Catholic Charities, USA
Title
Catholic Charities, USA
Description
Arcadia, FL, August 29, 2004 -- A Catholic Relief Charities volunteer cooks burgers for residents affected by Hurricane Charlie
Catholic Charities is a network of charities whose aim is "to provide service to people in need, to advocate for justice in social structures, and to call the entire church and other people of good will to do the same." It is one of the largest charities in the United States. Catholic Charities traces its origin to an orphanage founded in 1727 in New Orleans, Louisiana by the French Ursuline Sisters. Together, with the local, diocesan-associated Catholic Charities, it is the second largest social service provider in the United States, surpassed only by the federal government. About $2 billion of its budget comes from the Faith-Based Initiatives Office of the federal government. Nearly 90 cents of every dollar donated to Catholic Charities agencies goes directly to programs and services. In 2008, Catholic Charities agencies served over 8 million individuals. Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago is the largest in a nationwide network of faith-based social service providers that form Catholic Charities. Together they form the largest private network of social service providers in the United States. More than 1,400 agencies, institutions, and organizations make up the Catholic Charities network, which provides services to nearly 10 million people in need each year regardless of religious, social, or economic backgrounds.
Catholic Charities is a network of charities whose aim is "to provide service to people in need, to advocate for justice in social structures, and to call the entire church and other people of good will to do the same." It is one of the largest charities in the United States. Catholic Charities traces its origin to an orphanage founded in 1727 in New Orleans, Louisiana by the French Ursuline Sisters. Together, with the local, diocesan-associated Catholic Charities, it is the second largest social service provider in the United States, surpassed only by the federal government. About $2 billion of its budget comes from the Faith-Based Initiatives Office of the federal government. Nearly 90 cents of every dollar donated to Catholic Charities agencies goes directly to programs and services. In 2008, Catholic Charities agencies served over 8 million individuals. Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago is the largest in a nationwide network of faith-based social service providers that form Catholic Charities. Together they form the largest private network of social service providers in the United States. More than 1,400 agencies, institutions, and organizations make up the Catholic Charities network, which provides services to nearly 10 million people in need each year regardless of religious, social, or economic backgrounds.
Creator
Federal Emergency Management Agency Photo library
Date
Aug. 29 2004
Source
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/FEMA_-_10370_-_Photograph_by_Mark_Wolfe_taken_on_08-29-2004_in_Florida.jpg/1280px-FEMA_-_10370_-_Photograph_by_Mark_Wolfe_taken_on_08-29-2004_in_Florida.jpg
Relation
Rights
Source: Catholic Charities USA. (2012, October 3). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15:40, October 12, 2012, from http://bit.ly/Qqb9nL.
Publisher
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Contributor
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Format
Medium: Photograph.
Language
English
Type
Organization
Identifier
Catholic Charities, Charity, Religion, Justice, United States, New Orleans, Social Service, Nonprofits
Coverage
United States
Files
Reference
Federal Emergency Management Agency Photo library, Catholic Charities, USA, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Aug. 29 2004
Cite As
Federal Emergency Management Agency Photo library, “Catholic Charities, USA,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed March 29, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/362.