April 23, 2020
From a farmer to a golf association to a man who beat drug addiction and now advocates for others, the people who Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton will honor at its 31th Annual Guardian Angel Dinner Dance this fall are symbols of hope for people …
April 22, 2020
Netta Mack (pictured, left) has been a licensed practical nurse for 10 years, most recently in the eight group homes Catholic Charities runs on the grounds of Ancora Psychiatric Hospital and in Salem County. After that long, the daily routine takes on a certain rhythm …
April 9, 2020
Amber Forehand is a teenager who’s not used to being bored. She’s a junior at Bucks County Technical High School who dreams of becoming a teacher. Every night, she’s either at dance class or her part-time job at Five Below.
So when the coronavirus crisis …
April 8, 2020
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month! While the coronavirus crisis captures the headlines of the day, one concerning trend that can get forgotten is how the COVID-19 crisis can exacerbate child abuse.
We checked in with Jane Meyer, pictured right, to learn more. Jane, a Licensed …
April 7, 2020
The following is a statement from our Executive Director Marlene Laó-Collins.
It has been an extraordinary Lenten season, as we collectively wrestle and cope with fears, suffering, uncertainty, separation, and numerous adjustments to our usual daily routine as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
As …
March 25, 2020
School’s out. The kids are home. Parents are working from home. Cabin fever is setting in. No problem! Our creative arts therapists have some intriguing ideas for parents and children who are navigating the seesawing emotions of pandemic panic and sheltering-in-place boredom, as the world hunkers …
March 25, 2020
Danielle Patrice (pictured, left) met the man who would become her husband at college in Tennessee. They were two Northerners who bonded over their cultural differences while living in the South. When Danielle’s mentally ill mother died by suicide in 2009, he helped her navigate …
March 23, 2020
Anyone who knew Abraham Laó knew his car. The green Honda Accord served as a spotlight for his devout faith, with its license plate of JNC3V16 (John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son.”)
“Everybody in church knew whose …
March 20, 2020
Moving around the world can be stressful. Moving around the world with a husband whose health begins failing to a place where you know no one else?
“Reeeeeeally stressful,” said Rose Ashley (pictured, left), who found herself in exactly that situation in 2017.
So when Rose saw …
March 19, 2020
There was a time when the sounds of anger filled Teresa’s house. Her boyfriend let his fists and foul language fly so much that she, their two sons, and her daughter lived in fear.
Teresa thought therapy could change him, and for a while, it seemed …
