<p> Catholic Campaign for Human Development Sample Bulletin/Website Announcement To be used on Appeal Weekend (November 12-13, 2016) and/or Collection Weekend (November 19-20, 2016)</p><p>Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) Working on the Margins Please Give Generously on Collection Week: November 19-20, 2016</p><p>The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) has been an immeasurable blessing for thousands in our Archdiocese over the years. Just this past year, for instance, the agencies funded by CCHD have empowered 234 people to find jobs and receive job advancement skills through cooperative businesses, job placement and employment readiness trainings. They have trained 380 youth through leadership and healthy life skills classes. And, they have improved low-income neighborhoods by eradicating vacant properties, increasing public services, and reducing crime. These efforts are taking place in Cincinnati, Dayton, Hamilton, Springfield, St. Marys, Brown County and elsewhere across the Archdiocese. As Archbishop Dennis Schnurr recognizes, “Through CCHD, we show mercy, not by providing a handout, but by providing a life-changing hand up.” Please prayerfully and generously consider how you will give on Collection Weekend, Nov. 19-20. Your dollars are making real change!</p><p>Visit www.usccb.org/cchd to learn more. Also check out the Archdiocesan CCHD website for more local information: www.catholiccincinnati.org/socialaction.</p><p>CCHD Materials Available Electronically</p><p>You may find it handy to access electronic versions of CCHD materials. Here’s a list of some materials you may find helpful:</p><p>1. Local materials. The following can be found at www.CatholicCincinnati.org/SocialAction: a. The “YOUR dollars are making CHANGE!” report, which lists the groups in our archdiocese currently receiving CCHD funds and reports on the previous year’s outcomes; b. Archbishop Dennis Schnurr’s letter of support for the 2016 CCHD Collection; c. Poverty education links as well as application and reports for CCHD funded organizations.</p><p>2. National Materials. Several resources are available from the U.S. bishops’ CCHD website. To access these, go to www.usccb.org/cchd . You may find the following of interest: a. Camera-ready clip art; b. More sample bulletin announcements to be used in the weeks prior to the CCHD collection; c. Homilies for Appeal and Collection weekends (under “Parish Resource Guide”).</p><p>3. CCHD’s “Review and Renewal” and other answers to questions about the campaign can be found at this website, or the direct link to “The Truth about CCHD”: http://www.usccb.org/about/catholic-campaign-for-human- development/Who-We-Are/truth-about-cchd.cfm </p><p>4. Poverty USA: www.povertyusa.org Check out the impressive, short video produced by CCHD, illustrating how those in poverty struggle to make ends meet. Also on this website is a wealth of statistics about the state of poverty in our nation and stories of hope from CCHD-funded organizations trying to make a difference! You can also follow CCHD on Facebook (“Poverty USA”) and Twitter (@EndPovertyUSA).</p>