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TORONTO - At Catholic Family Services of Durham, clients often tell staff they feel helped, understood and safe, said executive director Elizabeth Pierce.
Young parents get second chance
By Vanessa Santilli-Raimondo, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - St. Mary Euphrasia, the founder of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, once said: “Lift them up in their own eyes.”
Meeting special needs
By Vanessa Santilli-Raimondo, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - When Delia Avarell’s two children were growing up, she sent both to a sign-language summer camp operated by Silent Voice Canada. As a deaf parent of hearing children, she wanted them to be immersed in an environment where they could interact with children with a similar family dynamic.
Empowering seniors
By Vanessa Santilli-Raimondo, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Last year, volunteers at the Society of Sharing donated 20,000 hours of their time to ensure isolated and marginalized seniors and adults with disabilities felt a little less alone.
Volunteers are charities’ backbone
By Ruane Remy, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Volunteers are the vehicles that help to fulfill the dreams of others, says Marion Barszczyk.
Program gives at-risk kids the tools to succeed
By Ruane Remy, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Imagine at age 16, after years of living without family and in the care of an organization, you’re free to be on your own — except you have never learned the life skills to gain employment, obtain safe and secure housing or stay in school.
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto - 100 Years of Helping
By Catholic Register StaffThe Catholic Register is proud to celebrate 100 years of helping with Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto.
Over the weekend, we will be releasing stories online to help celebrate this achievement.
Lending a helping hand for 100 years
Catholic Charities' fingers all over medicare
New scholarships honour the past, look to the future
Planning for the future, remembering our past
Where the stranger is made welcome
Program gives at-risk kids the tools to succeed
Volunteers are charities' backbone
Young parents get second chance
Social service demands are consistently growing
Students open the 'Doors of Hope'
Where the stranger is made welcome
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterOn the edges of Mississauga and in the neglected corners of outer Scarborough, survivors of all the world’s tragedies of misrule, economic failure, mob violence and economic dysfunction are hunkered down — waiting to claim their part of the Canadian promise of decency and opportunity.
Planning for the future, remembering our past
By Michael FullanWhere to begin when looking ahead for Catholic Charities, an organization that has been caring for the most needy of the archdiocese of Toronto for over a century? Consulting a fortune teller or reading the stars aren’t options for a Catholic agency committed to the Gospel message of Christ — to love and serve God and one another.
New scholarships honour the past, look to the future
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Honouring the past and investing in the future has motivated Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto to establish two new scholarships for those pursuing a career in social work.
Catholic Charities’ fingers all over medicare
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Once upon a time in Canada, medical bankruptcy was common. Going to the hospital was a financial death sentence for many.