CHARLOTTE — The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) second collection will take place in archdioceses and dioceses across the nation at Masses celebrated the weekend prior to Thanksgiving, Nov. 23-24.
The funds collected target the underlying causes of poverty and related social concerns (such as housing and nutrition) in communities across the United States through the provision of grants that are awarded nationally and locally.
With financial support from 25 percent of the total funds raised in this annual collection, Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte awards local grants every spring to fund projects sponsored by non-profits (including both diocesan and non-diocesan non-profit organizations) in the Diocese of Charlotte.
From the generosity of many donors across the Charlotte diocese who contributed to last year’s CCHD collection, Catholic Charities distributed 13 grants totaling $36,250 in May. Grantees came from 11 communities in the diocese: Black Mountain, Brevard, Charlotte, Forest City, Greensboro, Hendersonville, Hickory, High Point, Jefferson, Lenoir and Winston-Salem.
This coming year marks the 50th year of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ CCHD Program, founded to help break the cycle of poverty. Find out more information about the U.S. Bishops CCHD Program at www.usccb.org/cchd.
— Joseph Purello, diirector of Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte’s Office of Social Concerns and Advocacy