Hours after Dyker Heights seniors rallied with politicians to keep their senior center open at its current site, their request was granted. But the community’s conflict with the Mercy Sisters runs deeper than a lease agreement.
Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens
Charities Expands Addiction Treatment Services to Teens
Efforts to combat America’s opioid crisis are poised to be at the forefront of the nation’s priorities this new year, and Catholic Charities recently launched an adolescent addiction treatment program for teenagers.
Catholic Charities Cares for Older Adults
Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens is committed to caring for older adults with a full array of quality services for seniors at all activity levels, even the most frail.
Turkey Giveaway Makes Thanksgiving More Special
Close to 1,000 local residents and families struggling to make ends meet were able to sit down to a traditional turkey dinner with all the trimmings this Thanksgiving, thanks to Catholic Charities.
Witness to Mercy Program for Ministers to the Homebound
The Witness of Mercy Program, part of Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens’ Office of Mission, invites all who minister to the homebound to attend a morning of reflection at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, Nov. 18.
Garment of Compassion Bereavement Conference
The Bereavement Services Program of Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens’ Office of Mission will offer a Day of Reflection at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston, Nov. 11.
iPads Enhance Classroom Learning
This week’s Tablet TALK features iPad learning in diocesan schools, a Woodside woman marking 50 years in the Catholic Daughters of America, details on an upcoming Diocesan Ultreya and much more.
Catholics Who Care
Msgr. Joseph Nugent, pastor, and Father Willy Kingsley, parochial vicar, help load a Catholic Charities van with parish donations from St. Paul’s Church on Court St. in Boerum Hill.
Saints Joachim and Anne Nursing and Rehabilitation
Placing a loved one in a nursing home can be one of life’s hardest decisions. Let Catholic Charities help.
Feast Day Festivities at SS. Joachim and Anne
The SS. Joachim and Anne Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Coney Island celebrated its feast day in style.