TranslateCatholic Campaign for Human Development
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WHAT IS CCHD?
"CCHD" stands for the "Catholic Campaign for Human Development." It is a subcommittee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, with the collective aim of reducing poverty in the United States. CCHD has a dual mission of education and empowerment.
The education initiative
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teaches about the prevalence and the severity of poverty,
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offers options and opportunities to work towards social and institutional change
The empowerment initiative
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works with those experiencing poverty to enable full participation in decisions impacting their lives.
Rather than providing handouts that meet immediate needs, CCHD works towards long-term systemic change, furthering Catholic Social Teaching’s goal of authentic human development.
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THE ANNUAL CCHD COLLECTION
The annual CCHD collection is taken up in the Fall, usually the weekend before Thanksgiving. 75% of monies collected are sent to the national office of CCHD BUT 25% is retained by the Diocese of Trenton to be awarded in grants.
PLEASE BE AS GENEROUS AS YOUR MEANS ALLOW!
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LOCAL GRANT OPPORTUNITY:
The diocesan office of CCHD offers grants annually in the amounts of $2,000-$10,000 each. Click here for more details and requirements.
Applications are due
each year by the
first Monday of October.
The application form can be found at the link below. Grants are reviewed and awarded by the DD for CCHD-DOT with assistance of a review committee.
CCHD Instructions for Grant Applicatons
CCHD FORM for Diocesan Grant Application.
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CCHD FINAL REPORT FOR Diocesan Grant DUE August 31st in the year after receipt.
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CONTACT
Brenda L. Rascher, MSW, JD
Acting Diocesan Director
Catholic Campaign for Human Development
701 Lawrenceville Road
P.O. Box 5147
Trenton, NJ 08638-0147
1-609-403-7180
Fax: 609-406-7422
brasch@dioceseoftrenton.org
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Support the CCHD national collection.
CCHD National Collection on November 18 & 19 The CCHD Collection is around the corner! It will be held in most parishes this weekend on World Day of the Poor, November 18-19, 2023. The collection is the only annual opportunity to raise essential funds to support the work of over 200 anti-poverty organizations around the country. If you miss the collection, you can also support the CCHD collection online with iGiveCatholic.
The Seventh World Day of the Poor will be observed this Sunday, November 19, 2023. This year, Pope Francis has invited us
to reflect on the message:
"Do not turn your face away from anyone who is poor” (Tob 4:7)
and reminds us that working for “the integral promotion of individuals" is a "matter of justice."
Check out some Stories of Hope as well. -
Begin to explore our
Catholic Social Teaching
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20TH ANNIVERSARY RIDE COMMENORATING THE
Postponed until JUNE 2024 ~ stay tuned!
2003 "BRAKE THE CYCLE OF PROVERTY" TOUR
SCHEDULE OF
PARISH
REST STOPS
MONITOR ARTICLE
FROM ORIGINAL RIDER
WHAT WAS THE DOG
ATTACK LIKE AND
WHY KEEP RIDING?
Stay tuned.
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Poverty USA is a unique poverty education initiative launched by CCHD to provide resources to individuals and communities with the aim of acknowledging and addressing the root causes of poverty and economic injustice in the United States, as well as promoting solidarity and social awareness among people of all economic statuses.
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CHECK OUT THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY ADDRESS
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CCHD MISSION STATEMENT
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development is the domestic anti-poverty, social justice program of the U.S. Catholic bishops.
Its mission is to address the root causes of poverty in America through promotion and support of community-controlled, self-help organizations and through transformative education.
Founded in 1969, CCHD's pastoral strategy is empowerment of the poor through a methodology of participation and education for justice, leading toward solidarity between poor and non-poor as impelled by the Church's biblical tradition, modern Catholic social teaching, and the pervasive presence of poverty in the United States. This ministry for justice is rooted in our baptism and faith commitment.
The grants, economic development, and education for justice programs of the Campaign, implemented in collaboration with local dioceses, are supported from an annual collection in U.S. Catholic parishes.
-Approved by the USCCB-CCHD Committee, November 1992
