Catholic Charities USA

Address of Organization

66 Canal Center Place Suite 600 Alexandria, VA 22314 USA www.catholiccharitiesusa.org

Introduction

Catholic Charities USA is a network of local and national relief groups united around a common mission.

Brief History

Catholic Charities was founded in 1910 on the campus of Catholic University in Washington DC as the National Conference of Catholic Charities. It was designed to promote and encourage the creation of individual diocesan Catholic Charities offices to encourage professional social work practice. Today, it serves as the national voice for the Catholic Charities network and the people it helps.

Mission

Catholic Charities exists as a network of affiliated charitable organizations in order to accomplish the US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ mission of relieving suffering and encouraging advocacy on behalf of the nation’s poorest people. In addition, the national organization exists to assist member organizations in their mission of service and advocacy...