Poverty USA by CCHD

Poverty USA by CCHD Poverty USA is an initiative of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. Working on the margins. CCHD offers a hand up, not a hand out.

CCHD provides Catholics concrete opportunities to live out love of God and neighbor in ways that express our baptismal call and continuing Eucharistic transformation.

Today is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day — and it is a poverty issue.1 in 6 older adults experiences abuse, including fi...
06/15/2026

Today is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day — and it is a poverty issue.

1 in 6 older adults experiences abuse, including financial exploitation that strips seniors of savings, homes, and dignity. Older adults in poverty face the highest risk.

Honoring our elders means action: https://bit.ly/44uDRAR

Today: the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.CCHD invites you to see the world as Christ sees it — and let our hear...
06/12/2026

Today: the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

CCHD invites you to see the world as Christ sees it — and let our hearts be moved by what moves his. Faith in action for the hungry, the oppressed, the lonely, the marginalized.

That is the heart of our mission: https://www.povertyusa.org/learn

Spotlight: Pastoral Migratoria. La dignidad de toda persona.Pastoral Migratoria received local CCHD funding through the ...
06/10/2026

Spotlight: Pastoral Migratoria. La dignidad de toda persona.

Pastoral Migratoria received local CCHD funding through the Archdiocese of Chicago. They're an immigrant-led ministry forms leaders who answer their baptismal call to service, justice, and accompaniment. Through Catholic Social Teaching and community organizing, they strengthen immigrant rights and lift up parish communities.

https://www.nationalpastoralmigratoria.org/

Meet Arise Chicago a previously CCHD-funded grantee partnering workers with faith communities to fight workplace injusti...
06/08/2026

Meet Arise Chicago a previously CCHD-funded grantee partnering workers with faith communities to fight workplace injustice.

Their wins include the Earned Sick Time Chicago Coalition, the Cook County Paid Sick Days Ordinance, and the Illinois Domestic Workers Bill of Rights.

Real legislation. Real lives: https://www.arisechicago.org

Last year, 1 in 7 American households were food insecure.That is not a shortage of food. It is a shortage of justice. Hu...
06/04/2026

Last year, 1 in 7 American households were food insecure.

That is not a shortage of food. It is a shortage of justice. Hunger is tied to wages, housing, healthcare, and the policies that decide who gets to eat.

CCHD-funded groups work on all of it: https://www.povertyusa.org/policies

"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wond...
06/01/2026

"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made." — Psalm 139:13–14

Every person carries inherent dignity. Not earned. Not conditional.

That truth is the foundation of CCHD's mission.

Thank you for walking with us through Mental Health Awareness Month.The conversation doesn't end on May 31. Poverty is a...
05/31/2026

Thank you for walking with us through Mental Health Awareness Month.

The conversation doesn't end on May 31. Poverty is a complex web — housing, wages, food access, dignity — and CCHD-funded groups are pulling at every thread, every day.

Read more about the impact of mental health in poverty: https://www.povertyusa.org/index.php/mental-health-and-poverty

CCHD is guided by a two-fold mandate:1) Help low-income people participate in the decisions that shape their lives, fami...
05/29/2026

CCHD is guided by a two-fold mandate:

1) Help low-income people participate in the decisions that shape their lives, families, and communities.

2) Educate and build understanding about poverty and its root causes.

Empowerment + education = lasting change. Donate now: https://bit.ly/44uDRAR

Ending poverty starts with action — and there are more ways to help than you think.Volunteer with a CCHD-funded group. S...
05/28/2026

Ending poverty starts with action — and there are more ways to help than you think.

Volunteer with a CCHD-funded group. Support a local co-op or business. Donate to a pantry or start a food drive. Help a student afford college. Write your representatives.

Every step matters: https://www.povertyusa.org/act

This Memorial Day, we pause to honor the sacrifice of those who served our country and to recommit to serving them in re...
05/22/2026

This Memorial Day, we pause to honor the sacrifice of those who served our country and to recommit to serving them in return.

Veteran homelessness, poverty, and lack of mental health resources remain serious challenges. True honor means action.

CCHD supports community-led efforts that address the root causes of poverty for all those who have served.

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