In April, Jim Fiedler was elected Chair of the Board of Directors effective May 1, 2024. He joined the Board in 2020. Inspired by his faith, Jim is committed to seeing Catholic Charities fulfill the promise of its mission and continue its long history of service...
Immigration Forum, Saturday, July 27 at Contra Costa College Catholic Charities East Bay Immigration Legal Services, in collaboration with other agencies, is hosting an Immigration Forum on Saturday, July 27 from 10am to 2pm at Contra Costa College. Our legal team...
It was an honor to attend the dedication of the Guadalupe Rios Learning Center at St. Clement Catholic School in Hayward on June 27. Guadalupe Rios dedicated her career to Catholic Charities East Bay and was Program Director in the 1970’s and 80’s,...
On Saturday, February 10, Catholic Charities joined Faith in Action and nine other agencies at an Immigration Forum that took place at Divine Mercy Parish in Oakland. The Catholic Charities immigration legal services team members provided a total of 180 consultations...
Seniors are now the fast growing segment of the homeless in the Bay Area. Recently, Catholic Charities expanded our reach to individuals transitioning out of homelessness. One hardworking couple, Jim and Sherry, lived their whole lives in the Bay Area, often on...
On February 28 and 29, Catholic Charities East Bay hosted the launch of an Advocacy Forum on Practical Solutions to Address Homelessness. We are the host and funder of this nine-part series that is underwritten by a generous donor who specified that they wanted a...
When the workday ends, the calls and text messages keep coming. There’s the pregnant woman who is not sure how she will pay next month’s rent and a despondent father who recently lost his only child and who doesn’t know how he will go on. Another call is from someone...
For many legal immigrants living in the United States, figuring out how to begin the process of becoming a citizen can be daunting. There are many forms to fill out, fees and an exam that tests an applicant’s knowledge of U.S. history and laws. At Catholic Charities...
Last year, Catholic Charities East Bay received more than 12,000 calls for help. It was an incredible volume, prompted by the pandemic and a growing need for housing assistance, emergency food and counseling services. Lila Lopez Vaquero, an Administrative Coordinator...
It’s always been hard to be a teenager. But the ongoing pandemic, complete with school closures, remote learning and many other disruptions that upended nearly aspect of our lives, put extraordinary stress on many young people in the community. This is especially true...
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