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Join us and the Knights of Columbus on June 12th to support veterans!

Congratulations to our own Archie Burrell who was recognized as the St. Joseph's Health Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2022 Community Health Award! Archie is our lead case manager and a dedicated advocate for those most in need!

Here is our Winter, 2022 newsletter - Catholic Charities Connections! Featuring highlights from our impactful 2021, Christmastime giving and more!

We cannot thank you enough for your kindness during 2021. Together, we accomplished some amazing things. We are looking forward to a 2022 filled with love, growth, and impact!

It has become tradition for the Bishop of Paterson to host mass at Straight and Narrow on Christmas Eve. This year, due to the pandemic, Bishop is offering his prayers via video message. We thank Bishop Sweeney for his continued support, love, and leadership.

Thank you to Dianne Macchia Hanson and the entire DePaul Family for their ongoing support over the Christmas Season!

We are blessed to provide help and create hope for those in Sussex County! We proudly rededicated our building on Wyker Road and welcomed the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMAVA) to their new office.

Just in time for Thanksgiving, volunteers Karen Abrams and Kat Arevalo fundraised and helped provided over 350 meals for those served at Catholic Charities. These delicious meals were prepared by the Brownstone and handed out with the help of over 2 dozen volunteers!

Congratulations to Angelo Zecca on his retirement from Straight and Narrow. Thank you to the Beacon for featuring this article!

We are blessed to provide help and create hope for those in Sussex County! We will be proudly rededicating our building on Wyker Road and welcoming the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMAVA) to their new office on November 19th at 11:00AM.  Come join us to learn more about what we do in Sussex County for those in need!

Over the last several weeks, we have extended our services to provide support for veterans experiencing emotional trauma, have given out over 7,000 cases of water to those experiencing a drinkable water shortage, have provided help for over 100 families displaced due to Hurricane Ida and have created hope for Afghanistan refugees.

For the 5th year, the Catholic Charities Family will be hosting our Outdoor Memorial Mass from the Department for Persons with Disabilities' Wiegand Farm in Oak Ridge. We will be livestreaming this mass and not hosting a large scale gathering. If there is someone missing from this list that you would like us to remember in a special way, please email info@ccpaterson.org.

Our 2021 Virtual Caritas Gala will be held on November 13th. Honoring: Edward L. Hennessy Jr. (Bishops Award),  Celebrating 100 Years of Jazz Priest - Fr. Norman O'Connor & Recognizing the O'Connor Family (Straight and Narrow Award), Peyton Triano (CFCS Award), Celebrating 50 Years of Murray House & Recognizing Billy Ramirez and Robert Jaworski (DPD Award)

Straight and Narrow is the largest nonprofit Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation center in the country. We provide help and create hope for hundreds of individuals in recovery each day. September is National Recovery Month and we stand alongside the New Jersey Catholic Bishops’ recent statement.

Tropical Storm Ida swept through New Jersey on Wednesday, September 1st and we are here to help those most in need in our communities.

We are grateful beyond words to our volunteers who are working in coordination with us; Catholic Charities, Trenton; and other service groups to assist refugees at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Special thanks to Katryna who shared her story.

We will be helping Afghan refugees in Trenton and supporting our veterans who proudly served in Afghanistan.

On August 17, 1973 Walter Barton of the Department for Persons with Disabilities' Finnegan House in Jefferson Township saved the life of a newborn baby abandoned in our mailbox.

As the world watches the events unfolding in Afghanistan, we pray for those impacted, including every person who bravely served in Afghanistan and throughout the Middle East. Catholic Charities, Diocese of Paterson is here to help veterans in our communities. If you are a veteran in need please call us at: (855) 767-8387.

In 2021, we proudly celebrate 50 years of the Department for Persons with Disabilities, Murray House; Catholic Family and Community Services Hope House; and Straight and Narrow's Jazz Priest - Fr. Norman O'Connor.