Way to miss the point
Who feeds more hungry children each year than any other organization?
Catholic Charities
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Catholic Charities is a worldwide network of
charities whose aim is to "reduce poverty, support families, and empower communities."
[1] It is one of the largest and most respected charities.
[2] Catholic Charities traces its origin to an
orphanage founded in 1727 in
New Orleans,
Louisiana by the
French Ursulines Sisters.
Catholic Charities, USA (CCUSA), with headquarters in
Alexandria, Virginia, is recognized as one of the nation's largest voluntary
social service networks. It was founded in 1910 as the
National Conference of Catholic Charities. More than 1,700 agencies, institutions and organizations make up the Catholic Charities network - including individual organizations of the
dioceses, such as
the Archdiocese of Chicago. Nearly 90 cents of every dollar donated to Catholic Charities agencies goes directly to programs and services.
[3]
Together, with the local, diocesan Catholic Charities
affiliates, Catholic Charities is the second largest social service provider in the United States and it is only surpassed by the US Federal Government. Often, this means that the CCUSA network is able to provide assistance which other agencies are simply unable to provide or in circumstances where the other assistance is insufficient to provide the necessary aid.
When was the last time you did some charity work, and what are your qualifications?
And would you rather be treated in a Catholic Hospital, or a government hospital?
