2011 - 2012 CCHD Funded Groups Report

Archbishop Schnurr meets with staff from CCHD-funded organizations and St. Vincent de Paul. Photo by Tony Tribble

The Catholic Campaign for Human Development, founded in 1969, is the domestic antipoverty social justice program of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. When you support CCHD, you give hope to poor and low-income Americans struggling to build a better life.

Your contribution supports self-help programs that give community members the chance they need to become self-sufficient. The grants listed below represent an investment of $241,000 in our communities.

Please learn about your 2010-2011 Catholic Campaign for Human Development Dollars at work for success stories from the previous funding cycle!

If you are interested in volunteering with one of these funded organizations, check out our updated Volunteer Resource Guide!

For further information about the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, please contact: Archdiocese of Cincinnati Catholic Social Action Office (513) 421-3131, ext. 2660 (Cincinnati), or (937) 224-3026 (Dayton) or csa@catholiccincinnati.org.Visit our national website, www.povertyusa.org.

Local Grants Funded through the Archdiocesan CCHD Committee

Abigail’s Journey: Neighbor to Neighbor Advocacy Training

This project was developed to help women advocate for needed resources that help them overcome barriers which have prevented them from being self sufficient.  The program includes advocacy, employment and computer training.

Communities United for Action:  Coalition for Neighborhood Services

CUFA’s Coalition for Neighborhood Services will provide information and leadership training to the coalition to expand citywide to build  a base that will develop and support a platform and plan for advocating for vital health, safety and  social services as well as housing development programs.

Contact Center: Over-the-Rhine Education in Public Schools (OTREPS)

The focus of this project is for parents to enroll in GED programs that include a learning center to be better able to participate in their child’s education.

Dakota Center:  Expanding Economic Opportunity

Participants in this project will participate in workshop as Career Assessment, Life Management Skills, the Financial System, and Becoming an Entrepreneur with the goal of operating personal businesses in the Dayton/Montgomery County area.

Good Samaritan Home, Inc.: Citizen Circle Ex-felon Mentoring Group

In Darke County, Citizen Circle is a collaborative mentoring effort between Ohio Dept. of Correction and Rehabilitation and Good Samaritan Home.  The partnership will recruit, train, and support community volunteers to help ex-felons find employment, secure affordable housing, and develop skills necessary to become productive members of the community.

Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center:  Families that Matter

Families that matter members and staff collaborate with attorneys to develop clemency campaigns to seek commutation or exoneration from the Ohio Parole Board and Governor.  FTM members organize for the purpose of influencing policy-makers both in favor of and opposed to the death penalty.

Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center:  Immigrant Student Organizing Program

Young immigrants, their friends and international students will work together towards comprehensive immigration reform, a priority issue for the U.S. Catholic bishops.

Leaders for Equality & Action in Dayton:  Hispanic Outreach and Engagement

This project will serve to grow the justice ministry of the Hispanic member congregations and for the training of the leadership in the justice ministry.

Lower Price Hill Community School: College Access/Entry

In partnership with Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, this effort will be a vehicle for low-income individuals to earn college degrees, secure careers to support families and allow them to become contributing and engaged citizens of Cincinnati.

St. Francis DeSales Church:  HELP Program

HELP aids and guides ex-offenders, ages 16-50 years of age, out of poverty, dangerous environments and homeless conditions through counseling, training, mentoring, legal assistance and job placement.  HELP’s efforts aim to lower the recidivism rate in our communities.

Think Tank: Clark County Circles Campaign

This year, 30-40 low-income individuals and families will be empowered to develop relationships across class lines in order to develop a plan for breaking the cycle of poverty.  They will also educate the larger community about poverty and how to be part of the solution.

Wesley Community Center: Male Awareness

The Male Awareness program in Dayton equips men to address issues related to substance abuse and addiction, entanglement with the criminal justice system, chronic unemployment, positive relationship building skills, self-esteem and spirituality.