A story from volunteering at the McAllen Catholic Charities Respite Center It is 10 a.m. on Christmas Eve 2021 in the Downtown District of McAllen, Texas. Like many areas around the city, garage and street parking is at capacity with last-minute Christmas shoppers from within the city, neighboring towns and Mexico, a distinction that is…
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Compassionate Caravan working to get city’s homeless out of the cold
One Lexington organization is going out into the cold tonight to help get others out of it. Volunteers with the Catholic Action Center are hitting the streets.”They can’t stay in one spot too long ’cause then somebody finds them there. They’ll beat them up, rob them, so they’re always on the move,” Thomas Caudill said….
Catholic Charities helps people who’ve been jailed rebuild lives
Catholic Charities is helping people rebuild their lives after they’ve been incarcerated. “It changes your life — truly,” said Nancy Rose, who was behind bars in 2013.Rose said she lost more than just her freedom. “My son was placed in state custody because of my actions of messing with narcotics,” Rose said.When she was released four months…
The Catholic charity inspiring people to find a new direction and help others
Sometimes God calls us to make a dramatic change in our lives such as switching career. Volunteering with the St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) community support projects has helped many people find a new direction in life, leading them to a new vocation. Thousands of St Vincent de Paul Society volunteers provide friendship and…
Catholic Charities working to provide more beds for Spokane’s homeless
Plans are in the works to soon have 200 more beds to care for Spokane’s homeless population. Last week Catholic Charities announced it had purchased four buildings on the land on an adjacent block south of the House of Charity. The buildings are located at 24 W. 2nd, 32 W. 2nd, 164 S. State St.,…