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How to Start the Conversation About Teen Dating Violence
Advice from our Mental Health & Counseling department. Written by Jessenia Pagan CCC's Behavioral Health Program Manager It can be tough...
Feb 20, 2024
What to Do If You're Experiencing Teen Dating Violence
Advice from our Mental Health & Counseling department. Written by Jessenia Pagan CCC's Behavioral Health Program Manager Being in a...
Feb 20, 2024
A Day at Dibert: Getting to know CCC's Richmond Food Pantry
Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9am - 12pm, CCC's Dibert food pantry in Richmond is open and ready for those looking for...
Jan 31, 2024
Managing Emotions
Did you know that emotions are something we are able to manage? Emotions are typically triggered by something occurring in our lives....
Oct 30, 2023
How to Use Mindfulness to Strengthen Relationships
Mindfulness in simple terms is the ability to become aware of our thoughts, behaviors and emotions in the present moment without...
Oct 23, 2023
Summer Housing & Shelter
Thank you to the United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg for featuring CCC's Carson Cuppett on a recent episode of their podcast. A...
Jun 30, 2023
Hard Work and a Bright Future
Antoine, a 20-year-old from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, spent most of his early life in a refugee camp in Tanzania where he and...
Jun 7, 2023
A Journey Towards Home
Claire Finch, homeless services caseworker, first met Danielle at a wooded encampment in Richmond in September 2021. At that time,...
May 11, 2023
Support After the Storm
Savannah was awaiting a bone marrow transplant while receiving cancer treatment at Duke University Medical Center when severe flooding...
May 5, 2023
Focusing on Forward
Just before the holidays, Allison and her two small children were without a home and living in a hotel. "Despite her circumstances,...
Apr 25, 2023
Inclement Weather Shelters Close for the Season
On April 15, all three City of Richmond Inclement Weather Shelter sites, including the site run by Commonwealth Catholic Charities (CCC)...
Apr 21, 2023
PLEASE don't let stress harm your health
Many people don't realize how much their mental health impacts their overall physical health. Too much stress can make us neglect or ignore
Apr 17, 2023
Princess Adelina
As a child who is non-verbal, Adelina has developed a variety of other communication tools that help her through her daily life. ...
Apr 4, 2023
March is Bipolar Awareness Month
Supporting someone living with Bipolar Disorder
Mar 20, 2023
A Century of Service
This year Commonwealth Catholic Charities is celebrating a centennial of service to the Commonwealth of Virginia. In 1923 CCC, then known...
Feb 22, 2023
Commonwealth Catholic Charities opens temporary, emergency shelter in time for Christmas
Commonwealth Catholic Charities (CCC) will open a short-term emergency shelter for unhoused individuals in Richmond
Dec 21, 2022
A Chance to Double your Impact for Refugee Families
Now through November 22, all gifts of support for refugees will be matched dollar for dollar up to $50,000! Samim, once a refugee...
Nov 18, 2022
Right Where He Belongs
Alex is a loving child with a big heart. Like most kids, he enjoys being outside, riding Alex and his case worker, Kasi Carpenter, share...
Nov 17, 2022
Shelter with Dignity
CCC (Commonwealth Catholic Charities) is an advocate and provider of service for those experiencing homelessness in Greater Richmond and we
Oct 14, 2022
A Home of His Own
Scott, who is 59-years-old and has an acute mental illness, had been sleeping in an abandoned car junk yard for several months when he...
Aug 16, 2022
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