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Free Immigration Conference -- Run By New York Experts
Posted on 03/2/2015 by Alice Kenny | Share
Don’t get lost in litigation over President Obama’s Executive Action on immigration reform.
Free Dominican Festival & Independence Day Celebration
Posted on 02/26/2015 by Alice Kenny | Share
Ivan Dominguez is “maestro” in every way, a distinguished musician and a respected teacher.
Don’t Let a Judge’s Temporary Stay Get in Your Way: PREPARE NOW for Immigration Reform
Posted on 02/25/2015 by Alice Kenny | Share
You know the drill; the back and forth on immigration reform. Don’t let it get in your way. This time it was a Texas Judge Andrew Hanen’s recent ruling that put a temporary halt on President Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration. So instead of starting this month, changes in U.S. law to help immigrant parents, children, spouses, skilled workers will not kick off until later this year. Get ready now! Don’t be scammed: Do NOT give anyone money to help you in advance with an...
Spider-Man Reaches Out to Boy with Autism
Posted on 02/23/2015 by Alice Kenny | Share
Spider-Man swung in for his first fantasy appearance in the Forest Hill, Queens home of this fictional boy-turned-insect’s aunt in 1962. Now, more than 50 years later, the superhero made his latest appearance last week in the dilapidated East Harlem apartment of Jamel Hunter, a Spider-Man-obsessed boy trapped inside his thoughts by autism.
Spider-Man’s author, Stan Lee, learned about Jamel and his obsession with the comic strip hero from a New York Times Neediest Cases profile...
Help a Woman - Volunteer
Posted on 02/20/2015 by Alice Kenny | Share
Another Volunteer Opportunity that needs Volunteers!
Catholic Charities Joins Protest Against Judge's Last-Minute Kibosh on Immigration Reform
Posted on 02/19/2015 by Alice Kenny | Share
Immigrants and their supporters are rallying across New York to protest a judge’s Monday night order that stymies President Obama’s executive action to reform immigration policies.
40 Days to Change Your World
Posted on 02/18/2015 by Alice Kenny | Share
Lent. Forty days before Easter when, through prayer, sacrifice and helping others, we transform our Christian love into action.
Sounds good but how exactly do we do this? Now -- and throughout the Lenten season -- we give you our Lenten Messages of Inspiration.
"There are few...
David Carr: Inspired by Catholic Charities; Mourned by the World
Posted on 02/17/2015 by Alice Kenny | Share
At Catholic Charities, we mourn David Carr, the brilliant, irascible New York Times columnist who dropped dead at his desk at The New York Times last week from lung cancer.
Pick Up a Basketball, Not a Gun
Posted on 02/16/2015 by Alice Kenny | Share
Put the guns down. Pick up the ball. And let’s recreate.
That’s the plea for the third year straight of Harlem Mothers S.A.V.E., an empowered group begun by five broken-hearted Harlem mothers who lost their sons to gun violence. Their goal is to provide positive alternatives, specifically...
Catholic Charities Lobbies Albany in the Front Rooms, Face to Face
Posted on 02/13/2015 by Alice Kenny | Share
Battling nearly a foot of snow, Catholic Charities New York representatives organized a show of force in Albany on February 9 – 10 to persuade state leaders to expand Governor Cuomo’s proposed plan to combat poverty.
New York City’s Municipal ID Is a Good for New Yorkers and Good for the City
Posted on 02/12/2015 by Alice Kenny | Share
The premier Spanish-language newspaper, El Diario, turns to Catholic Charities Director of Immigrant and Refugee Services C. Mario Russell for regular updates on immigration reform.
Four Bold Ideas to Mend Police-Community Relations
Posted on 02/11/2015 by Alice Kenny | Share
Braving frigid temperatures, over 150 youth, community leaders, members of the public and NYPD law enforcement officers, banded together last week to discuss the dicey subject of community-police relations.
What’s So Great About a Random Act of Kindness?
Posted on 02/10/2015 by Alice Kenny | Share
It’s Random Acts of Kindness Week.
So, we wonder, what’s in it for me? Watch this powerful video and find out. Inspired? Join us this special week, February 9 – 15, 2015, and help spread the kindness.
Looking for ways to pitch in? How about:
Migrant Children: A Four Part Series
Posted on 02/9/2015 by Alice Kenny | Share
By Alice Kenny
Fifteen years old, hungry and alone, Elvis Garcia hitched rides, scrambled atop freight trains and dragged himself through 1,200 miles of deserts to reach his promised land, the United States.
Now this former unaccompanied minor works for Catholic Charities, helping fellow young immigrants survive and thrive.
