The New York Times Neediest Cases
Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens is one of seven major non-profit agencies that administer The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund to thousands in need of assistance. Over the years, the Neediest Cases Fund and Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens have provided for people from all walks of life—turning desperation into hope. Read about CCBQ's work in The New York Times:
Volunteering Time and Clicks to Bridge Generations
February 6, 2012
“Seeing the kids’ reactions to Santa, they remind me of how I was when I was little,” said Brian Vazquez, 17, a junior from Bushwick, Brooklyn, who helped give out stuffed animals to children after they sat on Santa’s lap. “Handing them the toys makes me feel happy.” Read more.
A Family Holds On to Its Musical Dreams, Despite a Promoter’s Lies
January 25, 2012
Sylvia Brown knows the ending to the old saying: If something sounds too good to be true But there was something about a music promoter’s promise of recording careers for her two eldest children that made Ms. Brown and her whole brood spend almost every penny they had to move to New York City from Kansas City, Mo., on a Greyhound bus in July. Read more.
Keeping Film Aspirations Intact While Building a Life of Sobriety
January 18, 2012
The bookshelves in Joseph Salters’s bedroom tell the story of his life. On the bottom shelf sit well-thumbed paperbacks with titles like “Adult Children of Alcoholics” and “Narcotics Anonymous.” The top shelf is lined with Shakespeare plays and a copy of “Screenwriting Tricks of the Trade.” Read more.
A Survivor of Haiti’s Quake, and Now of Leukemia, Too
January 11, 2012
In a faint voice, Danielo Morpeau, who is still learning English and speaks with a slight Haitian accent, read two of the first words he learned while living in New York: “melatonin,” to aid sleep, and “Celexa,” to treat depression. Read more
Sacrificing to Nurture Her Sons’ Academic Aspirations
January 4, 2012
Listening to Kevin Del Villar rattle off ideas for how to improve Sunset Park, near his Brooklyn home, one might think he has been an urban planner or architect for years. Walls that collect rainwater so that it can be reused for landscaping. “Trees” made of solar panels that also shade benches. Swings that generate electricity with every kick of one’s feet. Read more
A Queens Woman Begins Her Third Career, as a Designer
December 31, 2011
A dream can be deferred for only so long. When Bertha Astor, 48, left her native Puerto Rico to move to New York at 27, she had a degree in biology from Pontifical Catholic University, she said. She spent a decade putting that education to good use, working as a laboratory technician at pharmaceuticals companies. Later, she obtained a certificate in office administration and spent a decade in jobs in that field. Read more
Helping Lift a Daughter From Illness
December 22, 2011
Connie Nelson is in love with the view from her 18th-floor balcony: The glittering towers and spires of Lower Manhattan have beckoned her each day for 20 years. Read more
Helping Lift a Daughter From Illness
December 13, 2011
From Florida to Brooklyn to Care for Her Ailing Sister
December 11, 2011
A Quest for a Better Life, Interrupted by Sudden Grief
December 9, 2011
Getting Her Dream Home, but Missing the Furniture
December 6, 2011
A Woman’s Illness Recurs, but She Still Tries to Inspire Others
December 3, 2011
Putting Others Ahead, and Then Falling Behind
November 29, 2011
After Tropical Storm, Flooded Apartment Is Just One More Obstacle to Overcome
November 22, 2011
After Months of Making Do, a Mother Is Ready to Once Again Make a Home
November 14, 2011
Far From Home and Fighting a Rare Disease
November 6, 2011
