The Florida Times-Union featured the uptick in Afghan refugees coming to our area on the front page of today's paper – see bottom of A1....

Tarik Minor of WJXT4 sat down with Matt Schmitt to talk about our agency's role in resettling displaced Afghans fleeing for their lives...

Thank you to Leah Shields of First Coast News for shedding light on how the community can help us welcome 150 Afghan refugees who will be...

Catholic Charities Jacksonville is working closely with the United States Council of Catholic Bishops to welcome more Afghan refugees to...

Matt Schmitt, our associate director, sat down with Action News Jax to discuss how Catholic Charities Jacksonville is preparing to...

An important message from Catholic Charities Jacksonville Regional Director Lori Weber: It’s difficult to imagine what many Afghan...

In December 2004 after escaping poverty and violence twelve-year-old Camila (name changed for privacy) arrived in the United States...

A 62-year-old veteran came to the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) looking for assistance staying in his home. After being...

Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. recently named Lori Weber as regional director of its Jacksonville regional office. In her new role, she...

On December 4, 2000 the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution designating June 20th of each year as World Refugee Day....

One of our Emergency Financial Assistance Specialists received a referral from United Way 2-1-1 for helping a mother and her newborn find...

A family of 8 arrived (father, mother and six children) in the United States. The family was originally from Sudan, but they spent the...

Pablo was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. He arrived in the United States with his parents in November 2000 when he was 11 years old. He...

We hope this note finds you and your family well. We are the volunteer leadership team of the Catholic Charities Jacksonville food pantry...

After receiving news that her home was going to be condemned, Michelle and her family had to seek a new home. With the expense of the...

If you need help with applying for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), the fastest and easiest way is to apply online at the...

Reneshia was referred to Catholic Charities’ Workforce Development Program by Emergency Assistance Caseworker. Reneshia has experience...

Enrique arrived in the United States after fleeing from the poverty caused by many years of civil distress in El Salvador. He crossed the...

We are blessed to collaborate with parishes and churches. One such collaboration should be commended. Recently, Sacred Heart Catholic...

In July 2020, Zachery Turner was referred into our Workforce department through Crystal Taylor at our St. Pius Food Pantry. Zach had...

Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services is assisting with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) applications, as the...

It is because of the generosity of our community partners, donors, volunteers, staff and board that we can continue to put our faith into...

Even though we are not celebrating Christmas in person this year, Camp I am Special will be having a Christmas Virtual Camp from December...

After 397,719 lbs. of food given out to more than 39,902 individuals, the Pop-Up Food Pantry at the Jessie is now closed. We are so...

The Catholic Charities Food Pantry a drive-through food pantry is located at St. Pius V Catholic Church Campus and is open on Wednesdays...

Every year I come to Camp I Am Special and have the best week ever. This year, however, things were much different. Luckily, there was...

Exciting news regarding one of our Workforce Clients! After working several successful assignments with BG Multifamily (a property...

This month we invite you to joins us as we celebrate the 106th World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR) on September 27, 2020.  The...

To Our Generous Supporters, After careful consideration, our leadership team and Board of Directors came to the difficult decision that...

It is through the hard work of our staff, board, community partners, volunteers, and donors that we are able to continue our mission....

Our friends at Jacksonville Area Legal Aid have some very important information to share with the community regarding evictions during...

Catholic Charities Jacksonville Regional Office in partnership with Farm Share will be relaunching their food pantry at The Jessie...

We want to take a moment to highlight and thank July's Virtual Camp sponsor, Ameris Bank. Ameris Bank knows how important the camp is to...

To Our Valued Community, We are several months into what can only be described as truly extraordinary times.  The COVID-19 pandemic has...

Celebrate Virtual Camp 2020 and support us by placing your order today. Camp T-shirts are a big deal at Camp I Am Special. While we...

Beleni arrived to the United States in December 2012, after fleeing Ethiopia. She lived in Sudan for several years and was able to...

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Due to the coronavirus outbreak, Catholic Charities Jacksonville physical offices are currently closed to all clients and visitors. We...

Happy Monday, Campers! We are one week into our virtual summer camp, and we’re adding a few more fun activities for you to complete...

We are proud to introduce you to Will Strassberger, the seminarian assigned to Catholic Charities Jacksonville for the Summer. He will be...

Catholic Charities Jacksonville Regional Office in partnership with Farm Share will be opening a food pantry at The Jessie located at 40...

We are asking all friends of Camp I Am Special to ensure the spirit of camp is continued this year and beyond by contributing to our Camp...

We recently made the difficult decision to suspend all in-person activities at Camp I Am Special this summer to ensure the safety and...

The Catholic Charities Food Pantry is closed tomorrow in support of the Farm Share and Northwest Community Corporation food distribution...