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Named After First U.S. Black Priest, New Senior Housing Community Blessed by Archbishop
Father Augustus Tolton Place, a new affordable housing community for independent seniors in Southwest Philadelphia, hosted a visit by Archbishop Nelson Pérez on Monday, Oct. 7 for its formal blessing and dedication.
Photos: New Archdiocesan Senior Residence Blessed in Southwest Phila.
Named after the first black Roman Catholic priest in the United States, Father Augustus Tolton Place is the seventh senior housing community opened by archdiocesan Catholic Housing and Community Services.
Watch Livestream of Fr. Augustus Tolton Place Blessing and Dedication
Archbishop Pérez will bless the 45-unit facility which will provide affordable housing for seniors in Southwest Philadelphia.
Catholic Human Services Names Daniel Dougherty Jr. as Next Chief Financial and Operating Officer
Daniel Dougherty will succeed Deacon Franz Fruehwald, who is retiring following three decades of service to those in need in the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
Agency Awarded for Repurposing NE Phila. Church Building into Senior Housing
Catholic Housing and Community Services has been selected as the $10,000 second prize winner of the To the Heights Award issued by the Church Properties Initiative, a project of the University of Notre Dame's Fitzgerald Institute for Real Estate.
New Director Named for Catholic Housing and Community Services
Suzanne O’Grady Laurito, MSS, has been named as the next Director of Catholic Housing and Community Services.
Star Harbor Senior Center to Celebrate Black History Month in Dramatic Style
Choir and dance performances will complement the written action.
Catholic Human Services Starts Year with New Leader
Heather Huot, 45, a Northeast Philadelphia native, is the first woman to lead the largest faith-based social services provider in Southeast Pennsylvania.
For 50 Years, Norris Square Helps Seniors Stay Healthy, Have Fun
Catholic Housing and Community Services’ senior center in North Philadelphia is marking a milestone anniversary in which almost 100 mostly Latino women and men enjoy a hot meal, dancing, games, and friendship every day.
Riley Family Foundation Event Highlights Archdiocese’s Charitable Works of Mercy
The evening sought to bring awareness to the broader community of the Catholic Human Services charitable works and their immense impact throughout the five-county region.