World Refugee Day Voices: Meet those who came to Houston

Jun 13, 2016 | Blog, Programs

Houston has led refugee resettlement nationally for the last several years, welcoming more refugees than any other city in the United States. Every year, there are approximately 2,500 refugees from all over the world that resettle in the greater Houston area. In honor...

Support Refugees with Welcome Baskets this Lenten Season

Feb 11, 2016 | Blog

In 1994, a dangerous group of rebels began a campaign of terror and genocide against the Tutsi people which destroyed millions of lives in Rwanda. After her sister was killed in the genocide, Esperance Chibalonza fled Rwanda with her four children and the three...

Julianne Bohnenkamp

Aug 30, 2024

  Julianne Bohnenkamp is a licensed master social worker (LMSW) working with Catholic Charities in their Counseling and Behavioral Clinic since March of 2024. She completed her bachelor’s at Baylor University and later graduated from University of Iowa with...

Our Community Partners

Jun 13, 2024

Thank You! Thank you to the generous community funders who support Catholic Charities. Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation provides food for hungry families in the Greater Houston area. The Andrews Foundation provides educational and social support for refugee youth. Ben E....

Put your faith into action this Lent!

Feb 6, 2024

“To love God and neighbor is not something abstract, but profoundly concrete: it means seeing in every person the face of the Lord to be served, to serve him concretely.” – Pope Francis Will you be a Hero of Hope? If you’d like to become a Hero of Hope and help...