Contact: Eileen Spath eileen.spath@ccrcda.org | (518) 935-8774
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 17, 2020
KeyBank Announces Major Donation for Catholic Charities’ Covid Relief
KeyBank commits $20,000 to Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany’s COVID Relief Fund to support Capital Region residents in need during the Holiday Season and winter months.
Albany, NY – As COVID-19 cases increase across the Capital Region, non-profits like Catholic Charities are seeing more and [...]
Catholic Charities is proud to be included in the launch of No Neighbor Hungry: Stocking the Shelves . This campaign launched by SEFCU and WTEN is raising money to help stock the shelves of 30 local food pantries, many of which are found within Catholic Charities. Donations can be made at https://www.sefcu.com/noneighborhungry and SEFCU will match up to $200,000 raised during this campaign.
Catholic Charities of Fulton and Montgomery Counties' Food Pantry Director, [...]
Catholic Charities Agencies throughout the diocese will be participating in Holiday Giving this year, in order to provide dinners and gifts to the poor and vulnerable throughout the area. Please see our wish list below for information on how you can donate and get involved!
Community Maternity ServicesIn need of: Walmart, Target or Amazon gift cards or donations for foster care youth in residential placement.Contact Marsha at marsha@cccms.orgAnn at ann@cccms.org or [...]
Volunteers Needed! Catholic Charities is looking for volunteers to assist in the packaging and distribution of food. Volunteers are asked to arrive at 8:15 AM for morning distributions and 4:30 PM for afternoon distributions.
Catholic Charities has released its food distribution schedule for the month of December:
12/1 - Centro Civico, 143 E. Main Street, Amsterdam at 9:30 AM12/3 - Boys and Girls Club, 501 4th Ave, Troy at 9:30 AM12/7 - Macedonia Baptist Church, 26 Wilson Ave, Albany at 9:30 [...]
A Word from the CEO
Vincent W. Colonno
Greetings,
In my role with Catholic Charities, it is my privilege to work alongside so many people who approach each day with care and compassion for our neighbors. Our staff and volunteers – including our local board members and our hard-working Board of Trustees – work tirelessly in service of our community. This year they all have kicked it up an extra notch to serve those who come to us for help, oftentimes on the front lines of the [...]
