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Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute. Open your mouth, judge righteously; defend the rights of the poor and needy. – Proverbs 31:8-9 Imagine being vulnerable from dementia, Alzheimer’s disease or mental illness. You have no one looking out for you. No family. No emergency contact. No one is protecting you or your interests. You’re at risk for... Read more

Not all teens and tweens have giving on their radar, but Amelia and Olivia Delaney consider it their responsibility. “It makes me feel good inside that people who wouldn’t get gifts will be able to receive them,” says Olivia. Her sister, Amelia, adds, “It lets them know that people who don’t know them do care about them.” For the past three years, their family has chosen Catholic... Read more

Barb Johnston relies on close to a dozen medications and oxygen assistance to help her get through the day. She battles high cholesterol, high blood pressure and kidney disease. While her doctor told her to eat low sodium and low fat foods, she is now taking her efforts to stay healthy a step further with the help of Catholic Charities’ new Wellness Works Project. Along with more than 150... Read more

For Angie, Catholic Charities’ Miriam House in Norwalk was a chance to get her life together. “My whole life did a 180 because of everyone there.” Angie now works as a legal assistant and loves her job. But it was quite a struggle to get to where she is now. Everything Was Going Wrong Angie lost her job after taking time off due to illness. Without income,she lost her car too.... Read more

Gratitude, confidence and hope have replaced the darker days that left Pam Belew feeling as if the bottom had fallen out. In the not-too-distant past, the 58-year-old grandmother of 9-year-old Cory, whom she has legally adopted, struggled to parent and provide. She was unemployed,... Read more