Seton Center Needs Your Donations This Month!

Catholic Charities Seton Center is challenging our partners and community to “STUFF the Bus”!

Please drop off your donations of non-perishable food to help feed underserved families.

"STUFF the Bus" Food Donation Drop-off:

Catholic Charities Seton Center

30632 Hampden Avenue

Princess Anne, Maryland

Monday – Friday  •  9 am to 4 pm

Or call us - we can pick up from your location!

If your agency or business would like to participate, call the Eastern Shore office at 410-651-9608.

Thank You For Helping Others!

“Milton Night Out” Proceeds Benefit Casa San Francisco

On August 3rd, Casa San Francisco participated in Milton Night Out, an event at Milton Memorial Park sponsored by the town's police department. The event was populated with booths representing law enforcement, mental health services and nonprofit organizations who provided many community members with helpful information.

Our Casa San Francisco booth was represented by Gary Belkot, Casa Program Manager, Vicky Moncrief, Case Manager, and Brian DiCarlo, Shelter Staff Member. The beautiful summer evening provided a wonderful opportunity to meet and educate our local community about how Casa San Francisco can help.

Casa San Francisco provides a wide range of services aimed at helping low-income residents of Sussex County, including Emergency Shelter, Emergency Food Pantry and a Food Cooperative.

If you are interested in volunteering at Casa San Francisco, contact Gary Belkot at gbelkot@ccwilm.org or call 302-684-8694.

Click here to learn more about Casa San Francisco. 

Click here to donate to Casa San Francisco online. You may also send a check to Catholic Charities, 2601 W 4th Street, Wilmington, DE 19805. Designate Casa San Francisco on the check memo line.

Registration is Open!

Bishop's 5K Run/Walk

November 19, 2022

Saint Mark's High School • 2501 Pike Creek Road • Wilmington, DE 19808

The Bishop 5K can be done either in-person or virtually. Your participation keeps Catholic Charities and it's resources a viable connection to our community needs. Your involvement is crucial.

Join the Diocesan Catholic Schools Team Challenge!

1st Place $1,000  •  2nd Place $500  •  3rd Place $500

Monetary prizes will be awarded for the team with the highest number of participants, including your family and friends. You'll only need 15 supporters from your school to qualify and win!

Sign up to Sponsor the Bishop's 5K!

Three Levels of Sponsorship Available:

Believer $1000  •  Mentor $500  •  Supporter $250

Each sponsorship includes your logo on the Bishop 5K Run/Walk t-shirt.

Sponsorship logos are due on or before Friday, October 21, 2022.

To Download a Sponsorship Form, click here.

For more information, contact Andrea Rotsch at arotsch@cdow.org or call 302-573-3121.

Coffee Run Knights of Columbus Give Generously!

Fritz Jones (left), Executive Director of Catholic Charities, accepts a $4,500 donation check from Marty Infanti representing the Coffee Run Knights of Columbus.

The donation is designated for the Catholic Charities Bayard House, a residential program providing care service to at-risk, homeless, pregnant and/or newly parenting adolescents, young women, and their babies. Bayard House helps young women become nurturing parents and contributing members of society.

For information about Bayard House, click here. 

Pictured above, Saint Mark's High School staff and student volunteers: Darren Ho, Marc Rizzo, Gabby Dinardo, Anna Bonitatibus, Chase Lane, Emma Fluck, Allie Fluck, Timothy Romero, Roman Cincilla, Dylan Januszka,

Maura Januszka, Lilah Lugary, Tom Baker, Kris Bonitatibus, Maria Merritt, and Barbara Morrell.

Photo courtesy of Saint Mark’s High School News.

A Day of Volunteer Service at Marydale Retirement Village

On July 8, Saint Mark's High School staff and students participated in a day of volunteer service at Marydale Retirement Village. Working with Marydale Retirement Village Administrator, Cathy Weaver and Maintenance Supervisor, Dan Holmes, residents' planting beds were weeded and trimmed, bridges were cleaned and repaired, shrubs and brush were trimmed, and statues of Saint Francis and the Blessed Mother were moved to garden settings for all to enjoy. 

The Residents of Marydale Thank You for Your Time and Energy!

Tips to Ensure Your

Children Stay Healthy

Back to School - Fall 2022

As our children head back to school, healthy procedures continue to be implemented. Familiarize yourself with how your child's school will handle daily routines and provide personal distancing. To curb the spread of germs, remind your child to wash their hands frequently throughout the day, resist touching their faces, and limit sharing their food or drinks.

Additional Items for the Backpack

- A clean, comfortable face mask (if desired)

- Personal hand sanitizer and bottle of water

Ways to Support Your Children

1. Get your children vaccinated to reduce the chance of catching or spreading COVID and to minimize the symptoms if they do. Click here to for the most updated COVID facts from the CDC.

2. Try to keep up with regular routines. If classes are being online, create a schedule for learning activities and incorporate relaxing and fun activities away from the computer. Allocate time with your family. Take a walk, ride a bike, read together, exercise, and play board games.

3. Be a role model. Take breaks, get plenty of sleep, exercise, and eat well. Connect with your friends and family members.

4. Get free rapid COVID tests to have on hand in the event you or your child has symptoms. 

In the event You or Your Child Develop Symptoms

Click here to find COVID-19 and variant testing sites in Delaware.

Click here to find COVID-19 and variant testing sites in Maryland.

Applications Now Accepted for the 2023 Low Income

Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), administered in Delaware by Catholic Charities, is now accepting applications for the upcoming heating season. This federally funded program assists low-income Delawareans with heating bills through direct payments to home energy suppliers. The LIHEAP benefit is based on a household's income, size, and type of fuel.

LIHEAP offers the following support with one annual application:

• Fuel Assistance

• Energy Crisis Intervention

• Summer Cooling / Electric Assistance 

LIHEAP Eligibility

You may be eligible for assistance if your total household income falls within income eligibility guidelines.

For example, a household of 4 can have no more than $52,530 in annual household income (before taxes).

To apply, you must submit an application. Click here for the 2023 LIHEAP application.

To learn more about our Energy Assistance program, click here.

For a list of documents needed for your first application, click here.

New Castle County Office

2601 W 4th Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19805

302-654-9295; Fax 302-654-9757

Kent County Office

2099 S DuPont Highway

Dover, Delaware 19901

302-674-1782; Fax 302-531-0850

Sussex County Office

404 S Bedford Street, Suite 9

Georgetown, Delaware 19947

302-856-6310; Fax: 302-856-6332

August is Family Fun Month!

Before the kids head back to school...Enjoy new adventures this month. Go on a picnic, hike in one of Delaware's state parks, take a family bike ride, visit a free kids museum, create a talent show; try new healthy recipes and cook meals together, or spend time helping others in your community. Use your imagination and have fun creating new memories! Then share them at #FamilyFunMonth.

Thank You Supporters and Partners!

We would like to recognize the following Catholic Charities Partners:

Save the Date!

Catholic Charities Annual Tribute Dinner

April 17, 2023

Chase Center on the Riverfront

Each year, Catholic Charities honors outstanding individuals who have demonstrated a deep commitment to addressing the well-being of our communities’ most vulnerable – our own mission. We bestow upon these remarkable persons the Msgr. Thomas J. Reese Award, created in 1989 in memory of Msgr. Reese, a community activist and longtime director of Catholic Social Services, the forerunner of Catholic Charities.

For event or sponsorship information, contact Andrea Rotsch at arotsch@cdow.org or call 302-573-3121.

Catholic Charities serves the most vulnerable in Delaware and the 

Eastern Shore of Maryland, regardless of religion, race, or ability to pay.

For more information about Catholic Charities, click here.

To make a donation to Catholic Charities, click here.

To learn about becoming a Volunteer, click here.

To learn about employment opportunities, click here.

To follow us on Facebook, click here.

Catholic Charities Mission

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington exists to help fulfill the Christian duty to love and serve God's people. Our mission is rooted in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The universal and local Church proclaims the Gospel and teaches the recognition of the dignity and sacredness of each human life and the belief that we are called to share our resources with the most vulnerable among us.

It is the mission of Catholic Charities to address human suffering and to promote and restore the well-being of people and society by:

• Providing, as a primary focus, caring service to families and persons in need;
• Coming together with members of the community to become informed about and to take action on critical social issues; and,
• Advocating publicly for social policies which enhance human dignity and safeguard basic human rights.