Catholic Charities
Seeing the potential for a better tomorrow
Children are our most precious resource because in them lies our future. We see the potential for a better tomorrow in their smiling faces and small hands. Catholic Charities is blessed to have a multitude of wonderful parenting and pregnancy programs and dedicated staff who run them. These programs include: Precious Minds, New Connections; Parent Talk — East Side Promise Neighborhood; Building Strong Families; Great Start Plus; Parents as Teachers and Nurse Family Partnership as well as the Guadalupe Home and San Antonio Birth Doulas. San Antonio Birth Doulas (SABD) is a program which provides new and expecting parents with support in the areas of pregnancy, labor, breastfeeding, newborn care and bonding in an effort to prevent infant/child abuse and neglect. The Guadalupe Home is a transitional living program for homeless expectant mothers and homeless mothers with infants; the mothers have a safe place to prepare for birth as well as a home-like environment in which to nurture their baby.
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Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of San Antonio, Inc.’s Caritas Legal Services hosts Legal Lifelines
Catholic Charities’ Caritas Legal Services hosted their inaugural Legal Lifelines Party on July 8 at Dykema Cox Smith. The purpose of this event was to raise awareness of Caritas Legal Services in the local legal community as well as to announce a new partnership between Caritas Legal Services and the Archdiocese of San Antonio, Inc.
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July President’s Corner
Recently we celebrated Independence Day — a time to remember the Declaration of Independence and our freedom as a country. We should also use this day and every day to remember our military members and the sacrifices they and their families make so America can continue to be the “land of the free.” The armed forces have always had a strong presence in San Antonio, so much so, we have earned the nickname of “Military City, USA.” In fact, many of us work with, live by, are friends with or are related to a current or former military member — some of you are one yourself. With this strong, consistent military presence in our city, it is imperative we care for those brave men and women and their families as they handle all of the challenges resulting from protecting our freedom and also when they move into civilian life.
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June President’s Corner
With schools dismissing for summer break and we begin to consider summer vacation, I would like to introduce you to one of our important programs for school-aged children. Catholic Charities’ After School and Summer Youth Program provides parents with a safe place to send their children after school and during the summer. We are proud and blessed to provide participating children with transportation from school, hot and healthy meals, homework/tutoring assistance, outdoor recreation, physical fitness, arts and crafts, community gardening and nutrition skills, positive peer and adult relationships at absolutely no cost to the family. We are the only program of this kind to offer so many complementary services and I believe this is what makes this program both unique and crucial to our community.
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Family should be formed by daily conversation with God, says archbishop at prayer breakfast
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of San Antonio held its second annual Archbishop’s Prayer Breakfast on May 5 at Oblate School of Theology’s Whitley Theological Center, with Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, MSpS, saying it was a blessing to prayerfully celebrate the spirit of service and faith and the common purpose of serving God by serving one another.
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Second collection helps continue service to those most in need
This month I am happy to celebrate my second year with Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of San Antonio, Inc. My family and I marvel at how quickly the time has passed. I feel very blessed for the opportunity to lead this amazing agency and am hopeful my short time here has served to augment the solid, thoughtful and loving foundation established many years before my arrival.
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Catholic Charities’ Volunteer Recognition Dinner honors over 50,000 hours of service
By Elizabeth Paseur For Today’s Catholic Catholic Charities would like to take the opportunity to thank one integral part of our organization — volunteers. Volunteers find a way to make the time to come and help accomplish what a few of us cannot do alone. From January to May of this year, 1,285 Catholic Charities’…
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VITA appreciation dinner recognizes volunteers, results
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of San Antonio Inc., the City of San Antonio, and United Way of San Antonio & Bexar County as well as the VITA San Antonio coalition honored over 350 tax preparation volunteers at the annual Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Recognition Dinner on April 28 at the San Fernando Cathedral Hall.
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Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of San Antonio, Inc. to host only official FIESTA event for individu
Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of San Antonio, Inc. is presenting Senior Fiesta 2015 — the only official Fiesta event for individuals at 55 and older on Thursday, April 23, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in Wonderland of the Americas Mall at 4522 Fredericksburg Road. It is free and open to the public.
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Catholic Charitieswill celebrate those who donated to 40 Cans for Lent
A 40 Cans for Lent Food Drive celebration will take place at the Guadalupe Community Center at 1801 West Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard on Saturday, April 4, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. All are invited.
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