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Local Youth Gain Skills for Home Improvement, Carpentry, and Life
The young adults were awarded their certificates, and their own personal tool kits, in a Oct. 7 graduation ceremony.
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.
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.
Women of Mercy Hospice Grow in Faith, Show Recovery from Substance Use is Possible
The Center City Philadelphia residential community of Catholic Social Services hosts up to 31 single women particularly mothers with young children in the journey of recovery, with all the educational, social and spiritual support they need.
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.
Archdiocesan Agency Helps Philly-Area Students Have Full Bellies, Healthy Minds After School
Nutritional Development Services is providing hundreds of area kids with a nutritional boost after school since “not every child is going home to dinner,” says an administrator.
Photos: Mercy Hospice Hosts Fifth Annual Recovery Walk
The initiative supports those currently in recovery and prayerfully remembers loved ones who lost their lives as a result of addiction.
St. John’s Hospice Hosts Fundraiser for “Boot Up Philly” Giveaway Event
Funds raised will help purchase cold-weather essentials for more than 1,000 individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
Moms, Kids Get Much-Needed Items, and Fun, at ‘Philly’s Biggest Baby Shower’
Expectant mothers and parents with young children were treated to a special morning thanks to the second annual event hosted by Catholic Social Services and the Pro-Life Union.