Now in its 7th year, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens hosted An Evening of Jazz & Cocktails at Russo’s On The Bay to benefit families in need this Christmas. Catholic Charities helps our neighbors year-round, but the Christmas Season is a special time for helping children and families in need. This event allows us to celebrate the season with extended family while also helping those who are less fortunate. 100% of the proceeds will be used to purchase gift cards to benefit children and families at Christmas at our Toy Drives in Brooklyn and Queens, where families will have the opportunity to “shop” for gifts and toys for their children.
We are collecting new and unwrapped gifts for children infant to age 17. For more information on where to drop off your new toys, please contact: info@ccbq.org.
Thank you to our wonderful supporters!
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For over 124 years, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, through its social services arm, Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services, Inc., has been providing quality social services to the neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens and currently offers 160-plus programs and services for children, youth, adults, older adults, and those struggling with mental illness. Since 1975, Catholic Charities Progress of Peoples Development Corporation, the affordable housing developer of Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, has been transforming vacant land and buildings into affordable housing units and transforming the lives of individuals and families, and completed more than 4,450 units with supportive services for seniors, families, veterans and the formerly homeless. Since the pandemic began, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens has provided much-needed food packages and services at 60 Catholic Charities parish-based food pantries and has distributed over $8.5 million in food assistance. Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens continues to deliver crucial mental health counseling, housing services, family services and early childhood education and COVID vaccines at a variety of locations. For more information, please visit www.ccbq.org.