Food Assistance Archives – Catholic Charities DC

Be the Reason We Can Restore Hope Through Food

November 12, 2020

| By Alex Schauffler

Categories: Community Outreach, Feature, Food Assistance, Giving, Volunteering

To mark this year’s World Day of the Poor on Nov. 15, Pope Francis reminds us of our duty to “stretch forth your hand to the poor.” This message resonates more than ever, as the world continues to fight the pandemic. As this crisis persists, we invite you to heed the Holy Father’s call and …

Thankfulness: With Each St. Maria’s Meal, Gratitude

November 9, 2020

| By Kate Kennedy

Categories: Feature, Food Assistance, Homeless Services, Mission

By Msgr. Charles Antonicelli On Wednesdays, I have been spending the dinner hour in front of Catholic Charities’ offices on G Street NW, greeting the homeless and hungry as they arrive for St. Maria’s Meals. As a pastor, I know that a parish’s social service commitment grows a community in ways that cannot be measured. …

Volunteers Give Back by Farming for the Hungry

October 27, 2020

| By Alex Schauffler

Categories: Community Outreach, Feature, Food Assistance, Volunteering

While the pandemic forced us to suspend most of our long-standing volunteer activities, we were able to introduce new opportunities for our community to safely give back to those in need. Tapping into a growing interest in home horticulture, we invited volunteers to lend a hand at our Mona Farm, where they have been able …

Volunteering in the Age of Coronavirus

October 16, 2020

| By Alex Schauffler

Categories: Community Outreach, Feature, Food Assistance, Giving, Volunteering

In the last year, 6,852 people volunteered more than 110,000 hours to serve people in need through Catholic Charities DC. Volunteers provide critical support to our staff, which has enabled us to help thousands of people each year. So, when the D.C. area shutdown from the pandemic, we had to quickly develop new ways to …

Power of Giving: ‘What You Do is So Important’

August 7, 2020

| By Will Espinoza

Categories: Community Outreach, Feature, Food Assistance, Giving, Mission

A mother struggling to feed her family. A middle-aged man seeking assistance for the first time. A family desperate for rental assistance. An unemployed laborer trying to find work. A returning citizen in need of housing. They are among the faces of the pandemic and economic crisis that have created a need like we’ve never …

Be the Reason We Can Restore Hope Through Food

Thankfulness: With Each St. Maria’s Meal, Gratitude

Volunteers Give Back by Farming for the Hungry

Volunteering in the Age of Coronavirus

Power of Giving: ‘What You Do is So Important’

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