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A Dedicated Presence at St. Joe's
Target Provides Food – And Hope
Fraudulent E-mail Alert
Partners in Catholic Charities Mission Honored at Annual Meeting
Giving Tree Celebrates 15th Anniversary
With Gratitude this Holiday Season
Nine Decades of Healthy Babies, Stable Families
Determination to Carry On
St. Paul Residence: One Step Closer to Ending Long-term Homelessness
Hispanic Outreach Program Observes National Hispanic Heritage Month
Best Buy Has Things Cooking at St. Joe's
Early Literacy for Young Learners
Well-baby Checks for Infants at Northside
News Archives
National Volunteer Recognition Week
KARE 11 Honors a St. Joe's Volunteer
Success Starts with the ABCs
Branch III Adds Services for Guests
Grant Helps Children in North Minneapolis
IBM Commends Efficiency of Catholic Charities IT Department
Housing Continuum Helps Homeless Regain Stability
Sixteen Years of Salads and Volunteering
Dorothy Day Center Highlighted on Minnesota Public Radio
Moving Forward, One Family at a Time
Women's Shelter Opens at Dorothy Day Center
St. Kate Students Wash Away Stereotypes
Former Director of Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis Appointed to Cor Unum
Supporting the Tenants of the Exodus Residence
An Empowering Road to Recovery for a Client at the Exodus Residence
"Fox 9 Gives Back" Raises Money for St. Joe's
Listen to Fr. John's Perspective on Poverty
Nine-Year-Old Volunteer Finds a Way to Give Back
St. Joe's Youth Write from the Heart
St. Paul Classroom Holds Penny Drive for Family Service Center
Comcast Foundation Helps St. Joe's Youth Learn about Cultural Diversity
Local Girl Scout Troop Helps Catholic Charities Food Shelves
New Director of Children's Services Joins Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities USA Launches Campaign to Reduce Poverty in America
An Advocate with Quite a Story to Tell
Artist and Branch III Guests Collaborate on Community Mural
Spiritual Care: A Healing Presence at St. Joe's
Catholic Charities "Recipes for the Common Good" Cookbook
Year-round Learning at St. Joe's
As spring break approaches for many schools, St. Joseph’s Home for Children is looking ahead to summer — summer school, that is. St. Joe’s partners with Minneapolis Public Schools to hold an onsite year-round school.
This partnership allows St. Joe’s to provide academic education paired with specialized treatment for children with behavioral or emotional issues. During the summer, charitable contributions subsidize the cost of the school so children can continue making progress with their treatment. The benefits of students attending summer school are numerous.
“Summer school promotes increased structure, academic achievement, positive peer relationships and it helps support families,” said Linda Tunell, St. Joe’s Day Treatment program director.
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Branch III Adds Services for Guests
To better serve the guests at Branch III, construction is currently underway to add eight washers and two showers in the lower level of the drop in and resource center. The renovation will double the number of showers and almost triple the number of laundry units available for the 300 clients that Branch III serves every day. The additions give clients better access to these basic needs and decrease the amount of time clients need to wait. Renovation should be completed by mid-September.
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Best Buy Renovates Children’s Kitchen at St. Joseph’s Home for Children
Thanks to Best Buy and their vendor partners, youth at St. Joseph’s Home for Children will learn basic cooking skills in a newly renovated children’s kitchen. Catholic Charities recently recognized Best Buy for its generous employees who volunteered to complete the work, including painting and construction. The corporation also invoked the help of other businesses – including Bridgewood Custom Cabinetry, Cambria, Kitchen Tune-Up and Frigidaire*KitchenAid*LG – to donate kitchen appliances, cabinetry and counter tops. This partnership created an ideal space for St. Joe’s occupational therapists to use when working with the youth. In addition, The Best Buy Children’s Foundation awarded a $2,000 Tag Team Award to St. Joe’s in honor of the volunteer hours dedicated to this project.top of page
Grant Helps Children in North Minneapolis
Catholic Charities has partnered with the University of Minnesota’s Center for Early Education and Development and several other organizations to help increase the school-readiness of young children in North Minneapolis.
The partnership has received funding from NorthWay Community Trust to build a network of high-quality early childhood services that support children’s healthy development and learning. The daily curriculum at Catholic Charities’ Northside Child Development Center will serve as a model to help family, friend and neighbor daycares prepare children for success in school.
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IBM Commends Efficiency of Catholic Charities' IT Department
IBM recently commended Catholic Charities’ Information Technology department for its ability to run a robust computing environment on a shoestring budget. An article in IBM Systems Magazine titled “Working IT Miracles” called Catholic Charities “a model of what a charitable organization can do with a tiny IT staff and matching budget.”
The article comes on the heels of the IT department receiving several national awards from IBM and Gartner Research. The sparse IT department supports the agency’s 550 employees and several major software systems, including the CommunityCard system that tracks guests’ use of Catholic Charities services.
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Women's Shelter Opens at the Dorothy Day Center
A women's shelter recently opened on the second floor of Catholic Charities' Dorothy Day Center. Thanks to funding from the City of St. Paul and Minnesota Housing, the new shelter gives 40 women a more dignified space. The women's shelter offers showers, restrooms and office space for staff. Construction of the women's shelter was completed in summer 2007.
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News Archives
Former Director of Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis Appointed to Cor Unum
Pope Benedict XVI recently named Fr. Larry Snyder, former director of Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, to the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, an administrative council that manages the Church’s charitable activities around the world. Cor Unum serves in the name of the Pope “for humanitarian initiatives in cases of disaster or in an integral promotion of humanity.” Father Snyder left Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis in 2005 to become President of Catholic Charities USA.
Fr. Snyder will also assume the presidency of Caritas North America. A regional body of Caritas Internationalis, it is comprised of four member organizations: Catholic Charities USA, Catholic Relief Services, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, and Development and Peace in Canada.
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"Fox 9 Gives Back" Raises Money for St. Joseph's Home for Children
A special thanks to all those who supported "Fox 9 Gives Back" which raised funds for Twin Cities children living in poverty. "Fox 9 Gives Back" raised more than $17,000 for the children at Catholic Charities' St. Joseph's Home for Children - a Minneapolis shelter and treatment center for youth in need. St. Joe's serves nearly 2,000 of Minnesota's impoverished youth each year, providing shelter from abuse and neglect, and providing therapy to help children gain lifelong skills.
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St. Paul Classroom Holds Penny Drive for Family Service Center
After reading the book “Fly Away Home” about a homeless father and son, fifth grade students at Sheridan Elementary in St. Paul were inspired to do something to help the homeless in their community. The fifth graders organized a penny drive for the school to collect money and raised an amazing $476.16. The class then decided to donate the money to Catholic Charities’ Family Service Center to help families in need, especially children. The money will be used to buy new toys and games for the program’s playroom.
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New Director of Children’s Services Joins Catholic Charities
Peter Rosenblatt, M.S.W., joined Catholic Charities in February as director of Children’s Services. Rosenblatt has 18 years of experience serving youth in need through programs such as day treatment, community outreach and residential care. His most recent position was program manager of the Continuing Education programs at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Youth Work Learning Center. Prior to this, Rosenblatt worked with Janus Youth Programs in Portland, Oregon. Rosenblatt joins four other division directors in leading Catholic Charities’ core areas of service: Children’s Services, Housing and Emergency Services, Family Services and Advocacy.
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Catholic Charities USA Launches Campaign to Reduce Poverty in America
Catholic Charities USA, based in Arlington, Virgina, launched its Campaign to Reduce Poverty in America by presenting the policy paper “Poverty in America: A Threat to the Common Good” at a U.S. Capitol Hill briefing on January 10, 2007. The campaign will focus on policies in four major areas: health care, affordable housing, nutrition assistance and family economic security for the poor and vulnerable.
Click here to learn more about local efforts to support the end of poverty.
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Catholic Charities "Recipes for the Common Good" Cookbook
Mouthwatering appetizers, hearty main dishes and desserts, just like the ones Mom used to make! You can find these delicious recipes and many more in Catholic Charities' cookbook, "Recipes for the Common Good."
Food is indeed at the forefront of our minds as Catholic Charities serves those living in poverty who lack adequate food and shelter. Each day, Catholic Charities' food shelves and meal programs distribute and serve food for the common good. The $15 wire-bound cookbook has nearly 200 scrumptious recipes. We invite you to purchase our cookbook as a reminder to be thankful for our blessings and to help those most in need.
Enjoy discounts for multiple purchases: Order 5 cookbooks and receive 10% off; order 10 cookbooks and receive 15% off.
To download an order form, click here. For more information, call Catholic Charities at 612-664-8500. Thank you for helping to feed the hungry and care for those in need.
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