Posts Tagged ‘The New York Times’
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
By Alice Kenny
In this end-of-season interview, The New York Times spotlights Stephanie Harrill, Social Worker at Catholic Charities Guild for the Blind, whose extraordinary work has helped transform lives.
“People hear the word charity and they think of a hand out,” she says. “Our services are a hand up.”
By combining the myriad of services Catholic Charities offers with publicity The New York Times Neediest Cases campaign provides, Ms. Harrill helps blind, homeless, unemployed and often spiritually defeated men and women find work, housing and meaning in their lives.
“I think The New York Times Neediest Cases campaign is fantastic,” Ms Harrill adds. “For particular clients it can bring opportunities to them that they never knew possible.”
Click here to listen to her three-part online audio interview with The New York Times
Tags: audio interview, blind, Catholic Charities Community Services, Catholic Charities Guild for the Blind, homeless, Social Worker, Stephanie Harrill, The New York Times, The New York Times Neediest Cases, unemployed
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
Nearly seven decades later, Charles Daubek Jr., 94, still remembers the “wonderful feeling” of first seeing the house – their first – that his parents saved, scrimped and borrowed to buy while he served as a private first class during World War II.
An only child and never married, Mr. Daubek has lived in that home in Hastings on Hudson since returning from the war in 1946. The fraying roof and rusting mailbox tell one story: at his age, he has neither the money nor the physical stamina to make repairs. But within the walls live a lifetime of memories – his memories – of special times with friends and with his parents, all of whom were buried years ago.
“It’s a terrible thing when you got to skimp and you don’t know if you can make it or not,” he said.
Read his profile in The New York Times. Learn about critical support he receives from Catholic Charities and its affiliate, Dominican Sisters Family Health Service, to help him to continue living independently.
Tags: caring for the elderly, Charles Daubek Jr., Dominican Sisters Family Health Service, Hastings on Hudson, New York Times Neediest Cases, repairs, The New York Times, veteran
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Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
For more than a decade, Marjorie Suarez worked as a sergeant at New York University Department of Public Safety. She supervised a staff of 80 officers and earned enough to provide a comfortable life for herself and her young son, Eugene.
But a freak accident that began with a fall and sprained ankle morphed into a chronic condition, complex regional pain syndrome, CRPS, left her wheelchair bound, unemployed and in constant pain.
The New York Times profiled her and the help she received during last year’s Neediest Cases campaign. This year, it caught back up with her in this online video along with two other women helped by the campaign.
“This entire situation made me humble and opened my heart,” Ms. Suarez said. “I see now that even a small gesture like saying “good morning” to someone – “how are you doing; how can I help you” — can change a day and turn a life around.”
Tags: complex regional pain syndrome, CRP, Marjorie Suarez, Neediest Cases, Neediest Cases campaign, New York Times Neediest Cases, New York University Department of Public Safety, The New York Times, wheelchair bound
Posted in New York City, Protecting and Nurturing Children and Youth, Strengthening Families and Resolving Crises, What We Do at Catholic Charities | No Comments »
Wednesday, January 9th, 2013
Wilmarie Dominguez’ son, Nicholas, 12, was born with cerebral palsy, epilepsy and hypertonia. He cannot speak, see or stand.
Yet, Ms. Dominguez says, “he has given me a lot of strength.”
But this strength was not enough to combat her landlord’s threats to evict them. She sought help from Catholic Charities.
Thanks to Catholic Charities’ successful intervention, she can continue caring for Nicholas in their home, pureeing his food so that he can swallow it, changing his diapers and pushing him in his wheelchair to his myriad of medical appointments.
In her world, “there’s no me,” she says. “There’s just him.”
Read their story published in The New York Times.
Tags: Catholic Charities, Catholic Charities HomeBase program, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, eviction, Family Eviction Prevention Supplement program, Financial Security, hypertonia, New York Times Neediest Cases, The New York Times
Posted in Agencies, New York City, Protecting and Nurturing Children and Youth, Strengthening Families and Resolving Crises, Welcoming and Integrating Immigrants and Refugees, What We Do at Catholic Charities | No Comments »
Monday, January 7th, 2013
Otis Hampton, who has cerebral palsy and was abandoned at birth, once walked 40 miles in Manhattan and swelled with pride when he reached his destination.
Not only does Mr. Hampton, 22, refuse to accept limitations, but he also strives to inspire others.
“I feel like when I take walks, or when I’m walking in general, there may be a kid I know with cerebral palsy who’s been wanting to take a step without falling that finally gets up out of his or her wheelchair and takes those steps for the first time,” he said.
Mr. Hampton lives at Create, a shelter for homeless young men affiliated with Catholic Charities.
Read his story published in The New York Times.
Tags: Catholic Charities affiliate, cerebral palsy, Create Inc., homeless, homelessness, neediest cases fund, Otis Hampton, Shelter, The New York Times, young men
Posted in Agencies, Feeding the Hungry and Sheltering the Homeless, Supporting the Physically and Emotionally Challenged, What We Do at Catholic Charities | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 12th, 2012
Simone McCray with her two children
Hours after learning of the death of her children’s father, Simone McCray said, she called his cellphone, thinking he might answer.
Once reality sank in, the hard part came. Mr. Williams had left behind a son, Micah, then just 3 months old, and a daughter, Leyoura, who was 4 and who would need to be told of her father’s death.
“Word had gotten back to our pastor,” Ms. McCray recalled. “He asked if I wanted him to be there when I told her. I said yes. So he came when she got out of school and he more or less told her. I could not. …”
Read their story published in The New York Times and learn how Catholic Charities affiliate Grace Institute stepped in to help.
Tags: families in need, grace institute, helping families, Simone McCray, The New York Times, The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund
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Monday, December 10th, 2012
Marianela Toro always served as her family’s caregiver. But when a massive stroke permanently paralyzed the left side of her body, the family she used to care for suddenly struggled to care for her.
Ms. Toro’s sister, Ana Ventura, earns less than $1,000 per month by bringing food carts to patients at Roosevelt Hospital. She asks for overtime to help meet expenses. Her son, Yadriel, 12, pitches in by buying chocolate bars in bulk and selling them to classmates.
Yet together, they were unable to pay their rent while caring for Ms. Toro, now wheelchair bound.
Click here to read her story published in The New York Times and learn how Catholic Charities helped the family keep their home.
Tags: Ana Ventura, Catholic Charities, Marianela Toro, neediest cases fund, The New York Times, wheelchair bound
Posted in Agencies, Feeding the Hungry and Sheltering the Homeless, New York City, Protecting and Nurturing Children and Youth, Strengthening Families and Resolving Crises, Supporting the Physically and Emotionally Challenged, What We Do at Catholic Charities | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 5th, 2012
Latoya Ford
Latoya Ford lived with seven foster families before finally being adopted at age 7.
Then, when Latoya turned 13, her adoptive mother, an older woman and “the only woman I ever called ‘mom’,” died of cardiac arrest .
After that, it seemed that no one really wanted her.
Fortunately, Latoya found her way to Covenant House, a shelter for teenagers and young adults affiliated with Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New York. Finally housed, she also received counseling, support and studied to become a certified nursing assistant. She recently found full-time work at Beth Israel Medical Center and is now rebuilding her life.
Click here to read her story published in The New York Times.
Tags: Beth Israel Medical Center, Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New York, Covenant House, neediest cases fund, The New York Times, The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund
Posted in Agencies, New York City, Protecting and Nurturing Children and Youth, Strengthening Families and Resolving Crises, What We Do at Catholic Charities | No Comments »
Monday, December 3rd, 2012
As a foster child, Maria Lema bounced from home to home, from school to school and from state to state. She lived, at times, with her mother, her father, her step fathers, her uncle, her aunt and her friends. None of the relatives she knows ever attended college.
Yet, thanks to core inner strength, key help from her high school in partnership with Catholic Charities affiliate St. Raymond Community Outreach and assistance from the New York Times Neediest Cases fund, she is attending SUNY Buffalo, scoring an A average during this, her first semester.
Click here to read her story published in The New York Times.
Tags: Maria Lema, New York Times Neediest Cases fund, Raymond Community Outreach, SUNY Buffalo, The New York Times
Posted in Agencies, New York City, Protecting and Nurturing Children and Youth, Strengthening Families and Resolving Crises, What We Do at Catholic Charities | No Comments »
Thursday, November 29th, 2012
Aquiya and Renee Jackson with Caseworker Letticia Batista in the background
Aquiya Jackson is a college-bound high school senior. Her mother, Renee Jackson works as a sales clerk at H & M clothing store.
Together, they represent the new face of homelessness; families with working parents unable to earn incomes high enough to pay New York City rents.
Click here to read their story published in The New York Times and learn about important intervention they received from Catholic Charities.
Tags: Aquiya Jackson, Catholic Charities, New York City rents, Renee Jackson, The New York Times, The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund
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