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Little learners cool off after long school year
Kids at the archdiocesan Casa del Carmen Preschool Academy celebrated the end of the term with shaved ice, beating the heat and savoring the moment amid challenging times.
The real reasons for gun violence on Philadelphia’s streets
Two at-risk teens served by Catholic Social Services share with Inside CatholicPhilly.com why bullets are shattering lives and breaking hearts on the city's streets -- and why most solutions aren't working.
Kinship care, adoption keeps kids in the family
Catholic Social Services is aiding hundreds of children and youth in need by helping relatives provide stable, loving -- and forever -- homes for them.
Agency hosts session on foster care for unaccompanied minors
Catholic Social Services is seeking caring individuals and families to host immigrant children and youth for short stays, with more information available at a May 18 presentation.
Humanitarian aid from archdiocese up 86% in 2021
More than 639,000 area individuals, from kids to seniors, were helped by a wide range of support from Catholic Human Services, according the agency's newly released annual report.
‘Take Back the Month’ helps women, girls take back their lives
For the second year in a row, archdiocesan Catholic Social Services is tackling "period poverty" by collecting feminine hygiene products for those in need.
Nationwide baby formula shortage hits archdiocesan food pantries
Product recalls, inflation and supply chain issues have left shelves bare at home and at agency sites, say hunger relief staff at Catholic Social Services and Nutritional Development Services.
Memorial walkway keeps adults with intellectual disabilities ‘forever in our hearts’
A newly dedicated garden path at the archdiocesan Communities of Don Guanella and Divine Providence celebrates those who remain part of a "global family" inspired by a pioneering Italian saint.
Church making progress to prevent child abuse, says victim advocate
Two decades after the U.S. bishops issued landmark guidelines on child protection in the church, pastoral workers are leading efforts to make "society as a whole” safer for kids, said Leslie Davila of the archdiocesan child protection office.
Partnership of CSS, Delco parish welcomes Afghan refugees
Archdiocesan Catholic Social Services and St. John Chrysostom Parish in Wallingford are offering practical support for traumatized new arrivals from war-torn Afghanistan.