Catholic Campaign For Human Development
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November 16By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is the domestic anti-poverty program of the U.S. Catholic Bishops, working to carry out the mission of Jesus Christ. CCHD offers grants annually to community organizations led by individuals with low incomes working to break the cycle of poverty and improve their communities. Catholics throughout the U.S. make these grants possible by contributing to CCHD each year. The 2023 collection will take place Nov. 18-19. Three-fourths of the collection is pooled into a national fund, with the remaining one-fourth used for local poverty-fighting efforts. CCHD grants to local anti-poverty efforts are screened, awarded and monitored in close partnership with local Catholic dioceses.Read More
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November 29By Father Guillermo Treviño For The Catholic Messenger (Editor’s note: Father Guillermo Treviño wrote the following acceptance speech for his 2022 Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award, presented to him Nov. 15 during the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ General Assembly. The award from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development honors young adults “who demonstrate leadership in fighting poverty and injustice in the United States through community.”)Read More
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November 29By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger Reflecting on his experience at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ fall general assembly Nov. 14-17 in Baltimore, Bishop Thomas Zinkula focused on the value of building relationships.Read More
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Two Feet of Social Justice: Celebrating the history of CCHD in the Davenport Diocese
By Lindsay Steele
The Catholic MessengerWith the 50th anniversary of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development coming up in May, the diocesan Social Action office got a head start on celebrations with a virtual Lunch and Learn presentation.
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is the national anti-poverty and social justice program of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The April 1 presentation focused on the diocesan connection to the organization and its impact on individuals and families across the diocese.
Remembering Father Mottet. Read more...
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2022 Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership award
Father Guillermo Trevino won the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops prestigious Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award for his work leading Escucha Mi Voz Iowa. He will accept the award at the USCCB conference in Baltimore on November 15. Click here to read more...
View press release on the USCCB website.
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2026 Annual Collection November 14-15
Please insert your parish bulletin and display the poster the weekend of
November 7-8
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The annual collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) takes place in November. Your donations support the anti-poverty work of the CCHD around the county.
The mission of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is to address the root causes of poverty in America. Click here to lean more...
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The Catholic Campaign for Human Development is the national anti-poverty program in the U.S. dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty by funding community programs. Learn more...
The office of Social Action promotes the Catholic Campaign for Human Development and assists parishes, schools and individuals with participation in CCHD programs.
The Diocesan Director of the CCHD evaluates local organizations which have applied for national grants and, if appropriate, recommends them to the CCHD Board for approval by the Bishop. In addition, the Board recommends to the Bishop the distribution of the retained portion of the CCHD collection for grants to local organizations.Each year we write about the importance of supporting November's Catholic Campaign for Human Development collection. With the glaring gaps in healthcare, nutrition and housing this past year we see even more clearly the need to empower people to lift themselves out of poverty. There are 40 million people in the United States living in poverty, over 350,000 of them in Iowa. Of the funds collected, 25% remain in our diocese to fund local anti-poverty projects.This year's collection will be held November 14-15. Please insert your parish bulletin and display the poster the weekend of November 7-8 Promotional materials will be mailed to your parish in early October including posters, envelopes and bulletin inserts adapted to our diocese.If you have any questions about the collection please contact Kent Ferris. -
How much do you know about poverty?
Learn about the challenges of life at the poverty line. Take the Poverty Quiz.
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development Collection is coming up on November 18-19 at a mass near you! -
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Links to more information
- CCHD's quarterly newsletter
www.povertyusa.org - a poverty education and information web site administered by the US Bishops. Has up to date census data on poverty for each state, resources for education about poverty and how you can act to end poverty.
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Contact Us:
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Deacon Kent Ferris, OFSferrisdavenportdiocese.orgSocial Action & Catholic Charities Director -
Esmeralda Guerreroguerrerodavenportdiocese.orgAdministrative Assistant Social Action & Catholic Charities
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