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Dinner, Drinks & Dancing to a Live Band!
Thursday, April 18, 2024 • Registration: 5pm
Chase Center on the Riverfront, Wilmington, DE
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Catholic Charities Annual Tribute Dinner
Plan to attend Thursday, April 18, when Bishop Koenig presents
Xavier DeCaire with the Msgr. Thomas J. Reese Award!
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2024 HONOREE XAVIER DECAIRE
Community Philanthropist
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Mr. Xavier DeCaire, former partner with George J Weiner Associates, was the Chairman of the Board at Wellness Community Delaware, and the University and Whist Club, and is the Chairman of the Board at the Delaware American Cancer Society. He is the former President of Caesar Rodney Rotary Club. He serves on the Boards of St. Anthony’s Community Center Delaware, Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation, and Catholic Charities, and was a volunteer with Operation Smile. He founded Kids with Confidence to cover surgical costs for children with facial anomalies. He is a Trustee Emeritus and recipient of the Simon Brute Medal award from Mount St. Mary’s University.
To read more about our 2024 Honoree, click here.
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Live Band performance by Tweed DOGs, including retired Catholic Charities
Executive Director Fritz Jones, playing classic rock and blues!
Business Attire • Reserved Seating
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About the Msgr. Thomas J. Reese Award
Each year, Catholic Charities honors outstanding individuals who have demonstrated a deep commitment to addressing the well-being of our communities’ most vulnerable. 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.
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For more info, contact Stephanie Kelton at skelton@cdow.org or call 302.573.3121. |
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Catholic Charities Bayard House Diaper Bank Drive
The Bayard House Diaper Bank Services Over 100 Families
Catholic Charities is calling for your support for an immediate donation of diapers. Through the months of April and May, donations needed include diapers, baby hygiene items, and gift cards to help families and at-risk young moms and their babies.
URGENTLY NEEDED: Sizes 4, 5, 6 and Pull-ups
Bring your donations to any Catholic Charities location. To find the location nearest you, click here.
To learn More about Bayard House, click here.
To make an online donation, please click here. Designate your gift by choosing "Bayard House".
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Does Your Family Need Diapers?
If you are in need of diapers, or know of a family that can benefit from the Bayard House Diaper Bank, please call Bayard House at 302-654-1184 to learn more about the program. Families must meet income guidelines and have children of the appropriate age.
To make an online donation, please click here.
Designate your gift by choosing "Diaper Bank".
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WE POSITIVELY IMPACT LIVES
Client Spotlight
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Donna’s* family lived in an endless cycle of homelessness, and she wanted to end the cycle. She came to Catholic Charities Bayard House and expressed her wish to create stability for her unborn son.
With care and coaching, she successfully completed a customer service training program shortly before giving birth to a healthy baby. Although Donna struggled with finding a job after baby’s birth, she recently obtained employment with a local mail order company. Together with her Bayard House case manager, Donna is now creating a plan to manage her earnings, build a savings account, and find a new home for her and her baby.
*Client name changed to protect privacy.
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April is Financial Literacy Education Month
Financial Literacy is one of the most important parts in your financial life
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Catholic Charities offers financial literacy assistance to individuals and families who wish to reach their full potential towards self-sufficiency and independence by developing and implementing support services that will help strengthen their lives. Our goal is to foster independence, self-determination, and self-reliance.
Clients work with case managers to identify and set financial goals like understanding credit and obtaining credit reports, opening a savings or other bank account, avoiding fringe banking services, and accessing low-interest loans.
If you or someone you know would like more information, click here.
For an application and list of documents to complete for your first appointment, click here.
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Seeds of Need: How to Help
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington is a faith-based, social services organization, delivering critical direct care human services to more than 100,000 individuals and families residing in Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore. No one is excluded from service because of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, or ability to pay.
Click here to make an online donation, or call 302-674-1600.
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Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians
Support of Casa San Francisco
Photo: (L to R): Terri Crovato; Kathleen Cadigan; Casa Program Manager Gary Belkot; Mary Jo Venerus; and Bernadette Worthing.
On March 26, St. Edmund’s Chapter of the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians (LAOH) presented a $3,000 check to Casa San Francisco to meet the emergency medical and dental needs of its residents.
The funds were raised at LAOH’s Mardi Gras gala held in February 2024. The ladies toured Casa San Francisco, and had an engaging conversation with Program Manager Gary Belkot about the work of Casa and the many individuals and families who experience homelessness in Delaware and the country.
Thank You! The team at Casa is grateful for the generosity of the LAOH!
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Thank You to All Our Supporters & Partners!
We Appreciate the following Catholic Charities Partners
Rocco and Mary Abessinio, Applied Bank, Delaware Community Foundation, Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA), Catholic Charities USA, Citizens Bank, Community Foundation of Eastern Shore, Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLB), Highmark Delaware Fund of the Delaware Community Foundation, Laffey-McHugh Foundation, Raskob Foundation, Somerset County Commissioners, State of Delaware - DSCYF & DHSS, United Way of Delaware, and United Way of Lower Eastern Shore.
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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.
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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.
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