The subcommittee assists the bishops, both collectively and individually, in advancing the Bishops’ domestic anti-poverty effort through grants from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) Collection, poverty awareness initiatives, and resource development activities.
Key Mission Responsibilities
- Creating awareness about domestic poverty.
- Promoting and supporting community-controlled, self-help anti-poverty organizations.
- Building solidarity among people to address the root causes of poverty.
Key Mission Relationships
- With the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development and the Secretariat for Justice and Peace.
- With dioceses.
- With national Catholic organizations.
- With community and economic development organizations and advocacy groups.