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Welcome
PORTRAITS OF HOPE Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: CCHD-funded group successes.
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Blocks Together
Some days, as Delores Collins walked to work, she would kick needles into the sewer so kids wouldn't step on them. Her Chicago neighborhood was "a tough area, with lots of drugs and gangs." Then George Goehl from Blocks Together (BT) showed up at her door and invited her to join the CCHD-funded neighborhood group working with residents to improve the community. |
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The Campaign recognizes the leadership, energy and diverse skills that young people bring to the anti-poverty work of low-income projects and Catholic parishes. The Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award highlights the gifts of young leaders and their Gospel commitment to the poor.
Brigitte Gynther, 27, coordinator of Interfaith Action (IA) of Southwest Florida, is the recipient of the 2009 Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award for her role in supporting and empowering farmworkers from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), as they pursue fair wages, improved working conditions, and an end to modern day slavery in the fields.
Read the USCCB Press Release
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Diocesan Projects Highlight Good Works Of CCHD
As the CCHD Collection nears on November 21-22, numerous projects in dioceses all over the country reflect the benefits of CCHD funding toward breaking the cycle of poverty. In 2008, CCHD funding involved 776 Catholic parishes, 18 Catholic Charities agencies, and 51 religious communities.
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Engage youths grades 7-12 in Catholic schools and parishes in learning about the causes of poverty, Catholic social teaching, and the work and witness of groups funded by CCHD. All art forms are welcome: videos, music, painting, drama, writing, slideshows, etc. For details, see the
CCHD Multi-Media Youth Arts Contest Web site.
Catholic Educators: Please work with your local CCHD representative to promote this contest in
schools and parishes in your diocese.
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