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Living Our Faith Through Actions Living Our Faith Through Actions 2019 ANNUAL REPORT For 110 years, Catholic Charities has been a recognized name at the forefront of social services in America. Dedicated to the reduction of poverty, the Catholic Charities ministry serves and advocates for millions of individuals—regardless of their ethnicity, background or faith tradition—every year. A Message from the President Dear Friends, As I sit in my “hermitage” today reflecting on the past year, I cannot but help think how quickly our lives have changed. Over the course of 2019, we served an increasing number of people in need of so many life-sustaining services. Your support, spiritually as well as monetarily, enabled us to do that. These pages provide a snapshot of what you have helped us accomplish. I remain so grateful to be part of such a gospel-driven ministry populated by so many women and men of deep faith and kindness. Little could I have imagined in 2019 that within the scope of two months, thousands more people would come to us for help. Today, we are faced with continuing our efforts to extend our care to so many people who have lost employment, lost their homes, and haven’t enough to eat. Additionally, many are deeply frightened and depressed. While the delivery of services has radically changed, we remain committed to accompanying them. I trust deeply in God’s providence that we will continue to discover surprising ways to meet unimaginable challenges! Please hold all of us in the ministry of charity in your prayer and know that you are treasured partners in this compelling work. With my prayers and gratitude, Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD President & CEO Catholic Charities Reach Food & Nutrition 41 million people suffer from hunger 9.4 million in America and nearly one in eight people fed households with children cannot afford food or groceries. Families and children need nutritious food to have well-balanced diets. Millions of people come to Catholic Charities agencies for a warm meal and food to feed their families. This critical need often serves as the first step in accessing other essential services that help families on their path to self-sufficiency. 44 million meals served A Food Pantry Redesign 775 In collaboration with the Walmart Foundation CCUSA helped food pantries our agencies redesign their food pantries. Pantry redesigns encourage families to choose healthy ingredients to make healthy meals. From Response to Recovery For more than 60 years, Catholic Charities has assisted survivors in their recovery from natural disasters. Last year, CCUSA’s two Mobile Response Center vehicles (MRC) provided more than 300,000 individuals with food items and other basic necessities. The MRCs also served as vehicles for clients to receive disaster case management services. CCUSA deployed staff and volunteers from across the country to increase agency response efforts. These deployments contributed more than $1.2 million in direct services to clients. In the face of disaster, Catholic Charities carries out collaborative, coordinated and ef fective disaster preparedness, response, and recovery efforts. Catholic Charities Impact Providing Resilience through Engaged agencies provided Preparedness (PREP) 63 disaster services to Agencies hosted seven PREP events in five disaster-prone 363k individuals states in 2019. PREP is a one-day training for the general public designed to educate communities about the CCUSA responded to importance of disaster preparedness. These events help boost communities' ability to effectively and efficiently recover from disasters. 73 disasters in Members of the community met with local emergency management, first responders, states and civic community leaders, health officials 32 and school system personnel. 4 U.S. territories Affordable Catholic Charities Impact Housing Millions of people in America lack a decent and affordable home and turn to Catholic Charities for help. Children learn better and parents work more 13,900 seniors housed productively knowing they have a place to call home. Catholic Charities agencies provide housing assistance to hundreds of thousands of people in need of a suitable place to live. CCUSA supports our agencies as they navigate the nation’s ongoing affordable housing and homelessness crises. 172,000 These efforts grow and sustain our ongoing people receiving emergency commitment to providing safe and decent housing services housing to the most vulnerable in our society. “Access to a safe and decent home is a moral imperative for promoting long-term family stability and economic opportunity." 1,200 — Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD new affordable housing units under construction Social Enterprise Catholic Charities believes in the dignity of work. Dignified work helps clients achieve both the material and spiritual needs of economic self- sufficiency and stability. CCUSA helps local agencies build strong small businesses that provide employment opportunities © Catholic News Service for clients in the communities they serve. Making a Difference in the Community Small businesses create jobs, provide new products, and increase competition, which lowers prices and raises wages. A small business can only succeed if it is accurately identifying the needs of its potential customer base; this is the deep, granular knowledge that our agencies bring to the table. Developing Workforce Social Innovation Development and CCUSA partnered with the Miller Center for Social Job Training Entrepreneurship at Santa Clara University to promote more market-based solutions for lifting communities out of poverty. This partnership develops strong, successful 56 agencies offer jobs training programs that create employment employment services opportunities for our clients. 27,300 people served Who is a Social Entrepreneur? A resourceful leader who collaborates and creates opportunities to benefit the entire community. 7, 10 0 people obtained full-time employment “ Through work, people become who they are intended to be. Through work, human beings share ‘in the activity of the Creator.’” – St. John Paul II Catholic Charities Reach Integrated Health Caring for the mind, body and spirit is essential to the overall well-being of every person. 411,000 people received health and People who are sick, wounded and suffering turn to Catholic wellness services Charities for the help they need in order to heal and recover. We support our agencies as they serve the most vulnerable of our society by finding new treatment platforms and service models. Agencies are implementing innovative approaches to their delivery of health services. TeleHealth provides opportunities for timely and interactive patient care. These services help our agencies reach isolated individuals and 196,000 those living in rural communities. people received recovery support We help our agencies achieve thoughtful, innovative and evidence- based standards of care for those 66% they serve. of people achieved health stability Welcoming the Newcomer Since its founding, Catholic Charities has welcomed the newcomer to this country. CCUSA supports agencies across the Southern Border as they serve more than half of all asylum seekers who arrived in the U.S. last year. Each person is welcomed and provided a warm meal, clean clothes, and their first safe night's rest in several months. Agencies move quickly to help these newcomers make it safely to their final destination. As experts in this field for over 100 years, Catholic Charities Immigration and Resettlement Service providers assist asylum seekers to navigate the complexities of the asylum process. This process can take months or even years. Staff members support individuals and families who have been granted asylum with employment services and language training as they strive to become members of the local community. What does it mean to be an Asylum Seeker? An asylum seeker is a person who has been forced to flee their country of origin due to persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or a particular social group. 393,000 individuals assisted 1.6 million in funding for supportive services Catholic Identity Catholic Charities USA provides resources to strengthen the Catholic character of our ministry. We recognize the important role parishes play in Catholic social organizing. Parish Social Ministry coordinators help educate parish members about current social justice and advocacy issues. These resources help connect parish volunteers with opportunities to participate in their local agencies. A Message from the Chief Development Officer These last few months have been an extraordinary time for all of us. In light of the pandemic, Catholic Charities agencies experienced an unprecedented increase of people in need of assistance - many of whom had never before turned to charity for help. The COVID crisis propelled Catholic Charities to be creative and innovative in delivering the services it has for the past 110 years, in communities across the United States. More than ever, providing critical resources and services to the most vulnerable among us and those living in poverty was essential. Thank you for the important role you play in our work - for your commitment to our sisters and brothers in their greatest times of need. For being an “answer to the weary” long before this pandemic arrived. While we take great pride in the programs and services our agencies provide, we are equally proud of our fiscal responsibility. A highlight last year was GuideStar awarding us their highest honor of a
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