A woman dropped by Catholic Charities in Portland in late November and donated 12 handmade quilts for our clients.
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Welcoming the Stranger: Upholding our values on immigration
Today, I want to address a pressing issue that concerns all of us—the treatment of immigrants and refugees in our society.
‘Willing to go the extra mile’
Refugees trained in job readiness are standouts at Oregon companies
Catholic Charities needs muscle
Team unloads and organizes furniture for refuge households
New arrivals receive help in adaptation
When the federal government asks Catholic Charities of Oregon to resettle refugees, housing and food understandably top the list of services. But soon after, Catholic Charities helps refugees begin adapting to Oregon’s culture and language.
Recap: The roots of care
Caring for the marginalized in Hebrew Scripture and tradition Rabbi Michael Cahana, Senior Rabbi for Portland’s oldest synagogue, told an audience Sept. 19 at Catholic Charities of Oregon that the task of humanity is to repair the world.
NEEDED: CULTURAL NAVIGATORS
In only an hour or two per week, you could help a newly arrived family adjust to life in Oregon and increase their chances of thriving. Catholic Charities of Oregon resettles refugees from many countries and of any belief system. What all the refugees have in common is the need for a local person to…
Migrant staff meet with congressional representative
HILLSBORO — Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, who represents a part of Portland and its suburbs in the U.S. House, convened experts in the field of migration and refugees Sept. 4 in Hillsboro. Two Catholic Charities staff members were part of the select group.
Catholic Charities receives Trillium Community Health Plan grant for refugee health
Funding is part of a program to support local projects advancing equity in health care Catholic Charities of Oregon has received a Trillium Community Benefit Initiative grant from Trillium Community Health Plan (Trillium). With the grant, Catholic Charities is supporting the health and wellbeing of refugees federal authorities have approved for residency here.
‘It’s freedom, a chance to expand’
Catholic Charites refugee team partners with local organization that provides free bicycles More than 50 Portland-area refugees served by Catholic Charities of Oregon will be rolling through spring with new or refurbished bicycles, helmets and locks. That’s thanks to a consortium of cycle-minded nonprofits. The volunteers from Reborn Bikes want to share their two-wheeled joy…
Thinker calls for ‘new imagination’ on migration
One of the world’s foremost religious thinkers on migration will speak in Portland in June. The Rev. Daniel Groody’s latest book, “A Theology of Migration: The Bodies of Refugees and the Body of Christ,” includes a foreword from Pope Francis.
NEEDED: LARGER UNITS FOR REFUGEE FAMILIES
Federal authorities have approved a number of large refugee families for arrival in Portland this month, and Catholic Charities of Oregon has been asked to help them resettle.
DISSIDENT, BUSINESSMAN, SOCIAL WORKER
The fascinating life of a Ukrainian refugee in Oregon “All our family and friends — everybody — went to jail,” says Peter Vins, a former Soviet political prisoner who now works with refugees at Catholic Charities of Oregon. “They put my grandmother in jail when she was 64 and had cancer. For me growing up,…