Over 100 Volunteers Helped Catholic Charities on Texans Care Day

May 9, 2017 | Blog, News

 More than 100 volunteers helped feed over 200 families and beautified Catholic Charities’ Villa de Guadalupe Center on Sat., May 6, in partnership with the Houston Texans and United Way of Greater Houston for Texans Care Day. Texans Care Volunteer Day...

Making it Through Each Day – Mary’s story

Apr 26, 2017 | Blog, Mission Moments

Being out of work is hard enough. It’s even harder when not only your spouse is out of work too, but you also have to face grave health challenges. Mary, a client at Mamie George Community Center, is unable to work consistently because she has cancer. Her...

Laid-off Veteran Finds Renewed Purpose at Catholic Charities

Apr 3, 2017 | Blog, Mission Moments, News

Last spring, Candace Robinson – like so many Houstonians over the past few years – was laid off from her job. She knew right away that she’d have trouble making her next house payment. During a visit to the Texas Workforce Commission, a veteran liaison pointed Candace...

Career Essentials Graduation Empowers Women Veterans

Mar 27, 2017 | Blog

Many veterans have difficulty transitioning from the military to civilian life. For women veterans it can be even more challenging. Several have trouble finding or keeping a job because of post-traumatic stress disorder, military sexual trauma, or medical or physical...

A Veteran Saved, With Your Help

Mar 15, 2017 | Blog, Mission Moments, News

My name is Lily*, and I am a mother, a grandmother and a military veteran. By the time I found the Catholic Charities program for women veterans, I was living in my van and had lost hope. The road that led me to that point in life was long and difficult. I endured a...