The Catholic
Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) supports local projects that work
to eliminate the root causes of poverty in the United States. CCHD,
the anti poverty initiative of the Catholic Bishops of the United States,
is one of the largest private funders of anti-poverty programs initiated
and led by people living in poverty.
CCHD receives
most of its funds from individual Catholics who donate to a nationwide
church collection each year, usually the third weekend in November.
One quarter of the parish collection is retained and distributed by
the local diocese to self-help projects in their respective areas; the
remainder is distributed by the CCHD national office to projects that
demonstrate a compelling need and present clear goals and objectives
to break the cycle of poverty through community-based initiatives that
are led by people living in poverty.
For more
information on the above article please visit the national website at:
www.usccb.org, or call 505-863-4406
or see
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