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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...
Mar 26, 2019


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...
Mar 15, 2019


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...
Mar 12, 2019


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...
Mar 7, 2019


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...
Jan 24, 2019


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....
Jan 10, 2019


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...
Dec 13, 2018


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...
Oct 24, 2018


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...
Sep 27, 2018
Purchase Agreement Terminated
The purchase agreement has terminated between Commonwealth Catholic Charities (CCC) and the owner of the former Community Bainbridge...
Aug 20, 2018


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...
Jun 29, 2018


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...
Jun 1, 2018


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...
May 2, 2018


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....
Mar 26, 2018
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...
Jan 25, 2018


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...
Jan 11, 2018


National Migration Week
"Each migrant has a name, a face, and a story." - Pope Francis Pope Francis invites us to be part of a culture of encounter as we...
Jan 8, 2018
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