic Charities USA fears an extended eviction moratorium just delays the inevitable evictions millions of Americans will face amidst a global pandemic and diminished job market.
NEW YORK The president of Catholic Charities USA fears an extended eviction moratorium just delays the inevitable loss of homes for millions of Americans during the global pandemic and diminished job market.
“The extension through January gets us over an immediate crisis, however, my fear is that we are seeing cascading disaster because at some point all of these people are going to be expected to pay back rent and no one will be able to,” Sister Donna Markham said.
This Christmas must be a pared-down version, one without large family gatherings and parties that will spread COVID-19 and cause ever more sickness and death.
But this sparse Christmas can be a good time to see the bare bones of the Jesus story without the glitter of tinsel blinding you to its meaning.
The story of the birth of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew (Matt.1:18-2:23) is a harrowing tale of children threatened and killed by an authoritarian ruler and a flight to Egypt to escape persecution. It mirrors the plight of refugees seeking asylum in the U.S. who are fleeing violence and persecution in their own countries. But unlike Egypt in the biblical narrative, this outgoing Trump administration has consistently tried to deny them a safe place to live.
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Volunteers loaded about two tons of donated food into people s cars on Saturday during the Farmers to Families Food Giveaway at the Brown County Fairgrounds.
NEW ULM A free food giveaway at the Brown County Fairgrounds Saturday showed the need for assistance this year is matched by the generosity of others.
A line of vehicles, stretching from the center of the fairgrounds all the way to Franklin Street, formed early Saturday to collect food from the Farmers to Families food box program.
The donations were sponsored by the Catholic Charities USA, Diocese of New Ulm, Knights of Columbus and the Brown County Fairgrounds.