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| Whether
it's helping chicken farmers and poultry workers in Delaware, Maryland
and Virginia fight for better working conditions,
supporting a Chicago neighborhood-development program to rebuild
schools and combat gang activity, or
helping airport workers earn a living wage in Los Angeles, the
Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD)
is helping residents of America's forgotten state break free from
poverty.
Since 1970 when it was established by the U.S. Catholic bishops, CCHD has assisted people to rise out of poverty through empowerment programs that foster self-sufficiency. Through private donations and annual parish collections, CCHD has offered more than $260 million in support to nearly 4,000 self-help projects developed by grassroots groups of poor people in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Grants are awarded on the basis of need, not religious affiliation. Each year CCHD distributes national grants to more than 300 community-based projects that improve neighborhoods, educate children, create jobs and more. In addition, hundreds of smaller projects are funded through the 25% share of the annual CCHD collection retained by dioceses. These projects have helped low-income people to change their lives by creating opportunity where none existed before and providing the means for poor people to find solutions to their community's problems. This year, to bring more attention to this forgotten state, we have designated January as Poverty in America Awareness Month. It is a time to reach out to students, teachers, families and others, to raise consciousness and encourage action to help the nearly 36 million Americans who struggle daily in the grip of poverty. |
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• Find
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