Like many IPV survivors, Cathy was without a home for several years to escape her abuser. Although she avoided living on the streets, Cathy experienced several years of instability, relying on couch-surfing and sleeping in her car.
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A note from our executive director
Dear Catholic Charities Partners – I am so proud of the work that Catholic Charities of Oregon is doing! There are so many good things happening. I would like to share these with you. Here is how, with your help, individuals are blessed each day at CCO: Our client “Mary” relocated to Chiles House after living in…
Foundation supports services that work – with a personal touch
One organization that supports the work of Catholic Charities of Oregon has a knack for picking effective projects that focus closely on individuals.
Film important for today
Carmel Communications allowed Catholic Charities of Oregon to preview a new film on Mother Cabrini, the Italian nun who founded hundreds of institutions for immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She had a special focus on the United States.
‘I think it is in our DNA’
Major supporter, born the same year as Catholic Charities, reflects on her family’s long connection to the helping organization Amid the Great Depression, Catholic Charities of Oregon and Susanne Mayer entered the world. Both have offered brightness and hope even when times are tough. “I think that’s why I have such an affinity for Catholic…
Video captures 90 years for Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities of Oregon has issued a new video about its 90-year history.
Thinker calls for ‘new imagination’ on migration
One of the world’s foremost religious thinkers on migration will speak in Portland in June. The Rev. Daniel Groody’s latest book, “A Theology of Migration: The Bodies of Refugees and the Body of Christ,” includes a foreword from Pope Francis.
‘To build a more just society’
Portland law firm has been a stalwart helper for Catholic Charities of Oregon Foster Garvey, a prominent Northwest law firm with offices in New York and Washington, D.C., has maintained a longstanding and generous relationship with Catholic Charities of Oregon. The firm is advancing Catholic Charities’ immigration strategy, a project that has included meeting with…
‘I can’t imagine the church without the work you do’
Catholic Charities USA leader encourages Oregon staff The new leader of Catholic Charities USA visited Oregon in early May and thanked local workers. “I can’t imagine the church without the work you do,” Kerry Alys Robinson told employees gathered at the Catholic Charities office in Portland. “It would almost be a mockery. And it’s not…
Food pantries helping residents handle inflation
With inflation taking a bite out of everyone’s resources, Catholic Charities of Oregon has organized a vibrant food pantry program for residents of its affordable housing sites. There are weekly and monthly pantries now at five locations. The food gets donated from multiple sources, including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Oregon Food…
DISSIDENT, BUSINESSMAN, SOCIAL WORKER
The fascinating life of a Ukrainian refugee in Oregon “All our family and friends — everybody — went to jail,” says Peter Vins, a former Soviet political prisoner who now works with refugees at Catholic Charities of Oregon. “They put my grandmother in jail when she was 64 and had cancer. For me growing up,…
Join an organization the promotes Latine thriving
A long-established service organization working with Oregon’s Latine community is seeking new board members to sustain its life-giving mission. El Programa Hispano Catòlico, a member of the Catholic Charities of Oregon network, serves about 32,000 individuals annually via efforts in economic sustainability, education, community wellness, domestic violence healing and sexual violence survivor support.
Builders give back
Volunteer team spruces up Kenton Women’s Village Thanks to crew of about 30 employees from the local homebuilding industry, a tiny home community run by Catholic Charities of Oregon got a free spring update.