Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens Opens Cooling Centers During NYC Heatwave
August 12, 2021By Emily Drooby There’s a heat wave happening in New York City. However, in Williamsburg, local residents have solace from the heat. […]
Topic: Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens
Friends Honor Life of 10-Year-Old Shooting Victim Justin Wallace on His Birthday
June 8, 2021By Emily Drooby Happy birthday balloons blow in the wind and on the stoop sits a cupcake. At the family home where […]
Brooklyn Food Pantry Fighting Against Hatred and Hunger Days After Vandalism at Local Church
May 19, 2021By Emily Drooby Different religions and ethnicities, but all of the people at a pop-up food pantry held on Wednesday have something […]
Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens’ 24/7 Essential Workers Hotline Helps With Trauma and Grief
March 11, 2021By Jessica Easthope The reassuring voice on the other end of the phone, sometimes when the person calling is desperate for help […]
Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens Facilitates COVID Vaccinations for Seniors
February 9, 2021By Emily Drooby It was a big day for Adrian Gorcinski and his 91-year-old mother, Maria. After living in fear for almost […]
Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens Braves Snow to Keep Homebound Seniors Fed During Pandemic
February 3, 2021By Jessica Easthope Bob Garnette has braved the pandemic, so a little — or a lot of snow — is an obstacle he’s willing to overcome. […]
Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens Holds First Ever Toy Drive
December 10, 2020By Jessica Easthope Boxes of toys came flooding in at Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens’ first ever toy drive on Dec. 10. […]
An Inside Look at Affordable Senior Housing Being Built by Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens
October 22, 2020By Emily Drooby and Bill Miller ASTORIA — Construction of a new home for low-income people was about to start last spring […]
Catholic Migration Services Files Charges Against Art to Frames, for Firing Workers Denied PPE
September 28, 2020By Emily Drooby “We need a job,” said Betzaida as she explained how a protest left her and her co-workers without jobs […]
Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens Serves 45,000 People During Pandemic
August 17, 2020By Jessica Easthope On the frontlines of the pandemic along with first responders is Catholic Charities, the agency feeding the communities most […]