OUR COMMON HOME
THE EARTH IS THE LORD’S
AND ALL IT HOLDS
– Psalm 24:1
Events & Green
Spaces
From Earth Day Events and Heathy Food Distribution to gardens and green spaces throughout our affordable housing complexes, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens is committed to promoting both a healthy earth and a healthy lifestyle.
Climate Change
Response
The effects of climate change include rising temperatures, flooding, and severe weather events. Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens helps individuals and families prepare for these events with “go bags,” while also providing disaster relief.
Recycling
Programs
Reduce-reuse-recycle is the theme throughout all our facilities, from robust recycling and education programs to on-going community outreach and events where we giveaway reusable shopping bags.
Renewable
Energy
Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens is focused on reducing our carbon footprint and minimizing the effects of climate change. Solar panels cover the roofs of our newest affordable housing complexes, generating clean renewable energy.
We must repent and modify our lifestyles and destructive systems… This means “converting” models of consumption and production, as well as lifestyles, in a way more respectful of creation and the integral human development of all peoples, present and future, a development grounded in responsibility, prudence/precaution, solidarity, concern for the poor and for future generations.
– Pope Francis, 2022 World Day of Prayer
