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Companion blog to The Catholic Sun, newspaper of the Diocese of Phoenix.
April 20, 2010

Catholic Charities

Posted by : ambria

There are a couple of notable events hosted by Catholic Charities Community Services in the Phoenix area and Yavapi County this week: Teen Maze: A Game of Real Life Consequences — You might have read about how North Star, a program of Catholic Charities, helps teens say yes to abstinence, no to drugs in this [...]


March 15, 2010

Free tax preparation

Posted by : ambria
Filed under : From the Staff, Local News

Just a friendly reminder: You have one month to file your taxes. If you need some help filing them, or know someone who does, consider contacting Catholic Charities. Below is an announcement we ran in our March 4 issue of The Catholic Sun. Catholic Charities offers free tax preparation Catholic Charities Community Services is providing [...]


January 27, 2010

Bob Brown now permanent face at Catholic Charities

Posted by : ambria

Early last month, we broke the news that Catholic Charities Community Services, which serves central and northern Arizona, named Bob Brown as the interim CEO. The organization needed a new leader because Paul Martodam, who headed the organization for years, decided to move to a cooler climate. We just got news that Bob Brown is [...]


November 4, 2009

Foster parents in critical need

Posted by : ambria
Filed under : From the Staff, Local News

For the second week in a row, I have seen a desperate call for help from Catholic Charities Community Services. The social service agency that helps more people out of poverty, as refugees and in a family crisis than one sentence can adequately describe, has a critical need for new foster parents. Teens, sibling groups [...]


September 16, 2009

More “quitters” make headlines

Posted by : ambria

If you follow us on Twitter or had a chance to break open the Sept. 17 issue of The Catholic Sun, you may have read J.D’s article on the DIGNITY program through Catholic Charities. DIGNITY helps women divert their lifestyles from prostitution to the kind of productivity that also brings self-worth. Learn more. Other women [...]