It is with deep sadness that Catholic Charities of Oregon joins people of all faiths around the globe to mourn the death of Pope Francis, who so clearly showed us the path to a more merciful, charitable, peaceful, just, and other-centered world.
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Catholic Charities receives Trillium Community Health Plan grant for refugee health
Funding is part of a program to support local projects advancing equity in health care Catholic Charities of Oregon has received a Trillium Community Benefit Initiative grant from Trillium Community Health Plan (Trillium). With the grant, Catholic Charities is supporting the health and wellbeing of refugees federal authorities have approved for residency here.
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.
‘It’s freedom, a chance to expand’
Catholic Charites refugee team partners with local organization that provides free bicycles More than 50 Portland-area refugees served by Catholic Charities of Oregon will be rolling through spring with new or refurbished bicycles, helmets and locks. That’s thanks to a consortium of cycle-minded nonprofits. The volunteers from Reborn Bikes want to share their two-wheeled joy…
‘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.
‘We used to be your neighbors’
Formerly homeless women address misconceptions about people on the streets Three Portland women who once were homeless stepped forward May 18 to dispel myths about the difficult life.
Amazon donates and hopes to be a job source
Crews from a North Portland Amazon warehouse and distribution center on March 27 donated household items to Catholic Charities’ Kenton Women’s Village, with a promise of more to come. Amazon also wants to create a job pipeline from the tiny home village.
Construction nearing completion
Construction should be done by mid-August on a Southeast Portland building completely devoted to permanent supportive housing. Francis & Clare Place, a project of Catholic Charities of Oregon, offers 61 units plus services to help residents achieve stability and stay housed. “These housing units will provide individuals who have experienced chronic homelessness a safe and…
Volunteers gave more than 13,000 hours in 2023
Almost 600 volunteers served more than 13,000 hours with Catholic Charities in 2023.
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…