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There’s always something exciting and important happening with our programs and services at Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens.  Read these stories and check back often.  We’re always posting updates.

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens Proudly Honors Libba Claude as their 2010 Volunteer of the Year
01-28-2011

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens is proud to acknowledge the invaluable service of Libba Claude, an extraordinary woman who donates her time and resources to the hundreds of families from The Children’s Center at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in Bedford Hills, New York. 

Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Senior Center Moves to New Location OPEN TO ALL SENIORS ON FEBRUARY 2, 2011
01-27-2011

Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services (CCNS) Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Senior Center is delighted to announce that the center moved to its new location on Wednesday, February 2, 2011.

Haitian Quake Survivors Find a Sanctuary in Queens
01-05-2011

After the devastating earthquake in Haiti a year ago, the Queens South Community Center in Hollis was inundated with calls from worried Haitians living in New York, the city with the largest population of people of Haitian descent outside of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince.

The Blizzard Blast Does Not Stop Our Home Delivered Meals
01-04-2011

Blizzard conditions did not stop Catholic Charities Northeast Queens Home Delivered Meals Program from delivering much-needed meals and providing company to the city's vulnerable elderly population.

Hundreds of Struggling Families Receive Free Turkeys and Fresh Produce this Thanksgiving Holiday
11-24-2010

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens distributed over 500 free turkeys with all the trimmings to hundreds of families throughout Brooklyn and Queens.

Building a New Life After Their Old Home Was Razed
11-18-2010

Today, any slight rumble or faint creak at home reminds her of the moment she and her family lost everything, in a life-altering flash that struck as suddenly as lighting.

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens' own Donna Corrado honored by the Council of Senior Centers and Services of New York City, Inc.
11-17-2010

For her commitment to transforming the lives of people in need, Donna Corrado, chief operating officer of catholic Charities Neighborhood Services, Inc., affiliate of Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, was this year's recipient of the noteworthy Reverend Robert V. Lott Humanitarian Award presented by the Council of Senior Centers and Services of New York City, Inc. (CSCS).

After a Haitian Earthquake, a New Life in Brooklyn
11-14-2010

Minutes before the earthquake hit on Jan. 12, the twin sisters Marc-Lysa and Markisha Racine, 6, were having a hard time focusing on their homework. Crawling on her hands and knees, Markisha repeatedly nudged her head into her mother's side, pleading, "Just let me sit underneath you."

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens' own John Tynan Honored by Enterprise Community Partners
10-17-2010

For turning vacant land into affordable housing for New Yorkers in need, John Tynan, director of housing for Catholic Charities Progress of Peoples Development Corporation, the affordable housing affiliate of Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, was honored by Enterprise Community Partners with the noteworthy Community Renaissance Award.

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