From video games to new hockey gear, there were plenty of ways Jayson Luciano could spend the money his parents rewarded him with for making his school’s honor roll last year. But the Burlington boy decided to use his earnings to help stock our Delanco …
Drug overdose deaths nationally hit a record high in 2017, with more than 72,300 Americans lost. That’s a casualty rate 6.6 percent higher than the previous year, according to new preliminary data from the federal Centers for Disease Control.
In New Jersey, nearly 1,900 people have …
It’s hard for Karla to pinpoint exactly when she knew her life had to change. For a chronic drug user, there are so many wakeup calls.
“My mom was thinking about getting life insurance on me because she thought I was gonna die. She knew how …
By 8 a.m. most mornings, a line winds along the sidewalk outside Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton’s food pantry at its Community Services office in Trenton.
But in recent days, staff there have had to close their doors early after running out of food to distribute, …
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton staffers and clients will join more than 350 advocates in Washington, D.C., tomorrow to urge New Jersey’s congressional delegation to fight proposed funding cuts that endanger residents’ access to affordable housing.
Wilson Bagley, who heads Catholic Charities’ Partners in Recovery in …
After federal lawmakers earlier this year passed tax cuts that critics warned would widen the chasm between rich and poor, they again are advancing new legislation that threatens to make life even harder for families who live in poverty.
Legislators in the House and Senate recently …
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton recently received $90,000 in federal funds that will enable our Providence House Domestic Violence Services to better serve Spanish-speakers in Ocean County and rural victims in Burlington County, empowering them toward independent, abuse-free lives.
The two Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) …
Five years ago, a group of golf-loving ladies from tiny Waretown down the shore decided to organize a golf outing to support Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton’s Providence House of Ocean County, wanting to help a local nonprofit that touches many lives. That first effort …
Every day, the news headlines proclaim fresh heartache in the immigration debate, from family separations to deported DREAMers to extended detentions of immigrants who cross the U.S. border seeking asylum.
But Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton is working to bring smiles and stability to immigrants affected …
In most contexts, ace is awesome.
Calling someone an “ace” is a complimentary nod to their skills. “Holding the aces” means you’ve got a winning hand. Having an “ace in the hole” means you wield an advantage sure to secure victory.
But when it comes to childhood …
