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Attacked by Zealots in India, Catholic Family Finds Safety in NYC
Posted on 01/2/2019 by Alice Kenny | Share
Learn More about Them Here and in The New York Times
A fractured collarbone. Spinal fractures. Head wounds.
Antony Fernandez, his wife and daughter suffered devastating injuries six years ago after an attack in their home in India, reports John...
Blinded by Medical Treatment; Restarting with Son at Her Side
Posted on 12/31/2018 by Alice Kenny | Share
New York Times Features Family Served by Catholic Guild for the Blind
Charity Danso had confronted malaria before, but this time was different. The problem wasn’t the disease; it was the cure, writes Lisa Foderaro in this Neediest Cases story...
Abused, Adopted and Abandoned Again, Foster Child Finds His Way
Posted on 01/12/2018 by Alice Kenny | Share
Read Charles Louis’ Story Here and in The New York Times
Charles Louis, now 24, says he is just starting to cut through confusion caused by abuse he faced as a young child, abandonment into foster care and grief when first his biological...
Fleeing Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, Family Rebuilds in Rockland County
Posted on 12/19/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
Check Out This New York Times/Catholic Charities First-Person Account
Special NYC Shelter Battles Surge of Homelessness Among Young Adults
Posted on 12/14/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
Check Out the Latest in Catholic Charities New York Times Neediest Cases
Moussa Konate, 21
Raising Identical Twins with Down Syndrome: A Choice This Mom Says She Never Regrets
Posted on 11/28/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
Read Their Neediest Cases Story Here & in The New York Times
"Ingrid Batista scooped up her 4-year-old daughter Alexia. “Hola, mi reina,” she said, covering her with kisses," writes New York Times reporter Emily Palmer in this special...
Laid Off by Waldorf, Age 62 and Starting Over
Posted on 11/7/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
New York Times Neediest Cases Hits Home
While everyone I meet as Catholic Charities' liaison with The New York Times Neediest Cases campaign shares powerful, poignant, and often painful stories, some, like...
Grieving Dad’s Loss; Fearing Mom will Die as Well; Teen Reaches Out to “Big Brother”
Posted on 10/31/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
Check Out Catholic Charities’ Latest Profile in The New York Times
"Providencia Vanderpool was reminiscing with her youngest son about his father when suddenly the boy’s words alarmed her, " writes New York Times reporter John Otis about a teen...
Introducing the Latest NY Times Neediest Cases Campaign
Posted on 10/18/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
Catholic Charities First Profile: A Father Figure Dies, & the Bills Pile Up
Jashua Valentín woke up to his mother’s anguished cries. She usually helped him navigate his one-hour trip to elementary school...
Best Way to Celebrate Good Friday
Posted on 04/14/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
Jada Young
For Jada, hope ended when a tumor encased her mom’s brain, then a stroke disabled her dad.
It began again when Catholic Charities connected this lonely girl to a Big Sister mentor who reintroduced Jada to happiness....
Catholic Charities Centennial Seen Through the Eyes of the Blind
Posted on 01/26/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
One Family’s Story
When Catholic Charities talks about celebrating our Centennial this year what we are really talking about is the pride we have in the millions we are honored to serve.
Among those helped live to their fullest...
Two Decades Later Couple, Torn Apart by Oppression, Reunites
Posted on 01/17/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
And Baby Makes Three
Sebentu and her husband Melake
For more than a century The New York Times has spotlighted New York’s “Neediest Cases” and for more than a decade I’ve had the honor to meet some of these brave folks and the...
An Insiders Peek into The New York Times Neediest Cases
Posted on 01/6/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
Meet Andre and Jamal
For more than a century The New York Times has spotlighted New York’s “Neediest Cases” and for more than a decade I’ve had the honor to meet some of these brave folks and the dedicated case managers that help them. So let’s pull back the curtain today and learn the story behind the story of two of my...
A Christmas New York Times Neediest Cases Story
Posted on 12/23/2016 by Alice Kenny | Share
Special Baby’s Life Transformed Thanks to Kennedy Child Study Center
Raising Five Sons Alone, Three With Autism, Takes a Toll on a Mother’s Body
Posted on 12/20/2016 by Alice Kenny | Share