#Cartober is a national awareness campaign held throughout the month of October to encourage people to do good by donating their unwanted vehicles to their favorite nonprofit, like Catholic Charities East Bay. Vehicle donations have the potential to bring in hundreds...
Ending TPS Designation for El Salvador Contrary to Human Dignity and Life The Trump Administration’s announcement today to terminate Temporary Protected Status for 200,000 Salvadorans who have lived in the U.S. at least since 2001, is cruel and harmful to families who...
By Eric L. Steckel Imagine leaving your home, your career, everything you know, to take a job in an East Oakland fast food joint. With all due respect to the fast food industry, why would anyone choose to do that? The question should be, “What would force anyone to...
By Janiero Rodriguez I just graduated from McClymonds High School in West Oakland. Like any school, there are “good kids” and those that we consider “bad kids.” When you’re a “bad kid,” that’s most likely how they’re going to see you for life. That...
By Jason Sullivan-Halpern As the volunteer coordinator at Catholic Charities of the East Bay, I have seen our volunteers do some pretty extraordinary things to help the community. You don’t have to look any farther than our Refugee Resettlement and Employment Program...
By Jason Sullivan-Halpern In a recent conversation with Meg Bowerman of Just Faith Ministries in the East Bay, I heard her remark that, “Catholic Charities is not just Catholic and it’s not just charity.” When I look at the people at Catholic Charities of the East Bay...
