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“For I was hungry and you gave me food”, Matthew 25:35
In response to a rapidly changing reality due to COVID-19, at the Catholic Charities' Board meeting on Thursday, March 12th, Bishop McElroy called upon Catholic Charities to organize an effort to increase accessibility for vulnerable populations experiencing food...
Merciful First Impressions: Abdul’s Story
Turmoil. Conflict. Chaos. These are just a few words that come to mind when I was asked to share my story. My story begins 34 years ago, I lost 17 members of my family as a result of the Afghanistan crisis. People I loved and cared about were gone too soon, I...
Creating Better Futures for Families: Nadia’s Story
My story is inspired by the search for a better life. It’s a story about creating a better future for my family—as well as being able to pay it forward to other families. But before I get ahead of myself, let’s go back to the beginning.As a minority living in Russia,...
The Help I Needed All Along: Ruben’s Story
I spent a month in a hotel drinking and doing any drugs I could get my hands on before reality set in. Tomorrow was just hours away and, for the first time in my life, I would be homeless. I lost everything: my job, my family, my faith, and myself. The days and...
Foster Grandparents Celebrate their 46th Annual Event – a year of success!
Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego’s (CCDSD) Foster Grandparent Program celebrated their 46th Annual Recognition Event on October 18, 2019 in the beautiful hall at St. Pius X Catholic Church. It was a lovely celebration filled with words of appreciation and...
Stewarding Hope: Kelley’s Story
When I was asked to share my story with our community, I was really excited. I immediately knew where to begin. I am 14 years, 10 months and 14 days clean. I am a Housing and Resource Specialist at Catholic Charities’ Rachel’s Women’s Center and an...
Volunteers’ Time and Talent Make the Difference
The Catholic faith is one of treasure, but it takes more to truly serve the community.Volunteers at Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego put faith in action by giving their time and talent beyond worship.
Cameroonian Client Granted Asylum
Mr. Patrick Ajapmou was granted asylum on August 21, 2019 from Judge Ana Partida at Otay Mesa Detention Center, who ruled from the bench, after listening to compelling and gruesome testimony regarding Patrick’s physical and sexual abuse at the hands of prison guards on three separate periods of detention in his home country of Cameroon.
Faith in Action – Calling For Volunteers!
Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego (CCDSD) celebrates its centennial year in 2020! CCDSD is an agency that has long served the basic needs of San Diego’s most vulnerable people, and each year continues to expand its reach. Over the next year, the agency plans to open 20 new food distribution locations in parishes throughout the Diocese of San Diego in hopes of bringing food to the people who need it most.