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Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis

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Bill to assist those experiencing homelessness passes Minnesota House

A bill that would secure funding for a variety of services for people experiencing homelessness passed the Minnesota House the evening of March 2.
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Catholic Charities panel explores links between housing and health

The COVID-19 pandemic “added a healthcare crisis on top of a housing crisis, and the only way to truly solve either is going to require bold investments and innovations in both,” said Michael Goar, Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis’ CEO, ahead of the social services organizations’ annual social justice assembly March 1.
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Catholic Charities teams up with MPR News for Racism in Housing webinar

Inadequate access to housing is a growing problem in Minnesota, especially with the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent economic downturn – but Black and Indigenous adults have been hit particularly hard.
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Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis announces new CEO

A nearly five-month, national search for a president and CEO of Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis ended Nov. 10 with the announcement that Michael Goar, leader of Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities, will replace Tim Marx effective Jan. 4.
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Catholic Charities’ Twin Cities homeless shelters report COVID-19 cases

Several people in homeless shelters run by Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis have tested positive for COVID-19 and are being cared for in isolation centers set up for that purpose by Hennepin and Ramsey counties, the nonprofit agency said.
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Catholic Charities reports alleged fraud scheme

Discovery of an alleged fraud scheme involving money intended to help the homeless obtain housing with the assistance of Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis has resulted in charges against several people and the investigation continues.
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Catholic Charities explains shift from refugees to children

Although Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis has resettled refugees since the 1970s, its program became massively unpredictable in the past two years, prompting leaders to announce May 2 their decision to shift the nonprofit’s focus from refugee resettlement to helping children in the Hennepin County child protection system.
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Twin Cities Catholic Charities CEO: In cold weather, emergency services ‘pretty robust’

The brutally cold weather covering the eastern two-thirds of the country at the start of 2018 kept Catholic agencies scurrying to find ways to make sure no one was left without warm shelter and hot meals.
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Catholic Charities to end two longtime services

In the coming months, Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis will close its Seton Prenatal Clinic and cease its adoption program.
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New vision for Dorothy Day Center closer to reality

One year after the opening of a $40 million drive to expand the Dorothy Day Center in downtown St. Paul, $31.2 million has been raised to provide a meal, a place to sleep and a way forward for those who are homeless.
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Give to the Max Day results: CDH No. 1 again

Generous donors once again supported the one-day online fundraiser.
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Local Catholic Charities leader, politicians react to pope’s congressional address

As a guest of Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Tim Marx, president and chief executive officer of Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, was seated in the gallery of the Capitol Sept. 24 to hear Pope Francis address a joint meeting of Congress. Marx said he’s bringing inspiration and affirmation from the pontiff home to Minnesota.
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