Voice of Catholic Charities

November 15, 2023

Volunteers make apartments ‘homes’

For the past 17 years, it has been my privilege to help people experiencing homelessness transition to safe, stable housing through Catholic Charities’ Housing Case Management Department in Lake County. Having a place to call home is critical to people leading healthy lives that enable them to live in dignity and reach their fullest potential.

October 04, 2023

Assisting our veterans

No one who served our country should be without a home and yet, according to the most recent point-in-time count by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which assesses the number of homeless people on any given night, veterans made up approximately 7% of all homeless adults in the country.

August 30, 2023

Planting seeds for lifelong growth seeds for lifelong growth

It’s back to school season and parents from all walks of life want their children to have everything they need to succeed. For students who may struggle with social or behavioral issues, mentors can be a critical support for achieving positive lifelong outcomes.

August 02, 2023

We embrace the stories that don’t have tidy outcomes

At Catholic Charities, we love sharing stories of our success: the young single mother who secures safe housing for herself and her three small children; the lonely senior who finds not just a new apartment, but new friends and a supportive community; the mourning family, with no savings and a lot of debt, who is able to bury their beloved grandmother with dignity.

May 17, 2023

Helping mothers and their babies

When Osiris Alvarez’s baby girl Yasmin was born in December 2020, she was overjoyed, but also nervous about caring for a newborn during a pandemic.

March 15, 2023

Choosing joy

We’ve been talking a lot about joy at Catholic Charities recently. You see, those of us called to work here truly believe we can make the world a better place — one person, one family at a time.

March 01, 2023

A harbor in the storm

I did not plan on a career supporting survivors of domestic violence, when I completed my degree in pastoral counseling, but now I could not imagine a more spiritually fulfilling role than the one I have as program director at House of Peace in Waukegan.

November 30, 2022

Welcoming the stranger

Over the past few months, Catholic Charities has been reflecting on the following quote from celebrated theologian and prolific writer Father Henri Nouwen: “Community is first of all a quality of the heart. It grows from the spiritual knowledge that we are alive not for ourselves but for one another.”

October 05, 2022

Accompanying anyone in need

Since late August, I have been continually reminded about the vitally significant role that Catholic Charities plays in witnessing a message of mercy and hope to our clients in need.

August 31, 2022

God is young

God is young! What a wonderful thought!
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