Tag: Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Give to the Max Day results: CDH No. 1 again
Generous donors once again supported the one-day online fundraiser.
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.
Twins make sure kids get to see them play
250 tickets are set aside for distribution by organizations such as those run by Catholic Charities to serve youth and families.
Dorothy Day Center expansion underway
A better place to sleep for those experiencing homelessness will be ready in 2016 in St. Paul.
New home in the works for the homeless in St. Paul
Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis launched a $40 million capital campaign for a new vision for the Dorothy Day Center that would house, shelter and care for homeless people in St. Paul in a more dignified way than on mats on the floor as they do now at Dorothy Day.
Catholic Charities helps poor through cold weather
On the night of Jan. 6, temperatures in the Twin Cities dipped to -21 degrees with wind chills near -45 degrees.
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