Inspirational Volunteers Honored with Caritas! Awards

| By Will Espinoza
Categories: Feature, Volunteering
Two extraordinary volunteers have been honored with special awards as part of Catholic Charities’ Caritas! recognition program. Kathleen McGuan, a volunteer with Immigration Legal Services, is the recipient of the Father John O’Connor Award, and Joe Weiss, a Dorothy Day Place volunteer, was presented with the Msgr. Geno Baroni Award. The annual Caritas! awards honor …

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Spanish Catholic Center Volunteer Recognized by CCUSA

| By Will Espinoza
Categories: Feature, Volunteering
Ines Campusano is a longtime volunteer at the Spanish Catholic Center, part of Catholic Charities DC’s family of programs. She has been named a finalist for Catholic Charities USA’s Volunteer of the Year Award. The award winner will be announced April 24 at the conclusion of National Volunteer Week. CCUSA 2020 Volunteer of the Year …

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Volunteers Continue to Serve Even as They Social Distance

| By Claire Sanfilippo
Categories: Feature, Volunteering
Normally during a week, dozens of volunteers bring the love of our community to Catholic Charities’ clients as they contribute to activities from game nights at homeless shelters to meal service at St. Maria’s Meals. In so many ways, volunteers are vital to the work we at Catholic Charities do to serve the Washington community. …

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National Crime Victims’ Rights Week: Tala’s Story

| By Alex Schauffler
Categories: Feature
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Tala arrived in the United States more than 10 years ago from the Philippines after being contacted by Filipino recruiting agency. A teacher in her native country, she came to Maryland after being promised a teaching job with a good salary, health benefits, and the opportunity to send money home to her family. Little did …

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Volunteers Needed to Sew Cloth Face Coverings

| By Kate Kennedy
Categories: Feature
Catholic Charities needs your help. Do you have these things: a sewing machine, cloth and elastic already in your home (Don’t go out shopping!), a printer, an envelope or box and a couple dollars to pay for shipping? If so, help us by making sewn cloth face coverings for our staff members working at homeless …

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