Bridging Language Barriers
Werther Blanco is a natural storyteller.  Blanco, who lives and works in the Hampton Roads area, is an interpreter for Commonwealth...
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- Aug 20
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A Call for Reassurance: Senior Services At CCC
Carol has always loved living alone. After retiring from a full-time career, she continued to find ways to stay engaged in her community...
- Jul 30
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A Joyful New Beginning: A Foster Care StoryÂ
In May of 2021, just before turning seventeen, Melissa’s life was turned upside down. She and her fifteen-year-old brother were called to...
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- Jun 14, 2019
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Home at Last
Charles was born into a low-income family in Church Hill in 1959 and grew up downtown during segregation.
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- Jun 6, 2019
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A Long Road to Safety
Amina’s road to the United States has been long and often painful.
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- Mar 26, 2019
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Volunteer Spotlight
Art Heifetz Much of CCC’s ability to help others depends on volunteers—caring individuals who share their unique talents and skills. Art...
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- Mar 26, 2019
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CCC Welcomes New Director of Parish Engagement
Originally published in Winter 2019 Chronicle Commonwealth Catholic Charities has hired John Elwell as the new Director of Parish...
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- Mar 15, 2019
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Q&A With Jay Brown
Originally published in Winter Chronicle 2019 What are some of your priorities for your first few months in your new role? In my first...
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- Mar 12, 2019
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A Home of His Own
Brendan enjoys his job, going to church, and visiting restaurants. He also has autism which makes certain aspects of his life more...
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- Mar 7, 2019
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CCC Awarded Grant Supporting Youth Housing Stability Project
On March 6, The Robins Foundation announced the award of the 2019 Lora M. and E. Claiborne Robins, Sr. Community Innovation Grant of...
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- Jan 24, 2019
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Joy to the World
An Adoption Story by Donna Banks, CCC Pregnancy Counselor & Adoption Case Worker I’ve had the pleasure of working with Amy and Jay, whose...
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- Jan 10, 2019
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CCC Names New CEO
Jason (Jay) Brown has been named as the new Chief Executive Officer of Commonwealth Catholic Charities (CCC) effective January 5, 2019....
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- Dec 13, 2018
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Katy and Dan's Adoption Story
Adoption is scary, and emotional, and crazy, packed with feelings you never thought you would have, but at the end of it all, it is...
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- Oct 24, 2018
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A Way out of Anger and Abuse
When Matthew came to Commonwealth Catholic Charities, it was at the urging of a friend who had seen Matthew's abusive behavior toward his...
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- Sep 27, 2018
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Home with a Forever Family
Why adopt a child from another country when there are so many children in the U.S. who need homes? Acquaintances often ask this question...
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- Aug 20, 2018
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Purchase Agreement Terminated
The purchase agreement has terminated between Commonwealth Catholic Charities (CCC) and the owner of the former Community Bainbridge...
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- Jun 29, 2018
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Boy Scout Helps CCC to Be Prepared
Emanuel LandaLee, a 17-year-old Boy Scout working on his Eagle badge, recently selected CCC for his scout project. His “Scouting for Baby...
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- Jun 1, 2018
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The Power of Persistence
Marai* was only 22-years-old when soldiers raided and destroyed her village in rural Sierra Leone. While fleeing the violence, Marai was...
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- May 2, 2018
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Life's Unexpected Journey An Adoption Story
Like all newlyweds, when Kelsey and James married, they didn’t know what their journey together would hold. They faced the normal ups and...
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- Mar 26, 2018
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Bashar's Journey
Bashar* grew-up in a remote village of Afghanistan. When he was 15-years-old, he was kidnapped by the Taliban and severely tortured....
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- Jan 25, 2018
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TPS Advisory for Haiti & El Salvador
As announced in the Federal Register on January 18, 2018, the Haitian TPS Designation will be terminated July 22, 2019. Also announced...
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- Jan 11, 2018
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National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
In a 2014 address, Pope Francis stated that "human trafficking is an open wound on the body of contemporary society, a scourge upon the...
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