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Seniors eat their veggies, fruit thanks to archdiocesan partnership
Some 250 older adults served by Catholic Housing and Community Services recently enjoyed fresh produce boxes from Giordano's Garden Groceries, which stocks Philly's best restaurants.
Agency says seniors still need help, even as COVID restrictions lift
Virus numbers are leveling, but archdiocesan Catholic Housing and Community Services reports an "exploding" increase in requests for assistance with food, housing and mental health.
Outreaches reopen after protest closures
Several archdiocesan agencies were forced to shut their doors due to ongoing civil unrest in the city on Monday, but critically needed food distribution has largely resumed.
Catholic ministries on front line of pandemic get help of civic charity
Three archdiocesan social service agencies will receive critically needed grants by the PHL COVID-19 Fund to help feed and care for vulnerable people during the coronavirus crisis.
Agency ‘supporting seniors at every step’ during pandemic
Staff at archdiocesan Catholic Housing and Community Services has provided more than 1,700 meals plus visits to senior facilities and in homes, and long phone calls, to the isolated elderly.
Archdiocese balancing containment, compassion during coronavirus
Thousands depend on Catholic Social Services each day for food, housing and other vital supports. Agency workers are keeping the mission going amid scenarios "that change by the hour."
New South Philly center keeps senior visitors spry
Dedicated on Dec. 5, the archdiocesan facility at St. Edmond Church will offer meals, benefits counseling, exercise equipment and "a flat-out good time" to some 100 older adults a day.
HUD secretary tours archdiocesan senior living facility
Ben Carson, who directs the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, visited Nativity B.V.M. Place on Nov. 22. Located in the city's Port Richmond section, the residence, one of five in the Archdiocese, provides affordable housing for older adults.
Parish program helps seniors stay healthy at home
An archdiocesan program has become a national model by partnering with 11 local parishes to provide independent older adults with much-needed services, as the nation faces a "tsunami of aging."
New senior center reminds older adults ‘they’re worth it’
At a Nov. 8 ceremony attended by federal and city officials, Auxiliary Bishop John McIntyre blessed a new facility in Port Richmond that expands the archdiocese's continuum of care to older adults.