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Shower and laundry facilities open at Catholic Charities

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago is taking a cue from Pope Francis. The agency dedicated new shower and laundry facilities for its clients June 18 as part of a prayer service rededicating its headquarters at the St. Vincent Center, 721 N. LaSalle St., as part of the wrap-up of Catholic Charities’ 100th anniversary year. The center also dedicated a new kitchen. Pope Francis opened shower facilities in St. Peter’s Square in 2015 and a launderette for homeless people in Rome in 2017.

Our shower anniversary

Whether we start our day with an invigorating shower or end the day with a soothing bath, we all know how much better we feel when we wash away dirt and odors and put on clean clothes. Yet, for people who are experiencing homelessness, finding a place to perform the simple task of washing up can be extremely challenging.

Blessed by our seniors

Each year in June, Catholic Charities looks forward to honoring older adults at our Senior Unity Mass. This year’s 46th annual event, which takes place June 13 at the historic St. Casimir Motherhouse, will include singing from Catholic Charities’ talented staff choir, an information fair on senior services, opportunities to socialize with old and new friends and a delicious hot lunch.

Celebrating student volunteers

At Catholic Charities, volunteers are essential to helping us care for the most vulnerable in the archdiocese. More than 15,000 volunteers offer their compassion and assistance each year and without their help, we simply could not do all that we do to help those in need.

Thank you to parishes

This month I would like to take the opportunity to say a great big “thank you” to all the parishes in the Archdiocese of Chicago for all you do for Catholic Charities, and to celebrate all we do together to serve the poor and vulnerable in our community.

‘March for Meals’

Each year in March, we celebrate “March for Meals” to honor the Meals on Wheels program and the seniors it serves. “March for Meals” gives us a great opportunity to explain just how vital this program is in the community, often being the critical difference between enabling seniors to age in place at home and having to move to a nursing facility for temporary or long-term care.

Help for the homeless

In the cold winter months, our thoughts often turn to the homeless. A local school group recently asked me what they could collect to help the homeless. My response was warm wool socks, waterproof gloves, hats, scarves and coats and boots designed to withstand extremely cold temperatures.

Doing ‘great things’

St. Teresa of Kolkata reminded us that “I can do things you cannot. You can do things I cannot. But together we can do great things.”

Need for affordable housing

At Catholic Charities’ 101st annual meeting of our board of advisers in October, we released a position paper titled “Building Hope: The Need for Affordable Housing.”

The next 100 years

Earlier this month, Catholic Charities officially closed out our year-long centennial celebration at the 101st annual meeting of our board of advisors. This past anniversary year has been an exciting one, giving us an opportunity to look back at our rich history, and enabling us to recommit ourselves to the next century of service to those in need.
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