Annual Report
Catholic Home Missions Appeal (CHMA)
The 2024 Annual Report of the Catholic Home Missions Appeal (CHMA), administered by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), underscores the appeal's critical role in aiding mission dioceses across the United States and its territories where poverty, isolation, or low Catholic populations hinder self-sustaining ministries. Generating revenues of $9.7 million through national collections and investments, CHMA distributed over $8.1 million in grants to support essential operations, with allocations prioritizing diocesan and parish assistance (30%), faith formation (25%), and vocations for deacons, priests, and religious (22%). Highlighted projects include training volunteer youth ministers and funding Sr. Thea Bowman Catholic School to empower Black students in the economically distressed Diocese of Belleville; forming lay catechists for remote sacramental preparation and enhancing pastoral care at Hope House residential facility in the island-based Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago; integrating Latino culture through Spanish-language marriage mentoring in the Diocese of Dodge City; and bolstering family life programs, Project Rachel for post-abortion healing, and youth evangelization events like adventure camps and conferences in the resource-strapped Diocese of Steubenville. Chaired by Archbishop W. Shawn McKnight of Kansas City in Kansas, this initiative ignites faith, evangelization, and community support in marginalized areas, inviting ongoing donations to continue blessing those in spiritual need.