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Family Enrichment Program
Disaster Preparedness & Response
Immigration Legal
Services
Refugee Resettlement Services
Parish & Social Justice Ministries
Pregnancy, Parenting & Adoption Program
Village of St. Joseph Counseling Services
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Catholic Charities Atlanta, Inc. (formerly Catholic Social Services,
Inc.) is an outreach ministry of the Archdiocese of Atlanta rooted in the Gospel, serving people of all backgrounds and religions, with special
concern for those most in need and most vulnerable.
As an agent of compassion and hope, Catholic Charities Atlanta calls on all people to embrace charity and justice. We open our doors to everyone, especially the most vulnerable and most in need from all walks of life, regardless of religion, origin, race or socio-economic status.
"Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me." Matthew 25:40
Catholic Charities Atlanta News & Events
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Refugee Resettlement
Services Video
Did you know that 92% of refugee families resettled by Catholic
Charities Atlanta are self-sufficient within six
months of arrival? Learn more about how you can help
us help refugee families resettled in metro Atlanta.
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Catholic Charities
Refugee Resettlement Services & Target.com Set up Online
Giving Program
Shop at Target.com and help refugee families! It’s an easy
and exciting way to help provide household items for
newly arriving refugee families in Atlanta.
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Refugee Resettlement
Services
The family of Me-Ling* lived in the Refugee Camp in Thailand
for 11 years. Me-Ling, her parents, and her five sisters fled
Burma because they were Christians. Me-Ling was only 8 years
old at the time. Threatened by persecution, thousands of families
in Burma suffered a fate similar to that of Me-Ling and her
family.
Read Me-Ling's story and
find out how you can help 
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2008 Furniture & Welcome
Box Drive for Refugees
We are in desperate need! 150 Refugees are arriving
in 2008! Please help with donations of furniture and welcome
boxes.
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Good Morning America
Partners with Catholic Charities Atlanta To Help
an Atlanta Family
Good Morning America featured the story
of the Firestone family,
whose mother left the country, changed her identity,
and has not spoken to her children since.
Now seven years later, the children are struggling
to make ends meet.
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Catholic Charities
Atlanta and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul collaborate to
help evacuees of Hurricane Gustav. Both agencies begin
preparations for other possible Hurricanes.
Catholic Charities Atlanta is here to help hurriance evacuees,
is accepting
donations to assist
evacuees, and is preparing
for needs that might arise because of subsequent
storms.
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Scott’s Run
– 5K and 1 Mile Walk
Saturday, October 4, 2008 at Chastain
Park at 8:00am
All proceeds of the 7th Annual Scott’s Run go
to the Catholic Charities Children's Programs.
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Call to Action: Help
Support Arriving Refugee Families
Saturday, September 27, 2008, 9:30 a.m - 2 p.m.
“My fellow parishioners would like to help refugees
rebuild their lives in America, but we don’t know where to begin.”
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Social Action Summer
Institute (SASI) 2008 Slideshow
The first Social Action Summer Institute ever held in the
Southeast was a huge success. See photos and
learn more about the event by viewing the online
slideshow.
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Adoption Conference
The Pregnancy, Parenting & Adoption program is holding
an Adoption Conference in November!
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Good Samaritan Guild
The Good Samaritan Guild invites you to join a special group
of people who are committed to answer Christ's call to provide
help and create hope for those in need. Contributions to the
Catholic Charities Good Samaritan Guild go on to touch the lives
of thousands of the most vulnerable people within our community
during their most critical times.
More Information on the Good Samaritan
Guild |
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North Georgia Tornado Recovery Efforts Ongoing
Catholic Charities is still actively responding to victims suffering from
tornado damage in Cherokee and Clayton Counties. Please check this site again
in the near future for updates.
Need Help?
Anyone who has been impacted by these tornados, please contact Robyn James
at (404) 978-2764 to schedule an appointment for intake.
How Can You Help?
Your financial donations are needed and welcome. You can donate online
on our website or mail your check to Catholic Charities, attn: Disaster
Preparedness & Response, 680 W. Peachtree St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30308. |
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Two New Funds Announced
Catholic Charities of Atlanta created the Dr.
Michael M.E. Johns Fund and the Rawson
Haverty Fund to honor the legacies of these
amazing philanthropists.
More Information on the Rawson
Haverty Fund
More Information on the Dr.
Michael M.E. Johns Fund |
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Justice for Immigrants
Pastoral
Letter from the Most Reverend Wilton D. Gregory, Archbishop of Atlanta,
and the Most Reverend J. Kevin Boland, Bishop of Savannah, Regarding
Immigration Reform (137 KB)
Carta
Pastoral del Reverendo Wilton D. Gregory, Arzobispo de Atlanta, y del
Reverendo J. Kevin Boland, Obispo de Savannah, Relacionada con la Reforma
sobre Inmigración (161 KB)
Justice
for Immigrants Web Site: www.justiceforimmigrants.org
Catholic
Charities USA Action Alert |
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September 26, 2008
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