Archive for month: January, 2024
Catholic Charities Awarded $150,000 Grant from Home4Good
January 8, 2024 – Wilmington, DE – Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington received a $150,000 grant from the Home4Good program to support the agency’s Homelessness Prevention program from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024. Home4Good is jointly offered by the FHLB-Pittsburgh and the Delaware State Housing Authority. Home4Good helps those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness by channeling dollars to local service organizations that know how to help.
With the funds, Catholic Charities will continue to work with low and very low income individuals to address conditions which threaten housing security. In this post-pandemic economy, prices of basic needs have increased dramatically. Simultaneously, many people are experiencing job losses or a reduction in working hours. The threat of homelessness is now impacting individuals who previously believed that they were secure in their shelters, forcing many to rely on support for the first time. Catholic Charities will use the grant to reduce homelessness by providing evidence based services to reduce poverty, provide safe shelter, and encourage self-sufficiency through financial assistance, case management, and referrals to community services.
According to Fritz Jones, Executive Director of Catholic Charities, “Catholic Charities is grateful to the Home4Good Program for supporting the ongoing provision of critical services focused on helping the most vulnerable members of our community remain securely housed.”
Laffey-McHugh Foundation Awards $75,000 to Catholic Charities
January 8, 2024 – Wilmington, DE – The Laffey-McHugh Foundation recently awarded a $75,000 grant to Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington for the Basic Needs Program. Catholic Charities will use this grant to support underserved low income families and individuals with case management, financial assistance, and community service referrals. In this challenging post-pandemic economy where unemployment, underemployment, and the cost of living all skyrocketed, many people are in imminent danger of eviction, foreclosure, or utility disconnections. The grant will provide Catholic Charities financial support to help administer the basic needs program, which assists people to avoid homelessness, regain financial stability, and identify resources available to build a sustainable future.
Todd Veale, Executive Director of The Laffey-McHugh Foundation, stated that the Foundation received many more requests for grants than it could support. He noted, “In making the difficult decision to select initiatives with high impact, your request met our criteria.”
Fritz Jones, Executive Director of Catholic Charities, said, “Catholic Charities gratefully acknowledges this generous support from The Laffey-McHugh Foundation. Catholic Charities Basic Needs Program dates back to the 1960s and cares for households with financial stressors jeopardizing permanent housing. The grant will allow Catholic Charities to continue to support low-income households who need help paying for basic living expenses.”
Catholic Charities Awarded $44,000 from the Highmark Delaware Fund
January 8, 2024 – Wilmington, DE – Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware was pleased to award Catholic Charities with a BluePrints for the Community small grant to support Access to Behavior Health Services for Very Low to Low Income Families program. BluePrints for the Community, housed by the Delaware Community Foundation, has contributed over $35 million to the community since its inception in 2007. It was established to increase access to care and reduce health care disparities in Delaware.
“Highmark has been actively engaged in supporting not just members, but all Delawareans, in navigating the challenges of Medicaid redeterminations. Highmark is grateful to Catholic Charities for all they do for our neighbors and ensuring affordable access to behavioral health as we continue to address the impact of recent Medicaid changes. We thank our colleagues at Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware and BluePrints for the Community for assisting with this important work,” said Todd Graham, president of Highmark Health Options.
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware serves approximately 500,000 members through the company’s health care benefits business. It is an influential company in the market generating an economic impact of $135 million and supporting more than 1,000 direct and indirect jobs across the state. Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware has been named a Top Workplace in Delaware and a Top Workplace USA. Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies. For more information, visit www.highmarkbcbsde.com.
The mission of the Delaware Community Foundation is to improve the lives of the people of Delaware by empowering and growing philanthropy through knowledge and relationships, now and in the future. As a facilitator, information resource and manager of charitable funds, the DCF helps communities and philanthropists focus charitable resources for the greatest community benefit statewide. For more information, visit delcf.org or call 302.571.8004.
Fritz Jones, Executive Director of Catholic Charities, notes “Catholic Charities is grateful for the $44,000 grant provided by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware. This award will allow Catholic Charities to continue providing support for low income families in our community by offering affordable behavioral health services.”
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Catholic Charities Awarded $10,000 Grant from Citizens Bank
January 4, 2023 – Wilmington, DE – Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington received a $10,000 grant from Citizens Bank as Support for the Basic Needs Program. Catholic Charities will assist individuals of low income to reduce poverty, prevent homelessness, and encourage self-sufficiency through financial assistance, case management, and referrals to community services. In this post-pandemic economy where the cost of living has skyrocketed, many people are threatened by eviction, foreclosure, or utility disconnections. The program offers hope for families and provides support to create sustainable financial security.
Citizens Helping Citizens is rooted in the belief that when people and communities reach their potential, we all thrive. Through the Citizens Helping Citizens initiative, time, resources and talent are invested to support the communities in which we live and work.
Fritz Jones, Executive Director of Catholic Charities, notes “Catholic Charities is proud to partner with Citizen’s Bank to share our resources with the most vulnerable among us. We have a lot of work to do and this grant from Citizen’s Bank helps us get that important work done.”
For more information about the Basic Needs Program, find us online at https://www.ccwilm.org/basic-needs/ or call your local Catholic Charities office.
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington is a faith-based, social services organization, delivering critical direct care human services to over 83,000 individuals and families residing in Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore. To learn more about Catholic Charities, please visit https://www.ccwilm.org
