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...Clergy and leaders of the Valley Interfaith Project in Phoenix gather Dec. 11, 2020, with reporters to tell the stories of families experiencing homelessness or facing eviction. (CNS photo/courtesy Valley Interfaith Project) Editor's note: Best image available. ...Rhonda Sepulveda of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston delivers checks Jan. 8, 2021, to Father John Taosan, pastor at St. John the Baptist Church in Alvin, Texas, to help 30 families pay rent and avoid eviction. (CNS photo/courtesy The Metropolitan Or...

CLEVELAND — The novel coronavirus threw Maria Arreola for a loop in June, sending her to the hospital for four weeks in a battle with COVID-19. For a whil

A woman waits in line at Catholic Charities' Spanish Catholic Center parking lot in Washington July 15, 2020, to pick up free food supplies. Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington has served hundreds of thousands of meals to people in need across all of its food programs. (CNS photo/Chaz Muth) The Croton-Cortlandt Food Pantry, hosted at Holy Name of Mary Church in Croton, N.Y., had adapted its distribution scheme to match the times. In the days before the coronavirus, the pantry’s offerings were laid out like a small neighbo...

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 the...

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 o...