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Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens sees its mission as promoting unity among all persons by seeking to develop caring communities. To fulfill our commitment to providing humane social services to all our neighbors, Catholic Charities sponsors 183 programs and services throughout the boroughs of Brooklyn & Queens. Our Catholic Charities Community Centers are located throughout Brooklyn & Queens to provide a wide array of services to support families and individuals as well as serve as a gateway to all Catholic Charities' programs and services.

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Click here to visit the Bishop's Testimonial Dinner: A "Virtual" Celebration **IMPORTANT INFORMATION RE: E-MAIL SCAM CURRENTLY CIRCULATING** IMPORTANT INFOMRMATION ABOUT DONATIONS News 12/5/08 Charity Hopes 'Virtual' Dinner Raises Actual Funds (New York Daily News) Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens is putting a twist on its annual Bishop's Testimonial benefit dinner by cutting out the actual dinner part and moving the entire venue to the Internet. 12/4/08 Catholic Charities Receives Grant from Target for Toy Drive (Brooklyn Daily Eagle) Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens recently announced a partnership with Target in recognition of its efforts to provide toys and gifts to children in need through the annual Christmas Toy Drive. 12/3/08 Fresh Start for a Teenager Who Wants to Be Heard (New York Times) Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens helps single mom with tuition bill so that her talented teen can enroll in the the Brooklyn HS of the Arts. 11/30/08 Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens Launches 2008 Christmas Toy Drive (Brooklyn Daily Eagle) Robert Siebel, CEO of Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, lauded the collaborative efforts of Flushing and Ridgewood Savings Bank and Shleppers Moving and Storage. 11/27/08 Fighting to Keep a Home Remodeled to Meet a Disabled Daughter’s Needs (New York Times) As Ms. Wahid began to fall behind on other bills, Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens helped. 11/26/08 Sex-Abuse Seminar Helps Social Workers See Child’s Pain Through Art (Brooklyn Daily Eagle) An event sponsored by the Kings County District Attorney’s Office in addition to Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens. 11/20/08 An Appearance of Normalcy, for Her Son’s Sake (New York Times) Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens helps single mother of 10 year old boy as she battles Cancer. 11/14/08 Unaffordable, Unsustainable (New York Times) At Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, Debra found some relief. They gave her $1650 from The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund for her mortgage and utility bills. 11/10/08 Disputed Queens Housing Faces a Vote This Week (New York Times) Queens for Affordable Housing, a coalition of housing advocates, community groups and Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens Demand Affordable Housing at the city proposed Hunter's Point Development. 11/08/08 Catholic Charities is Now Seeing A Lot of New Faces (The Tablet) Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens Pathways to Self Sufficiency Employment and Education Expo. ------------------------------------------------- For current and past press releases, click here. ------------------------------------------------- Event Calendar December 2008 Bishop's Testimonial Dinner: A "Virtual" Celebration – For information, please call Kathleen Somers at 718-722-6099. **In order to view the following event invitations, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 or higher. **Get Adobe Acrobat Reader: