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Making an impact: Deloitte volunteers share job search skills with refugees
For 19 years, Deloitte, a worldwide accounting and professional services network, has celebrated “Impact Day” to show the company’s year-round commitment to volunteering in local communities. This...
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Bishop Burbidge: Catholic Charities is the heart, the center of what we do
Recently, on his Walk Humbly podcast, Diocese of Arlington Bishop Michael Burbidge responded to a question from a parishioner at St. Mark’s and Our Lady of Good Counsel parishes. Jay wanted to know...
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Welcoming Mahmoud: Catholic Charities assists refugees adjusting to life in...
There is such a difference between reading news stories about refugees and personally interacting with a person who is a refugee.
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He brought persistence, dedication and faith to his drive to earn his GED. We...
Like all stories Fausto’s story is unique. But, like many we see here at the Catholic Charities Diocese of Arlington Education and Workforce Development program, it also shares three factors in common...
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Diaper delivery: During COVID-19, we’re ensuring families have the essentials...
Folks in Manassas out to quickly pick up a few groceries during the current COVID-19 pandemic might have wondered what was up this week if they happened by our storefront Migration and Refugee Services...
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Amidst COVID-19, Hogar Immigrant Services staff serves DACA clients safely
The COVID-19 pandemic that has gripped our nation has not stopped our team at Catholic Charities Hogar Immigrant Services – Legal from providing essential legal services to migrants who come to us for...
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Zoila’s story: A long, treacherous path, and then safety in the United States
This year Zoila Godoy finally received the news that she had been waiting over three years for when an Immigration Judge approved her application for asylum, permitting her and her son to stay in the...
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To welcome, respect, and love: an Hogar attorney returns to serve the...
A little over a year ago, I was working in Chicago, representing a detained client in a hearing at the Immigration Court. The judge was not accepting my position on the case. As she was about to deny...
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The Gospel of Life: Bringing love and a pack of diapers to moms and their babies
Serving those most in need is deeply engrained in Eve Montavon’s life. After college she lived in a Franciscan lay house community working with runaway and homeless kids. “Doing this work forever...
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Statement by Bishop Michael F. Burbidge on Poverty Awareness Month
January is Poverty Awareness Month, and in the past year, many of us heard of, or perhaps experienced, greater levels of poverty than ever before. Neighbors who have always struggled to pay their bills...
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