Faithful in South Jersey and across the nation are being asked to help combat poverty through the Catholic Campaign for Human Development the weekend of Nov. 16-17.
The campaign, the domestic anti-poverty program of the U.S. Catholic bishops, works to break the cycle of poverty by empowering those experiencing it and educating all about its root causes.
Of the CCHD donations collected, 25% support local organizations within a given diocese, with 75% directed to the CCHD national office for distribution to grantees in dioceses across the country. Last year, the Diocese of Camden collected $76,274 for the campaign, with $57,205 being sent to the Office of National Collections. About $19,000 remained in the Diocese.
“Our Catholic faith teaches us to recognize the goodness of creation and the dignity of the human person, regardless of age, race, religious background or economic status,” said Bishop Timothy C. Senior of Harrisburg, Pa., chairman of the U.S. bishops’ CCHD subcommittee. “We are called to protect our environment and to see God’s image in the faces of the people we meet, especially those who are poor and marginalized.”
To date, CCHD has awarded more than $440 million to almost 12,000 community organizations working to end the root causes of poverty in the United States, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
In recent years, the CCHD collection has been held to coincide with World Day of the Poor, established by Pope Francis in 2017. The eighth annual World Day of the Poor is Nov. 17.
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