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Emergency fund for food pantries more needed than ever, say aid workers
With COVID at the one-year mark, the Catholic Foundation of Philadelphia has disbursed over $280,000 to archdiocesan hunger relief sites, where more families are seeking help each day.
Webinar explores ‘prophetic mission’ of St. Katharine Drexel
Catholic Social Services will host a March 4 presentation exploring the Philadelphia saint's service to Black and Native American communities, a legacy that remains a "call to charity and justice."
Frontline workers, clients welcome COVID vaccine with ‘tears of joy’
Staff and residents at Divine Providence Village began receiving the first doses of the Moderna inoculation, marking a moment of relief "10 months in the making."
Social worker finds riches in serving others ‘from womb to tomb’
In her 45 years with archdiocesan Catholic Social Services, Kathy Nelson has worked with clients of all ages, and the rewards have "come back a hundredfold."
Delco parish delivers early Christmas to care center
St. John Chrysostom in Wallingford gifted residents and staff of the archdiocesan Divine Providence Village with pajamas, handmade scarves and cards, as part of a wide-ranging holiday outreach.
Donors stock diaper pantry for Bucks County babies
Catholic Social Services' Levittown center recently received much-needed support for its diaper pantry, thanks to St. Andrew School in Newtown and the Bucks County COVID-19 Recovery Fund.
Montco food pantry serves up love, ‘crazy blessing’ for hundreds at Thanksgiving
Martha's Choice Marketplace, part of archdiocesan Catholic Social Services, provided some 400 holiday dinners -- along with a deeper sense of community -- for area families earlier this week.
In fighting hunger, ‘we’re all in this together’
A new music video from the managers of an archdiocesan food pantry reminds listeners that addressing food insecurity is far from a solo act.
Food pantry fights hunger with fresh new music video
Patrick Walsh and Eli Wenger of Martha's Choice Marketplace, an archdiocesan cupboard, have set their mission to melody -- and you're invited to sing along.
Golf pros, Catholic Social Services team up for clothing drive
Several Delaware County men are sporting an updated look, thanks to an Oct. 22 giveaway organized by the Philadelphia Archdiocese and the nonprofit Pros Fore Clothes.